#RepostEnglish Manglish
English Manglish
This post is dedicated to those English words which we malayalees have hijacked and completely modified such that they mean something entirely different/comical/dramatic! 1.Best!!- No not just the word,there is a special way of saying this too...in the proper sarcastic slang and you have to stretch the word for more impact. Bessssttttt!!! This is used... Continue Reading →
Love for Pothichoru!
No...i didnt say petrichor, but yes pothichoru comes from the land of petrichor...the word 'pothichoru' brings all kinds of olfactory nostalgia to most Keralites like me and unknowingly my mouth starts watering! For the uninitiated, 'pothichoru' is simply a wholesome malayali meal wrapped tightly in a slightly burnt banana leaf (almost like a wrapped up... Continue Reading →
Enthino vendi thilakkunna sambar!
STOP! Stop right there if you think this post will contain the recipe for a yummy sambar! It doesn't! I remember once as a kid I asked my mother, what all veggies go into a sambar(I started counting them on my fingers-onion, Brinjal, bhindi, potato, tomato, carrot,muringa etc etc) and she stopped me abruptly and... Continue Reading →
The Non pluviophile
Reposting since its the rainy season again!! The Non pluviophile
Oru youth festival katha
You know everytime I watch the movie 'Poomaram', I am flooded with my own memories from back in 2005/2006(frankly speaking I dont remember the exact year). Yes almost 15 years back, no kidding. So I had just moved from Maharashtra to Kerala, yes a complete change of culture, language and ofcourse a land with zero... Continue Reading →
The Non pluviophile
I bet 80% of you already dislike me after reading this title! But stay a while and read it through, will you?..........please?! So yes I kind of dislike the rains......no, I didnt say 'hate', I said 'dislike', but not 'hate' coz thats too harsh.....for example...I 'hate' terrorism and I 'dislike' the rain. So theres a... Continue Reading →
Being a girl in India!
A girl cannot be in her office floor alone on a weekend, a girl cannot be traveling in bus at night with a male friend, a girl cannot hang out with male friends in the park, a girl cannot wear jeans, a girl cannot go to church safely, a girl cannot travel in a train... Continue Reading →
