Posted on April 7th, 2008 by Chitra
The restaurant Hallimane, in Malleswaram is known for its true Karnataka cuisine. We have been there a few times times for lunch and snacks and have liked the way they try and keep the taste simple and authentic. For Ugadi, Karnataka’s New Year, the restaurant announced that it was offering a Ugadi spread yesterday and […]
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Posted on September 14th, 2007 by Chitra
It is that time of the year when Ganesha Chathurthi is celebrated in full fervor in Bangalore. This time the Gowri festival (previous day of Ganesha festival) was pretty much washed out due to the rains. I am not sure if I have experienced such rains in Bangalore before. Resembled India’s west […]
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Posted on August 14th, 2007 by Chitra
… so came my 4 yr old daughter singing from school one day! And I was totally taken in by surprise. When had I last heard that song? I tried to recall. Probably in the 80s, when DD was the only channel available and Chitrahaar was a popular family entertainment program. This […]
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Posted on June 17th, 2007 by Chitra
(Alright, so I have Bryan Adams and his ‘Summer of 69′ in my head as I type the title of the post. Let it stay that way.)
Since the time I went off to the US, I planned all my trips to India during Decembers or Julys, just to skip being here in […]
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Posted on May 24th, 2007 by Chitra
the second one coming into the household, it was almost impossible for the two of us to actually have time for ourselves. If the kids were older, I am sure any of our wonderful bay area neighbors would have been glad to keep the kids for a while when we stepped out. […]
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