Hello World!

Hie there guys! Meet me – Prajakta. I had never really imagined myself to be writing a blog, but then I thought to myself one day – Life is short, and what is that one thing that I want to really do before I die? And can you guess what the answer was? No, it…

A Man Called Ove

‘Ove was a man of black and white. And she was color. All the color he had.’ Meet Ove. Pronounced as Oh-vey. He is not your typical friendly neighbor, hell no ! But what he is – is a man of very few persons. But for these people, he would move mountains and swim oceans….

The Upside of falling down.

‘Its not the current that will drown you. Its the exhaustion of fighting it’ Rebecca Crane explores that single thought that each one of us probably has had at least once in our life – ‘What if I get to change my past and start all over again?’ This book is exactly about that. What…

The coastal heaven of Honnavar & Kumta.

I hail from a quaint little town on the coastline of Karnataka, towards the Maharashtrian border. Although it is traditionally required for us to call our father’s hometown as our native, I spent most of my childhood (and adulthood – I got married and also had my son here <3) at Kumta, my mother’s hometown….

Gajalee – Sea Food Specialty

In essence, Date night = Gajalee.  This has always been my favorite date night spot, especially if you both are fish lovers! Let’s get into the details. Ambiance: Set in a traditional colonial manglorean bungalow,overlooking the narrow bylanes and highway on either side, this is a beautiful place to be. A large central fountain greets…

Kapoor’s Cafe

Regret not having gone to a dhaba, don’t fret anymore! a lot of new restaurants are coming up with this dhaba style ambiance, but Kapoor’s cafe surely tops the list! I had heard about this place from my brother, and decided to pay a visit as soon as I heard him describing the place! Food:…

Gowd Saraswat Brahmins.

They: Are you a South Indian?Me: No.They: Are you a North Indian then? Me: No (Again)They: Are you a maharashtrian? You sure don’t look like a Bengali to me.Me: No.They: Well then, who are you?Me: I’ll have to say that I’m a mixture of all states! I’m a Gowd Saraswat Brahmin! They: Really? A mixture…

5 must read book series for children

Inculcating the habit of reading starts early in life. The love for books – their texture, their peculiar smell, the imagination they spark and the warm rustle of the pages turning – begins with the first book your child holds, or the first book you read to him as a baby. My mother used to…

The Harry Potter Series

I am going to rewind the days here.. to waaaaaaay back in 1999. This was when I heard the name “Harry Potter” for the first time. I even remember the day, the moment, my senior and my friend – Shreeya Gandhi, as we lay our eyes on the paperback copy with the print of a…

The Druid Garden

To begin with, The Druid Garden is a safe haven for foodies living nearby hebbal, sahakar nagar, yelahanka and vidyaranyapura. It is more than sufficient to say that this is a place that every one should visit atleast once with your friends and family. Food: The USP here are their wood-fired pizzas. A perfect compliment…

Vidyarthi Bhavan

If you are in Basavanagudi and hunger pangs strike you, there is only one name that comes to mind – Vidyarthi Bhavan! Hidden away amidst the fragrant flower stalls and crowded shopping streets this quaint little place always has a long queue greeting you. But you are not going to bother about that because once…