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December 2025 Hints

If your plant is shrivelled, the following can help you revive it: Add one table spoon sugar in two litres water. Let the sugar dissolve completely. Later feed to the plant. Dissolved a … [Read More...]

November 2025 Hints

Fold used butter wrappers and put them in your fridge. Next time you need to grease a pan, just grab your pre-buttered wrapper and coat the pan. Fruit fly problems – -Take a glass and fill it part … [Read More...]

Sugar Snap Peas Stir Fry Recipe

I was delighted to find Sugar snap peas in the grocery store and they are so easy to use. The whole pod can be eaten.  They are sweet and crisp.  You can add them to salads or eat them as is … [Read More...]

Vegetarian Recipes

Vegetable Au Gratin

Vegetable Au Gratin is a casserole prepared using vegetables in a cheesy sauce. Cuisine: Italian - French Type: Casserole Time Required: 45 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Potato 2 Carrots 1 Cup … [Read More...]

Tomato Sweet Chutney

A sweet, sour and spicy tomato chutney.  This recipe was part of the course conducted by CFTRI, Mysore. Time Required: 20 Minutes Ingredients: 2 Cups Tomato Puree 1 Cup Sugar 1tbsp Red … [Read More...]

7 – Cup Burfi

This sweet dish gets its name form the fact that the recipe uses 7 cups of ingredients. Time Required: 30 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Cup Gram Flour 1 Cup Fresh Grated Coconut 1 Cup Milk 1 Cup … [Read More...]

Eggless Lemon Cake

Lovely textured Lemon cake to share with your Valentine! Type: Tea cake Makes: 500 gms Cake Time Required: 1 hour Ingredients: 70 gms (1/3 Cup + ½ tbsp) Butter 175 gms (1 Cup + ¼ … [Read More...]

Tutti Frutti Eggless Cake

Time Required: 45 Minutes Ingredients: 2 ¼ Cup Maida / Refined Flour 1tin Condensed Milk 120ml / ½ Cup melted butter 150ml water 2tsp Vanilla essence 2tsp Baking Powder 1tsp Soda-Bi-Carb … [Read More...]

Travel

South Goa Beaches

Are you craving for the sand to slip through your toes, feel the sea breeze on your hair, hear the music of waves hungry to touch the shore, sipping in a cool long drink, then the right place for you … [Read More...]

I live to tell this story…

I was parched and knew I would die a slow and painful death.  The stench was unbearable and the plastic was clogging my respiratory organs.  Slowly my body was getting filled by … [Read More...]

Wesley Cathedral Mysuru – Mysore

Wesley Cathedral originally a church is one among the many heritage structures dotting Mysuru very close to the suburb bus stand. Rev John Hachian came from England in 1821. He was a member of the … [Read More...]

Sharavathi Wildlife Sanctuary

Sharavathi Wildlife Sanctuary is part of Sharavathi River Valley and was declared protected in 1972. It is the best place to spot many species of exotic birds and butterflies along with mammals and … [Read More...]

Birds of Bandipur

Bandipur is home to 200 species of birds and for bird watchers like us, it is a paradise.  Bandipur has the maximum number of Tigers in the reserve forest, but do not be disappointed if you … [Read More...]

St. Stephen’s Church Ooty

St. Stephen’s church Ooty is one of the oldest churches in the Nilgiris district. Situated in Ooty, it was built exclusively for the British settled there. On April 23, 1829, the birthday of King … [Read More...]

Birds of Masinagudi

Masinagudi hills have always fascinated me.  We have passed the tiny town many times on our way to Ooty and many a time have driven there for a day outing to look at the majestic hills, flora, … [Read More...]

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Festivals

Song in the glory of Lord Shiva

This devotional song on Lord Shiva sung during the Aarathi. ಶಿವನ ಆರತಿ ಹಾಡು ಆರುತಿ ಎತ್ತಿರೆ । ಮಾರಾನಮರ್ದನಾಗೆ ಆರುತಿ ಎತ್ತಿರೆ । ನಂದೀ ವಾಹವಗೆ। ರಂಭೆಯೇರು ಚಂದದಿಂದ|| ಮುಂಗುರುಳಿನಲ್ಲೆ ಚಂದ್ರನ್ ಧರಸೀದವಗೇ … [Read More...]

Nariyal Poornima

The fisherman of Daman and Kolis of Coastal Maharashtra look forward to celebrate Nariyal Poornima festival as it signifies retreating monsoon and the commencement of their fishing activity. Nariyal … [Read More...]

Aarathi song for Lord Rama

On the auspicious day of the birth of Lord Rama (Rama Navami festival), songs praising him are sung while doing the traditional Arathi. ರಾಮನ ಆರತಿ ಹಾಡು ಮಂಗಳಂ ಜಯರಘು ಪುನ್ಗವರಾಘವಾ ಅಂಗದ … [Read More...]

Onam

Onam is celebrated in Kerala with a lot of enthusiasm. It is their biggest harvest festival and it falls in the Malayali (Malayalam is the language spoken in Kerala and hence the people of Kerala are … [Read More...]

Guru Nanak Jayanthi

The birthday of Guru Nanak who is the founder of Sikhism is celebrated by Punjabis all over the world. Devotees pay obeisance to their Guru in Gurudwaras. Guru Nanak Dev was born in 1469 at … [Read More...]

Ananthapadmanabha Swamy Vratha

"Kaayena Vaachaa Manasendriyairvaa Buddhyaatmanaa Vaa Prakriteh Svabhaavaatah Karomi Yadhyadh Sakalam Parasmai Naaraayanaayeti Samarpayaami" The meaning of the above shloka is: "I offer … [Read More...]

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