The Social Network of Taste

Day in and day out, we are sharing what is happening in our lives with the outside world. Sharing personal stuff such as photos, videos and audio has become a strong and silent force in the world. Why isn't this extended to smell and taste? Being away from home and becoming the self-proclaimed chef that…

USA

This post was supposed to come out long back. Anyway, better late than never. It has been 4 weeks ~4 months since I've come here, to Tucson, Arizona. This place is was astonishingly hot! Landing in the peak of Fall, I should probably not be expecting this place to be like Bangalore, least of all,…

Empty Vessels are filled with Ghosts

Italo Calvino said: The more enlightened our houses are, the more their walls ooze ghosts. There are ghosts all around. One ghost which frequents me is the one that says, "What will people think of you?" as in, "Hey, you are going to eat with your hands?? Oh, the typical Indian that you are! What…

Of friends, love, and marriage

There he is! Shows up now, after this half-an-hour of agonizing wait. But, why is he ducking behind the flower pots! Oh, I guess he'll play his usual Surprise! trick on one of us. Silently, I told this to the others and we were waiting to see what happens. As usual, he targets the well-pampered,…

In Hunger, We Live…

You see me now as bare bones and skin And shrug away my misery, as it ain't yours My zeal for survival beats that of all your kin Because I stay hungry for days, not just hours I look to the land searching for a hint of grain Don't you assume it is because I…