Artistry

I swear how this dialogue haunted me for the longest time .Tumhari Sulu —spot on every woman’s lust to work , to be something  , try her hand at everything and not be thwarted by home responsibilities  , kids and family.Yet get up and raise once more without being thrown off by circumstances taking everything in their stride and not being bowed down by failure even. I see the spirit of Sulu in Sunita  my maid who came up with idea of cupboard  cleaning and setting up company for memsahibs(only to be laughed at by her husband). I see the spirit embodied in Geeta my malish wali (yes we all love those home massages to get out the neck cricks given by —well lets not go there ).Geeta wanted to start a home nail cutting and trimming thing for oldies who cant bend and don’t want a whole massage( not a very concrete idea in our joint family system where the bahu doubles  up as  a semi nurse for oldies).But the point is that all these are just thoughts and strugg...

Grub fest —what a fun epicurean way to spend the day!From the some very recognised eating joints and restaurants to homemade pickles and jams,from games to bands like Stanley and Haqiqat  today and Hari sukhamni and B praak on Sunday there is a little bit for all.     Desi aam ka aachar with mathi,Tunddey kebabs from Lucknow,juice by pressary, to ever there dominoes.And if regular fare is not your cup of tea then of course there was fusion dosa Chill Bey and Sardar Buksh coffee company to add zest. Trust us when  we say that spice was not the only ingredient here —from Kurkure momos to Maggi dosa , food innovation and presentation was the name of the game.Halloween inspired costume calls to life like tiger cake to pull in the kiddie crowd,bubble tea to minion drinks for preteens,the amazing bands to several fashionable dudes and dudettes for the teenagers ,the yummy innovative food for the experimental youngsters and the age old typical restaurants with their ever...