Why Train Idlis Taste Better at 6 AM
They’re not perfect. Let’s start there. They’re lukewarm, slightly squished from the steel carrier, and the chutney is always in…
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20 Meals, 100 Memories
Not all meals are grand. Some are quiet. Some are half-stolen. Some are eaten on a shared bench under a…
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The Chaiwala Who Knows Too Much
There’s one outside every office. Every college gate. Every train station that matters. A small stall, a dented kettle, a…
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Mythical Meals in Bollywood Songs
Bollywood doesn’t just feed our eyes—it feeds our stomachs. Or at least, it makes us hungry while feeding our hearts…
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Rice Spilled = Bad Luck?
It always starts the same way. You’re in the kitchen, maybe you’re distracted, maybe the bag slipped, maybe the container…
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The Pickle Jar That Grants Wishes
Every family has one. Tucked away in a kitchen corner, or sitting high up on a fridge, slightly sticky around…
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Ghosts Who Smell Like Ghee
Every culture has its ghosts. Ours just happen to smell like dessert. I was ten when I first heard it—the…
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When the Gods Fought Over a Mango
It was a fruit, just a mango. But in the old stories, nothing is ever just anything. This mango was…
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What the Talking Parrot Ate in Old Stories
Somewhere between the bedtime story and the last sip of milk, there was always a parrot. Not just any parrot—that…
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Kheer for the Moon God
There’s a kind of silence that only exists under a full moon. Not the sleepy kind, not the eerie kind—something…