Here’s wishing all our Keralite friends a very happy Onam! May this, the harvest festival, herald a harvest of fortune and felicity in your lives.
Desi friends and relatives who have lived abroad for many years tell me that Indian festivals used to be rather difficult to celebrate outside India. Barring a few major north Indian festivals (Navrathri, […]
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Tags: celebration, festival, harvest, Kerala, Keralite, Mallu, NRI, Onam
Among the downsides of living abroad is that one misses out on many delights that are seasonal staples back in the des. Piping hot samosas or vada pav had to the accompaniment of lashing rains. Divinely refreshing traditional thirst-quenchers like khus, lassi, shikanji or kairi sherbets that make sweltering days bearable. The innumerable […]
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Tags: chausa, dussehri, fruit, India, langda, mango, Mangoes, NRI, rajapuri, rumali, tothapalli, varieties