Decor

Review: Nestasia – One Stop Shop for all your Home Decor Needs

A house is made with walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams.  It is often said that a home is not built in a day.  Setting up a home, carefully selecting things you love, assembling them thoughtfully and enjoying the whole process is what make a house a home.  And few… Continue reading Review: Nestasia – One Stop Shop for all your Home Decor Needs

Food

Recipe: Fenugreek Seeds Thambuli

Made from a plethora of ingredients like fresh greens (like brahmi, fenugreek leaves and spinach), spices (like pepper, fenugreek seeds) and vegetables and fruits like onion, raw mango etc, thambulis are curd/buttermilk-based sauces which can be relished with rice or roti.  While the consistency is not as thick as conventional sauce, the addition of freshly… Continue reading Recipe: Fenugreek Seeds Thambuli

Switzerland · Travel

Ballenberg, Swiss Open-Air Museum – Where Buildings Speak

Heritage houses, Alpine music, rural handicrafts, agricultural tools, yesteryear farmhouses, kitchens, hay lofts, cellars and more.  If this piques your interest, Ballenberg is the place for you.  Located just about 20 minutes from Brienz town centre, Ballenberg is the only open-air museum in Switzerland.  Incidentally, it is also the largest museum in the country, spread… Continue reading Ballenberg, Swiss Open-Air Museum – Where Buildings Speak

Andhra Pradesh & Telengana · Travel

Gollabhama Sarees: a unique legacy of Siddipet, Telangana

With close to 150 unique weaves, India is a treasure trove when it comes to indigenous textiles and regional handlooms.  A reflection of our rich cultural heritage and tradition, the stories behind these weaves are often as magical and fascinating as the textiles themselves.  A case in point is the unique Gollabhama sarees of Siddipet,… Continue reading Gollabhama Sarees: a unique legacy of Siddipet, Telangana