Vishal Dadlani launches talent

Singer, writer, musician, composer extraordinaire, Vishal Dadlani has called for support for new and fresh talent.  Today, Vishal expressed his support for Dhruv Visvanath and his upcoming album ‘Orion’.  Proud to present Dhruv Visvanath and his truly brilliant album “Orion”. Coming soon! Please do support this. There is so much INSANE talent out there! I want to release music from four or five new artists a year, … Continue reading Vishal Dadlani launches talent

Modi and the Maggi Noodles

In case youโ€™re wondering whatโ€™s going on, itโ€™s been in the news quite a bit, and also itโ€™s been going pretty viral on social media, that Maggi noodles have been banned in India because they tested for high levels of MSG, therefore making them unfit for human consumption. A nation almost fell apart at this because Maggi Noodles in India are huge! I know this … Continue reading Modi and the Maggi Noodles

Spicy Mango and Pomegranate Salad

They say lettuce is just crunchy water. I’m going through some clean eating and changing my diet to reflect on the healthy lifestyle I embarked on very recently after years of not looking after myself. Here’s a yummy salad recipe that I just had for lunch. It’s easy to make and I sourced the ingredients from my green grocer. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Ingredients: 2 sweet, ripe mangoes … Continue reading Spicy Mango and Pomegranate Salad

Apple Rosettes

I saw a video tutorial on how to make these and decided to try them out. I forgot to bookmark the video so I made these from memory and they turned out pretty well. By the way, that picture you see is what I did. It’s not a random picture from the Internet.ย I’m sharing the recipe here… ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ INGREDIENTS: 1 tube ready rolled Puff Pastry … Continue reading Apple Rosettes

World Attention for Garissa Attacks

I wrote this last week for the Star newspaper in my weekly column The Extreme Side (Life With a Pinch of Masala). A lot of people shared negativity about the Garissa attacks. I hope you will share this to get the message across. Thanks Kamal ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*   This massive tragedy is the only thing we are talking about and rightfully so. We lost a hundred … Continue reading World Attention for Garissa Attacks

Kids, this is how I met your mother.

A couple of weeks ago, I read an article about a woman who decided to marry a guest instead at the altar. Yes. A guest. She was in the middle of the varmala ceremony (garland ceremony that is performed just before the marriage rituals) when the groom had an epileptic seizure. During the melee of trying to get the twenty five year old groom some … Continue reading Kids, this is how I met your mother.