PinnedZhumpa LahiriOne September evening in 2004, my first week in the US, my husband took me to his favorite bookstore on Castro street, in Mountain View. I…Aug 11, 2021Aug 11, 2021
PinnedMarriage Story‘Marriage Story’ is about the end of a marriage. I avoided watching this movie because I thought it would be sad and might be…Aug 11, 2021Aug 11, 2021
PinnedBudapestBudapest, the Hungarian capital is incredibly beautiful….Historically Buda and Pest (pronounced as Pesht) were two different towns becoming…Aug 11, 2021Aug 11, 2021
Mt. RanierFor generations, the Native Americans have known Mt Rainier as Tahoma (or Tacoma) which means Mother of all Waters or Frozen Water. In…Aug 11, 20211Aug 11, 20211
Published inGardening, Birding, and Outdoor AdventureHow to Care for a Baby BirdLast week, one late afternoon, our son called us in the backyard where he was playing soccer and pointed to a spot. We saw a tiny…Jun 15, 2021Jun 15, 2021
Chaitanya Tamhane’s DiscipleReview of Marathi movie Disciple playing on NetflixMay 9, 20211May 9, 20211
Jerry Maguire, an old blog!Jerry Maguire was released when I was doing BCom (Business) around the mid-1990s. I remember our costing prof. praising it in class and…Mar 3, 2021Mar 3, 2021
Catching the Firefall at YosemiteAt Sunset, on a few winter days, Horsetail Fall turns into a Firefall! A rare occurrence, this unique view is created by the setting…Feb 23, 2021Feb 23, 2021
Various Ways of Eating Jwari (Sorghum)!The much-ignored Sorghum flour, known as Jwari or Jowar in India, is suddenly becoming fashionable because it doesn't have the…Feb 14, 20212Feb 14, 20212