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About 8 months ago as India announced lockdown, I received a WhatsApp forward. It read, “Post the month-long lockdown, Modiji would address everyone as, Mere Pyaare Haathiyon!” (My dear elephants, the fact that everyone would be home without much physical activity) While I did have a good laugh, somewhere it …

How many of you actually imagined that the pandemic would last this long? It started way back in November last year and quickly crippled the entire world. March was when it actually hit India and caught everyone off-guard. The cases were rising, curfews and lockdowns were put in place to …

Twin Cities is how Hyderabad and Secunderabad are often called. However, when you stay here you know there’s virtually no difference between the two cities. The Hussain Sagar is the place that is said to be separating the two cities. While Hyderabad is generally referred to as the old city …

While both Mc Donald’s and Vada Pav were founded around the same time, there’s a cult for each of them. While McD is popular in the west, the desi Vada Pav (or any desi burger) is loved by all of us. I’d prefer a Vada Pav any day. Desi burgers …

Who would have thought that the entire world would be hiding behind masks in 2020? Masks were something that only doctors wore, however, tables turned for the worst and masks became essential. From sweepers to cab drivers to corporate head honchos, everyone is wearing masks. In fact, there were multiple …

Web Hosting and domain name are the two major cost items when it comes to self-hosting websites/blogs. You pay for the hosting service you use and for the domain name. Both these costs are yearly payments, usually. Apart from these, if someone is using extra services like emails, backups, support, …

Hyderabad is gastronomical heaven. Whether you are a vegetarian or a meat-eater, the city never disappoints you with its offering. From the delicious meat dishes like the Biryani and Paya to the vegetarian treats like Qubani ka Meetha and Irani Chai. The wide gastronomical spectrum ranges from the rich cultural …

Being a Vegetarian has its own charm. You have such a variety to eat. Fresh green vegetables, not-so-green yet delicious vegetables, and so on. One vegetable that I’m a big fan of from my childhood has is Bhindi. Also termed as Lady Finger or Okra, Bhindi is cooked in myriad …

Humans have created some of the most extraordinary things in the world. From the Pyramids to Tesla, humans are evolving at a rapid pace. And in this age of technology and the internet, did you know we generate about 2.5 quintillion bytes every day! And with that massive amount of …

6 years ago the Swachh Bharat drive was announced on October 2nd, the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi. The objectives were quite clear – to eliminate open defecation, improve solid waste management, eradicating manual scavenging, and generating awareness about general cleanliness. Every city in India came up …