Harini Calamur's Writings
I dont’ visit my home in Lonavala as often as I ought to. But, everytime I go there i am recharged, refreshed and rejuvenated. It is almost as though it washes away all the sadness, the compromises and the conflict – which…
Confession Time. I don’t like buying food – especially vegetables – in malls. Never have. I find their sanitized organization scary. Even when I stayed in London, I would trudge down to the local market and pick up fresh veggies from the…
Last weekend was at Nangargaon, Lonavala. It was an extended weekend. The garden needed fixing, the home had a whole bunch of little things to get right – and the one day breaks was not enough to get anything done. The earlier…
Sarah Vaughn in the classic Summertime, from Porgy & Bess. Summer is here… and there is no escaping from the heat in [tag]Mumbai[/tag]. In fact, Mumbai, with its heavy dose of humidity this year feels terribly like [tag]Chennai[/tag]. And, since I am…
Since the new year, I haven't managed to take a weekend off… Lonavala seems like such a long time ago, that most of my memories are in black and white …. Here is the path near my house leading to the hills… …
There are tons of things to do in and around the house in [tag]Lonavala[/tag] and now that the house is more or less settled, I have begun exploring around….. Winters in the [tag]Western Ghats [/tag] – means hues of brown and green….
Two little birds sitting on a wire, ‘obviously’ sparring…. I am closer to the sky Then they tiff….. one turns away I am not talking to you And then there is a serious Ego Problem — they both look the other way……
When we got the house a year ago… the plan was for a garden. Not just a garden with flowering plants, but also fruits, veggies and spices….. mom and dad joked about growing grass – as their retirement plan…… at least I…