• Practical worldbuilding tips for fantasy writers

    When it comes to writing fantasy, worldbuilding as a word is not far behind. As a reader and writer of this genre, I love it as much as I hate it. Some books do a tremendous job of it, some are lean but still work, some are too heavy on it, some do it poorly…

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  • I wrote a book: All Roads Lead Here

    What a mind-fuck it is to be writing a blog post for your own story but here we go. So! I finally gathered the courage to hit the publish button and one of my full-length stories is now available on Amazon Kindle and as a Paperback. And if you’re a subscriber of Kindle Unlimited, it’s…

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  • Biryani as love language

    There is a certain joy that I feel every time I think about food. It’s an innocent joy, a very quid pro quo where a delicious piece is kept in front of me and I get to have a sensual experience of enjoying it.

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  • A mango a day keeps sadness away

    I cannot believe I have been writing odes for #BlogchatterFoodFest, that I have written THREE so far and I have not mentioned aam, mango, alphonso, dussheri, langda, badam, totapari, kesar…in any shape or form. The blasphemy! I must remedy this immediately, so here goes.

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  • Chasing the memory of a cheesecake

    I walk past a restaurantMy feet pause as my eyes snagOn a pale-yellow 3D triangleWith a crusty base andA soft looking cake.

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  • Papa ki daal

    Papa ki daal

    As promised, I’m going to write odes to food items that I love for #BlogchatterFoodFest and today’s ode is dedicated to arhar ki daal. For those uninitiated into daal lore, this is also called as toor daal or lentil soup, if you will. I have no idea why daals are called soup because the only…

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  • The golden-brown beauty

    Okay, so, I’m obsessed with food. I love food, I love eating and I love talking about food and eating. Since #BlogchatterFoodFest is all about celebrating food, I thought this year, I’ll write odes to some of my favourite food items. Starting with: nariyal ki barfi.

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