Grow our own Veggies

As a kid always wondered why MOM spend so much time in Garden(Such a crap thing). But today when it's difficult to find any pure stuff to eat I really get motivated to add this "Growing your own veggies" to our Indian Culture.Gardening is like nurturing a baby by watering it,trimming it's branches,pulling it's weeds and planting the seeds.Our garden becomes so close to us that sometimes we choose home to travelling new places as we are not able to take care of our plants.Feelings are endless for some its a hobby,for some a passion and for some a necessity but all we bother is to take care of our plants.
Chennai got hit by cyclone recently and we lost many gardens but we all should join hands to preserve the plantation which is the foundation of human beings.

Demonetisation-Go Cash Less

Demonetisation, this word became very familiar since Nov 8th.I never thought that this move hold so much importance till I saw so many 500 and 1000 being burnt, being thrown in rivers. After this move I came to know that only service class or some of the honest people are paying tax .Most of the people are hoarding cash in their homes. Every year taxes were increasing and hurting the back of honest people. Everyone is using the facilities provided by the government then why the handful only pay taxes. This is really sad some of the poor people who are believed to be under poverty line have all the facilities like land, bikes and good houses in their home towns. Honest people life is but for non-tax payers it’s opposite. This is a war and we are the army who need to fight this war of corruption. To fight this first step is to go cashless. Encourage your maids, cook drivers to use online payment for their salary transaction. Never buy anything with cash. Go to shops which accept cards. Auto, cabs for everything use cashless transaction. Life will be difficult but persistence will surely bring the change. Black money is not only with the upper class or middle class but also with the lower class. Go cashless to have a transparent system. STOP paying cash from now onwards.

I prepared Anakoot special "GAD ki Sabji" this time with around 30 vegetables. Fresh vegetables are key ingredients in it.

It was an awesome experience. Shopping for these vegetables was a task but chopping them was tedious which became hilarious when whole family was chopping it at midnight.

Next day my day started at 6am with wok and service spoon in my hand. Sautéed all vegetables with oil, seasoned with spices.

Yummy! It felt like heaven after a day full of very less rest. With the right preparation and some of my homemade creativity, it made my meal magical.

It tasted brilliant and I don't have enough superlatives to describe it.

Deepawali a festival of Lights

Deepawali, a festival of lights,is the biggest and the brightest of all Hindu festivals. This is a festival of four days which illuminates our India with the lights of deep and joy.Diwali beholds lot of excitement and enjoyment in the bag.Especially for kids these four days are filled with laughter and enjoyment.


Diwali is believed to have originated to celebrate the return of Lord Rama along with Sita and Lakshman from his fourteen-year long exile after defeating the demon-king Ravana. To celebrate the return of Lord Rama the people of Ayodhya illuminated the kingdom with earthen diyas (oil lamps) and burst crackers.

Celebration of Diwali starts a month prior with the cleaning and painting of the house.Little kids starts painting Diyas. Ladies start making toran,clothes and jewellery for Ganeshji and Lakshmiji.

Diwali is basically a five days celebrated festival which begins from Dhanteras, Naraka Chaturdasi, Padva and ends on Chitragupt pooja day. Diwali festival signifies the victory of light over darkness.

Diwali is celebrated, primarily to herald the coming of the goddess Lakshmi. Prayers are offered to her, asking for her blessings in the form of wealth. As such, a rangoli design and toran is created at the entrance of the house, not only to welcome the guests that visit, but also the goddess herself. Rangoli patterns are usually made using coloured chalk, rice powder.

Dhanteras means wealth.On this day people pray to the Goddess Lakshmi to get prosperous life and well being. They worship Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha together. There is a custom of purchasing new things and bring it at home which makes the meaning that Lakshmi came home. And the whole year Lakshmi will come to the home like today.

Choti Diwali remarks the beginning of Deepawali celebrations.Lighting the house with Diyas and removing the darkness or evil thought.

Diwali a a festival of celebrations such as lightnings, crackers, cleanliness, colourful rangoli making, social gatherings to exchange greetings and sharing sweets with your loved ones. Bursting of crackers is also an important event on Diwali.According to one belief, the sound of fire-crackers are an indication of the joy of the people living on earth, making the gods aware of their happy state. Still another possible reason has a more scientific basis: the fumes produced by the crackers kill a lot of insects and mosquitoes, found in plenty after the rains.

Govardan Puja falls next day after Diwali Puja and it is celebrated as the day when Lord Krishna defeated God Indra. People celebrate the day by preparing a mountain of food, which is called the Govardhan mountain or Annakoot. Around 56 dishes are prepared on this day.

Last day is Chitragupt puja or dawaat puja. This puja is performed for literacy and knowledge.In this puja book and pen is worshipped symbolising the importance of study in life.Kids love this puja a lot as they don't need to study on this day.

These rituals give immense peace and happiness and also give a strong foundation of culture and historical believes to our future generation.They remember the enjoyments and get enthusiastic to celebrate it with more enthusiasm.

Mom wish for her dear Son...

My little dynamite today is the fifth year of our togetherness. This was indeed the toughest year till now. Every year I feel you are active, cute, naughty but this year I saw the childish insecure and a mature Vansh. You proved that age is just a number and it is the responsibility that makes a person mature. You learnt to do many small things all by yourself like brushing, bathing ,changing clothes giving minimum hassle to us. You were crazy towards playing with your mates. It was difficult to hold you at home. You started with your swimming class and gave us toughest time in helping you to fight with your fears but I am glad you are doing pretty well now. Some let downs were also there which were a kind of wakeup call for us. And I know you are bright and wise beyond your years. You have been through many things my little champ and I am sure there are more to come and you will cross all the hurdles with cheesy giggles.
I have seen the most significant changes in you this year other than playing and scolding us which are physical milestones, is the growth of your mind and your heart. You are learning sympathy and compassion. You are learning to give, to hurt and to be you. You taught us to be patient and made us to evolve as a better person. Me and your Dad wish you a very Happy 5th birthday and wish God bless you with many more thoughtful years.

Womer Power @ Rio2016

Woman are always referred as delicate, pretty and sexy. One who wears lipstick and speaks softly. She is a very strong creation of God, in the world who smiles even if hurt. Rio 2016 started with a struggling India and we were hoping that we might not be able to convert great performances into medals this time, but when we thought that  chips are down then the four pillars came for India’s pride salvage.

These four women are emblem of woman power against all the hardships that the girls of India are going through. These women made very different choices which are brave decisions and will encourage new buds to take such step and make difference in the field of sports.

P.V. Sindhu, a southern beauty got us the Silver medal .She gave a tough competition to world No.1 Carolina Marin of Spain, both mentally and physically. She is trained by P. Gopichand (A Dronacharya for Badminton talents, a great player himself, who had won All England Open Badminton Championship, 2001) and gave India its first silver medal in the field of badminton.She is the first woman to get Silver in Rio 2016 Olympics.

Sakshi Malik of Haryana became the first Indian to win a medal at Rio 2016, and also the first female wrestler from India to win an Olympic medal. She created a love in Indians for woman's wrestling. She won the bronze medal in the 58 kg category.

Dipa Karmakar is India’s first female gymnast to qualify for the quadrennial mega event after 52 years from India.

She hails from Tripura. Produnova, is one of the tougher vaults being competed in the world – a combination of generating sufficient height to complete rotation and the difficulty in finding the ground after twisting in order to control the landing.

She attained 4th position in Women's Vault Gymnastics event of Rio Olympics 2016 with an overall score of 15.066.

Dipa risked her life to place India to this pedestal in Gymnastic but still she is humble and down to earth.

Lalita Babar born in Maharashtra is a long distance runner who came 10th in the final of the women’s 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Rio Olympics.She is the first Indian Woman after P T Usha to qualify for the track and field finals in Olympics.

These pillars suffered lot of pain for becoming an Iron and making India proud but still when you see them you can only see the beauty not the pain they go through.

In a country where female fetuses are dumped in garbage cans, these girls have showed entire 1.27 billion people what sheer determination, grit, hard work, perseverance, never say die attitude, raw gifted talent and sacrifice can achieve. I take a bow and wish we will get more such gems in the coming future. School, country, parents, family and friends will support them and help them to achieve a name in the field of their choice.