Recently I had Upma with broccoli mixed in it and it tasted good. Now I am a Upma fan and I realized that each family has a slightly different way of preparing Upma. In that sense, its something like Pizza, where you can try putting different toppings on it. The …
Recently I came to know of 2 vacation places near Pune (between Mumbai Pune). One is Lavasa and the other one is Aamby Valley.
Lavasa is said to be developed as India’s first hill-station since Independance. It is also being touted
WHY ARE INDIANS EASY TO IDENTIFY We are like this only so true, so very true…….. .. 1. Everything you eat is savored in garlic, onion and tomatoes. 2.. You try and reuse gift wrappers, gift boxes, and of course aluminum foil. 3. You are always standing next to the …
FYI, from our Indians list at Yahoo!, i gathered the information that there is a radio channel 1170 AM for Hindi movie songs (24 hours). Apparently it plays all kinds of songs ranging from very old to latest ones. This is for the Bay Area only.
As we were growing up we have heard several stories about interesting facts or interesting stories about our temples. I am starting this thread to start capturing some of these and get additional inputs from others. For starters: There is a temple complex (I believe in Gundhara) with a temple …
I had a chance to taste “CoCo Energy” from Ajmera company. They had a stall at the Jaina convention. Its basically a packet of powder
I got an opportunity to listen to various speakers over the July 4th weekend. Some of the speakers managed to engage my attention whereas in certain other cases I lost interest rapidly after the first 5-10 mins. Oratory – the art of public speaking is an art and not everyone …
I had the fortune of attending yet another Jaina Convention courtesy my dad who is a big fan of conventions :-). The very first post on Kutchvalley was in fact a post on Jaina convention 2005 which was in Santa Clara.
This year’s convention was in Los Angeles from July 2-July 5. It was
Recently I went to the Jaina Convention 2009 in Los Angeles (a separate post on the convention itself). As part of the evening entertainment program, they had called an group called “Black” – an Indian muscial orchestra. The unique thing about this orchestra is that all the artists in the …
You Must Be a Gujju If… – You have at least 1 relative in the stock market. – You’re never worried about what happens if you get stranded in Ghatkopar. All you’d have to do, you know, is walk across the road and find a relative. (Still easier, just shout, …