After full Andhra meals, got to savour some Andhra folk storytelling as well. Just that I needed a translator for the jokes ;)
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One of the most fun thing about festivals is the food. The Missus made these Poli for Telugu New Year, Ugadi.
Ugadi Subhakanshalu!!
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Spring time decorations are on.
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PSA : The famous Karachi Bakery of Hyderabad has an authorised stockist in Bengali Market near CP.
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A week ago, had this wonderful meal at Cafe Lota.
If you are ever there don’t miss their desserts - Patishapta and Bhapa Doi Cheesecake!!
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Look what came from down South - கருப்பட்டி மிட்டாய் / Palm Jaggery sweet. Many more came, but this gets the highlight of all.
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Now reading this wonderful article on evolution of eyes in National Geographic. Link to the online edition is below.
While at this, do yourself a favor and subscribe to National Geographic. Just about ₹2000 per year. Excellent stress buster. Wide variety of topics. Even kids and elderly will enjoy flipping through the magazine.
Online edition: ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2016/02/e…
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The leftover Dosai / Idli batter lends itself as Karappam / Ponganalu. Today’s breakfast.
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Starting to new collection #ForgottenIdols.
For a while I’ve been noticing a lot of idols strewn around on the roadside, and cannot but feel a tinge of sadness for those once well kept pieces.
Here is a Buddha, under a tree, basking in the afternoon sun, bathed in dust and with a broken right arm.
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Surajkund Mela
Came across this Japanese artist making paper in Surajkund Mela yesterday. The tree fibres are suspended in water, which he sieves through the contraption he has repeatedly. After making a thin transparent layer, it is peeled off from the reverse side and dried to make a sheet of paper.
A paper mache Gecko by the Japanese artist at Surajkund Mela.
The beautiful Chattisgarh gate at Surajkund grounds. If you zoom in, you will find the artist’s name and phone number above the statue’s head 😊
Beautiful paper art by an artis. In the lower half you can see how fine a cut he is doing. The scissors hardly move a few millimetres. Amazing dexterity and control!
Cute little Kolapuri chappals for babies that was at display.
A beautiful ceiling at one of the gates.
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Had a wonderful lunch at Zizos in Connaught Place.
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The cups brought from Surajkund mela yesterday have been inaugurated today!!
This is the state of the pool - full of moss, right outside the Parliament and on the path to North and South Block.
If Swatch Bharat does not start here, where can we hope it to reach!! So many wonderful monuments and buildings around here, but the maintenance is negligible at best.
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Not sure about love being in the air yet, but it is definitely in the mall decorations.
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Jama Masjid, Delhi
What is attending a marriage without a selfie with the couple !!
The every elegant President’s Bodyguards
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The lighted up beauty!!
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All set for the Beating Retreat
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Dinner was at an Afghani place called Kabul Delhi in Lajpat Nagar.
The food was excellent. Loved Mantu (Steamed dumplings topped with thin lentils gravy and Yoghurt) and Qaborgha Kababs.
The meats were flavourful without being overpowered by any spices.
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The entrance of an opulent Delhi wedding.
Early evening #snack - Slow roasted plum Tomato and Basil soup and 1/2 Tomato Brie sandwich.
China is the guest country of honour in this year’s Delhi Book Fair.
In their pavilion they have this beautiful wall where visitors can add colour through the crayons placed below.
A young manga enthusiast at today’s Delhi Book Fair
Our purchases of Delhi Book Fair. Finally was able to find the Graphic Novel - Jerusalem, by Guy Delisle
