Growing up in Pune, living in the city for almost 20 yrs. and away from it for another 20, I realise that I still think I’m a ‘Punekar’. The last time I visited...
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BEST FUSION FOOD – Vada from the East and Pao (Portueguese for bread) from the west Etymology – the combination of the traditional Batatavada and Pav and accompanying tangy chutneys suppo...
http://shubhangi-thinkingaloud.blogspot.com/2011/01/vada-pav-trivia.html
Attended a concert by MUKUL SHIVPUTRA, Kumar Gandharva's son, a few days back at Yashwant Sabhagrah. Few sons of gifted fathers grow out of the long shadows cast by their illustrious parents....
http://shubhangi-thinkingaloud.blogspot.com/2009/03/attended-concert-by-mukul-shivputra-few.html
Today, on international women’s day, I want to recount an evening with two Granddames of Indian classical music and theatre respectively – Kishore Amonkar and Vijaya Mehta. The occasion w...
http://shubhangi-thinkingaloud.blogspot.com/2009/03/streeshakti-on-international-womens-day.html
Quoting some provocative thoughts that appeared in an article in the 24 Jan, 2009 issue of Tehelka, by Prerna Singh Bindra "Upto 4 species go extinct every hour. If we want to pre...
http://shubhangi-thinkingaloud.blogspot.com/2009/01/running-out-of-time.html
I had never heard of this 12th century temple before I stumbled upon pictures on Flickr and was totally entranced. I just had to visit the temple soon and my wish was finally fulfilled. Thoug...
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Paani puri is an Indian snack that should ideally only be had on the streets. This photo shows a sanitised version served in the food court of a mall. Notice the plastic gloves worn by the guy...
http://shubhangi-thinkingaloud.blogspot.com/2007/10/street-gastronomia.html
(I clicked this photo in a suburban Mumbai mall. It was their monsoon decoration theme and seemed, with its pastel colours, an apt illustration for this blog post) Young women squealing –‘...
http://shubhangi-thinkingaloud.blogspot.com/2007/08/kawaii-kraze-in-japan.html
...BE AN IT PROFESSIONAL !! This Ad on a bus in Mumbai seemed bang on....pressing the buttons of almost every young Indian students aspirations !! Ironically, the people sitting in the bus...
http://shubhangi-thinkingaloud.blogspot.com/2007/07/change-way-world-sees-you.html
“Is Asia’s other powerhouse (India) ready for its moment in the Sun?” Reads a headline on a 2006 issue of Newsweek lying around under a heap in my office. Most times, I would answer with a ...
http://shubhangi-thinkingaloud.blogspot.com/2007/07/from-pillar-to-passport.html
Drove out to Kolhapur...incessant rain...driving through the clouds...low visibility....white headlights/ red tail lights.......misty....goosebumps.....the smell of rain......dark/ lit tunnels...
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I have admired the beautiful autumn pictures on Flickr posted by the Americans and Europeans and the delicate, awesome ‘Sakura’; the cherry blossom from Japan and have missed having autumn ...
http://shubhangi-thinkingaloud.blogspot.com/2007/05/heralding-summer.html
Hum Tum (you n me) I think this picture has a story waiting to be told. A working class Mumbai couple living in a one room tenement, sharing their living quarters with many others. Both worki...
http://shubhangi-thinkingaloud.blogspot.com/2007/04/hum-tum-you-n-me-i-think-this-picture.html
Good books, good friends and a sleepy conscience. An Ideal life !! Mark Twain
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Across the country, as the late March sun scorches and summer sets in, a fever of another kind grips Indian households !! Its final exam times. In a country where a child's board exam scores A...
http://shubhangi-thinkingaloud.blogspot.com/2007/04/across-country-as-late-march-sun.html
Read SHASHI THAROOR’S article in The Times of India the other day about the Fading allure of the Sari for the Indian woman. I think Mr. Tharoor …as an Indian, working class woman……....
http://shubhangi-thinkingaloud.blogspot.com/2007/03/sari-state-of-affairs.html
I always lament the lack of open spaces; play grounds, parks for our children in Mumbai. They are growing up in this 'urban zoo' watching the sky through balcony grills with infinite buildings...
http://shubhangi-thinkingaloud.blogspot.com/2007/03/blog-post.html
A South African national sitting next to me on a flight once asked how it was to travel in rickshaws. He was very curious; he felt it would be terrifying as they seemed to drive at break neck ...
http://shubhangi-thinkingaloud.blogspot.com/2007/02/morning-mists-rickshaws.html