The Beginning Gardening is therapeutic. It is one of the best forms of therapy and I owe my deep love for plants to two of my most important women in life. My mother and my wife. It all started when I was a single digit-year-old boy who loved to be around his mommy most of […]
Mental Health
Eggless semolina cupcake recipe with anecdotes on my life as an introvert
Being an Introvert I have been an introvert throughout my life. As a result of this personality trait I have had very few but truly long term friendships. It was difficult for me to be friends with anybody because I remember from a very early age I did not like to talk with people. But […]
Cake for the soul
A slice of cake for the soul with the evening cup of tea/ coffee for the mind is a match made in heaven. Our coffee dates were very frequent in the pre-apocalyptic world when things were “normal”! A particularly trying day at the office often ended with one of us suggesting a cuppa at any […]
Magic Mushroom
One fine morning, I was getting into the car to go to work and a pretty thing caught my eye. I went closer to the base of the mango tree in our apartment compound, and found this wild magic mushroom blooming in its full glory. This is the first time I saw a mushroom growing […]
When It Rains…
When it Rains…the theme is green When it rains all the plants and trees are happy. Seeing the plants happy makes me happy turn. The rains seem to wash away all the year long dust and grime and bring an eye soothing freshness. All my balcony garden plants are healthy and happy. That is because […]
Being Good
How to be a good human being? I remember when I was young I used to always worry about whether I was being a good human being or not. For some reason it was very important for me. I always felt that it is the only thing in this world that is totally in our […]
Gardening and Greens
The beginning… I love plants and flowers a lot. My plants give me a lot of happiness in my life. It all began way back in 2015 when my first tryst with Gardening and Greens began. My living arrangement was a tiny one bedroom flat in the desert state of India, Rajasthan. Jaipur, the capital […]
Elephant in the Room
I was diagnosed with high blood pressure in my mid 20’s. In the early days,before it was diagnosed, it was a very scary phase of my life. I would have sudden bouts of palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness panic attackd and what not. At that point of time stress was at an all time high […]