Pedestal Flower Arrangement – Don’t Worry Be Happy

Pedestal flower arrangements look extremely elegant in large party halls. Materials Required: Pedestal Stand A piece of Oasis / Sponge…

Chili Toast – Chili Cheese Toast

Chili Cheese toast can be eaten as a snack or as breakfast. Cranky children will readily have a Chili Cheese…

Brindavan Gardens in 1968

The glorious age of KRS - Brindavan Gardens - Kannambadi Katte.  

Kayyi Thuththu

The temple elephant in Dharmasthala gets a Kayyi Thuththu / hand full of rice from its Mahout.

Mysore State Anthem

The existence of Mysore State Anthem was bought to my notice by my uncle who in his primary school would…

Bombeaatavayya Idu bombeaatavayya

Dasara, a time for the Bombe/dolls to come out of the storage boxes and into the limelight! Bombeaatavayya Idu bombeaatavayya…

Tulasi Aarathi Haadu

Aarathi song dedicated to Tulasi devi. In Kannada Script: ತುಳಸಿ ಆರತಿ ಹಾಡು ಶ್ರೀ ತುಳಸಿ ಜಯ ದೇವಪೂಜಿತೆ |ಪ| ಅತುಲ ಸುಗುಣಾ ಕರುಣಾಮಯ…

Halpi – Fried Gram Burfi

A very easy to make sweet dish prepared using fried Gram.  Another name for this recipe is Hurigadale Burfi and…

October 2013 Hints

Few household tips and tricks for this month are as follows: Collect peels of vegetables and fruits and blend in…

Gower Ramsey Orchid Oncidium

Fancifully called “dancing dolls”, these are grown commercially for cut flowers. Gower Ramsey have robust and shimmering sprays bearing elegant…