Flicks of "LIFE"

  March 24th 2020, India following the footsteps of the far west declared the event which this generation never witnessed before "Nation wide Lock-down". The billion head count of Indian population settled themselves in a self proclaimed house arrest in a legit race of survival from a Pandemic. "Massacre" is a not so worthy enough word to describe this time frame. With caesura of daily work force, came a heavy blow on the economy. An inflation, recession and a GDP as microscopic as the deadly virus came all hand in hand. From daily waged laborer to white collared techie, everyone fell prey of this apocalypse look alike. As we are knocking the door of December or we may call it the final showdown of a hell of a year, the one sunshine in this pandemic I really want to address to is  "E-Commerce" .  Online shopping post the Unlock 1.0 has generated quite a hype specifically in the tier1 and tier2 cities of India. Being behind the closed doors for months which...

Corona Virus disease or popularly known as Covid 19 has taken the World on a whirl in the past couple of months. A microscopic organism unleashed itself by devastating families, economies, share markets and most importantly slaughtering millions of life. Digging into the origin, among many permutations and combinations the most acceptable story goes something like this: The disease grew in the womb of China at a place named Wuhan. Studies believe that bat is a carrier of the disease and un-sanitized bat meat exposed market and consumption of the same had been the fuel in the fire. The unknown serial killer got itself noticed in late December 2019 or early January 2020. But, it was early March until the global alarm was blown. Now, how did Covid plan this world tour. January 25th, 2020 was the Chinese New Year. New year eve is the time to spend with friends and family, but little could be mapped that it can be the blueprint of a Pandemic. France, Italy being the sassy fashion capital of...

While the breezy evenings and the chilling mornings knowing our doors and announcing "Winter is coming", the markets are getting overflown with delightful and colourful winter vegeies. Winter is the season where we simply cannot resist those charming sips over our masala tea or the brewing coffee. And nothing can beat if there is some garmagaram chatpata samosa along with our favorite beverages. Samosa is an Indian snack which is celebrated over the length and breath of the country. These bombing parcels are an ocean of flavours at its every bite but a really easy snack to cook. Come lets explore the recipe of Samosa with Cauliflower stuffing To make the dough use maida add salt, baking soda and white oil and mix it properly. Then sprinkle water and keep mixing and smashing to make a sticky dough. Keep the dough in rest for half an hour. To make the stuffing dice half a cauliflower in small pieces and fry them until brown with a pinch of salt and sug...

I closed my eyes and saw a dream. A dream where I could feel your breath on my lips, feel your presence in my soul,  feel your existence in my arms. I could feel the warmth of a setting sun on a fine day, the tender grasses beneath my feet comforting me to live for the moment. Suddenly then, the cool breeze starts blowing. I could feel the chill down my spine. I could hear the hustling sound of leaves,  the dust blowing across me. I was cold, blue and did not dare to open my eyes. I stood there embracing the emptiness in the dark hours. Then a sudden silence overruled. I could feel a blanket tangled with the threads of hope around me. I encouraged myself to open my eyes and look beyond. look through the unexpected, look through the unknowing, look through the new. And, I saw a freshly born leaf. Green and fresh, ready to withstand the warm sun, the rushing wind, the tender dewdrops and the flushing monsoons. And, I welcomed mys...

Firstly, would be starting the blog by wishing "Khushiyon ki Eid Mubarak". The month of Ramzan not just marks the month of rozaah but also season of kebabs, haleem and of course our classic Biriyani. Biriyani happens to be one of most favorite delicacy around India and other middle east countries. India plates almost more that 18 types of Biriyani. We can sum up Biriyani as a mood lifter, a happy meal and a plate of goodness. We often scroll across posts like "Biriyani is not food, it is an emotion". So, today being the auspicious day of Eid, I would share the recipe of  one of the must have platters of the day, the Boss Biriyani and the type is "Chicken Tandoori Biriyani". Firstly, we have to start with marinating the Chicken Leg Pieces. This particular recipe includes only Chicken descent size leg pieces. They have to be marinated with ginger garlic paste 2 table spoons, turmeric powder 1 tea spoon, chili powder 1 tea spoon and hung cur...

A stormy night it was, thunder and lightning piercing through the clouds breaking apart the sky. There came a hustling sound of some feet rushing through the dark streets of a monsoon night. As the rain hit the ground the puddles splashed with the momentum of these feet as they went past the slimmest lanes of the city carrying their roughly beating heart in their bosom and their lives in their hand. Debu and his Biplabi friends ran across the city being chased by the police during the time of Colonized India. And, then came the next morining when Debu, Mir-janur, Tapan, Alok, Sashi landed up behind the bars for the criminal offense of loving one's motherland and demanding for it's freedom. Debu, a 19 year old boy, a future of the nation carrying boiling blood running through his veins with the only dream of seeing the sunshine of a free India. He, like many other young souls of that time was trashed in the jails for protesting against the British government a...