tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52979501061019426382011-09-19T09:16:50.627-07:00Poise in life, that may not otherwise be, but is, magically...Purple Poisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00536164673448929397noreply@blogger.comBlogger731100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297950106101942638.post-25172840709136573822010-12-21T21:54:00.000-07:002010-12-21T21:54:39.457-07:00

Okay, I'm really late about this news! Sorry about that!! You know how busy life becomes once you're married! :) So, I got married on the 18th of November, 2010, in Chennai. Its been a month now, and its been great being married!! Well, as you know, I came to Chennai in August. Restarted my dancing and managed to give a few dance performances and it was amazing!!! I felt so wonderful to be able

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Well, during all these happenings, an unfortunate incident happened which literally broke my heart, as I suffered a great loss - my dearest Ammamma (maternal grandmother) passed away on Thursday, 14th of October, early morning, at 12:45am. We lost her to the deadly disease of cancer. She was always there for me since I was born and each moment I spent with her, I treasure fondly. I was hoping she

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Its been really long, I know!! My apologies! Well, a lot has happened since I last blogged. I shall try to squeeze in everything that has happened till now in as few words as I can! First, I finally graduated with my Master's degree from ASU, after three long years of thesis work! I graduated sometime around May! And then I shifted to the California Bay Area for better prospects at job

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I know it's been a long time... Well, a lot has happened since I last blogged, but here's an interesting article that I wanted to share with you guys. Every morning, when we wake up, we hardly remember our dreams, but some dreams do affect us to an extent leaving us either happy and gleaming or sad and disturbed. Dreams have baffled researchers as it is still unknown why we dream and their

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Phew! That was all of my drafts that were worth publishing! Most of the other stuff were really outdated and some links and videos were not even working! Now, I guess I can synch my real-life and the blog! ;)

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Okay, those of you who have slept for 20+ hours straight (I know a few of them personally!) someone beat you to the game! And by nine whole years!!! Check out this story of a little girl who went to sleep on March 29, 1871 and didn't wake up until New Years Eve 1880! On may 15, 1859, a child was born, She was the tenth child from a family of twelve. Her name was Ellen Sadler. there was nothing

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Wow! This is exciting to know! Musicians have better memory than non-musicians! Well, from a lay-man's point of view, it isn't really surprising, because, musicians work with patterns, and anything that needs to be committed to memory, when sewn in a pattern, sits there for a long time. This is also another draft, so pardon the delay! This article came out last May too! Last night in the U.S.

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This is a very interesting article on how music affects how we perceive facial expressions. I actually came across a lot of good articles on the relationship between music and emotions and expressions and I shall share a few good ones here on my blog. It is interesting to know that different kinds of music influence the way you look at a facial expression soon after. Hmm... This gives me an idea.

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Check out this story of Connie Culp, the recipient of the first full face transplant. It is amazing to know what science is capable of doing right now... CLEVELAND, Ohio -- - Shot in the face by her husband four-years-ago Connie Culp of Hopedale Ohio was left disfigured. For four years she had no nose. The bony structure that once supported her face was gone, as

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Science of Scams: Psychic Readings Click here to watch the video on Youtube.

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Science of Scams: Telekinesis Click here to watch the video on Youtube.

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Science of Scams: Chi Energy Click here to watch the video on Youtube.

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Science of Scams: Ouija Board Click here to watch the video on Youtube.

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I came across this video a long long time ago, actually! I'm sure you guys must already know about this. Apparently, a new picture from the rover on Mars shows a figure looking like a woman. To me, it just looks like a coincidence. A rock that was incidentally shaped like that... But who knows! Its an interesting video, nevertheless! If you cannot see the above video, click here to watch it

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Okay, I'm going to be publishing all the drafts (whatever makes sense now, that is) in the next hour, so don't be surprised if you see a huge array of posts! :)

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Hello guys! I am back! And I am here to stay... I think! ;) I would like to share my good news with you guys. I have finally completed my master's degree - MS in Computer Science from Arizona State University. Woohoo!!! I defended my thesis on Friday April 23rd, 2010. It went on pretty well, I guess. I was pretty nervous in the beginning, but later on, calmed down. And once it was over, I

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Look at the baby argue!!! If only he could talk!! Poor baby!!! See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

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Its been quite a long time, and I thought I'd just post a quick update. I'm done with my thesis document (I think) and I am finally defending on Friday, April 23rd! Can't wait for it to be over with! Finally, I would graduate with my master's degree, after three whole years! Phew! I wondered if that day would ever come, but now, its soon approaching! Another big thing is, I just got a Nokia

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Hello Friends! Finally, I'm back with something important to share! I am working on my master's thesis which is based on the study of online social networks as motivational environments for promoting sustainable activity. For this study, I require participants to use the facebook application I have created, and answer a couple of short surveys. The study spans a period of 1-2 weeks only. And you

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OMG! I completely forgot about it!!! I knew the 1st anniversary of the blog was sometime soon, and I just realized, it went past by... On March 5th!!! Well, better late than never!! Hehe! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLOGGY!!! Thank you everybody, for reading my blog and tolerating it, perhaps! :) Hopefully, I can churn out more posts soon... Once I'm done with my thesis stuff... Uh.. Cant wait to get that

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Hey Guys! This is a quick post to let you guys know that MacHeist's nanoBundle 2 is here with 7 top Mac Apps, worth more than 250 dollars! The price you ask??? Just 19.95 dollars!!! After you purchase the bundle, you get 3 bonus applications for tweeting a line about the bundle! UPDATE: They just added in Tweetie for Mac! And that also includes a free upgrade to Tweetie 2 once it's out! The

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In geography, we learnt that the Himalayas was a young mountain range, growing regularly... Apparently, India is sinking into the earth's mantle, and that is why the Himalayas is growing higher! Here's an excerpt from an article from the Discovery News and a video about this. Fun fact for you: scientists don't really know how the Himalayas formed. I mean yeah, they realize that the India

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Remember the game we used to enjoy playing during those lazy afternoons? One person literally driving you to bankruptcy, while they keep amassing all the wealth through hotel rents. And the race to purchase the properties at Mayfair and Park Lane, as they are the most luxurious properties, and the dash to own all the railroads... And the poor player who always steps on the Income Tax stop, right

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Now here's the Epilogue!!!! Simply stunning! ;) Hahahahahahahhahaha...... I'm going to be laughing for a looooooooooooooooonggg time now!!!!!!! Hahahahahhahahahahahhaa....

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Now wait for the Epilogue!

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Calvin gets photographed! Check out his "pose"!!!! ;) It made my day!! Or night - its going to be 1 am now!!

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Oh, look at Calvin's face!!! Isn't he simply adorable!!! Hahahaha!!!!

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How many times have we thought of reasons and ways to escape from dumb assignments??? Lot of times. I know... But Calvin's plan is simply hilarious! Hahaha!!!! Keep Laughing! XOXO, Purple Poise

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Guys, What better way to start off the New Year with a hilarious comic strip! Calvin and Hobbes - 2010/01/01: Now, wasn't that simply hilarious?! I like the look on the little girl's face when she says that punch line! Poor Calvin, little does he know what he's been set up to do, in life... Well, we'll never get to see that though... Because Calvin is a "Chiranjeevi"! Always a little kid!

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Wish you all a wonderful 2010, filled with lots of purple magic and poise and the best of everything!!!!!! Including the best of blogposts!!!!!! :) Checkout the world's best firework display, as a wonderful start to a wonderful new year!!!!! Love you all!!!! Happy New Year!!!! XOXO, Purple Poise

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Hey Everybody, Wish all of you a Merry Christmas! Hope you guys have lots of good fun and lots of goodies to share! Its a wonderful season, with trees all decorated and lights everywhere! Kind of reminds me of our own Diwali! Another thing I sort of noticed it, the ornaments to be hung on the Christmas tree are also themed nowadays, similar to our Kollu, during Navarathri! Its really nice to see

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Apple iLife's GarageBand is quite an impressive application for making music. While it may not be as wholesome as the applications used by big time music directors, it is surely something for newbies like me. I haven't really played much with it, but have tried to create a couple music pieces, if you may call them that. Dont expect something awesome. I'm just posting it here to share it with you

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Okay... I know its been a really long time, again, since I last said "I'll be back!". So here I am, back with some stuff to show you guys. I promised to post pictures of the Diwali Sweets and Snacks etc. that my mom made while she was here with me. Well, here they are now, atleast in time for Christmas!! Haha!! :) Take a look! Peda Gulab Jamun Ras Malai Badushah Ashoka Halwa Okay then!!!

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Helloooooo... Well, seems like no one's reading my blog anymore! Haha!! Well, I'm back again, back with a bang! I was dumped with sooooo much work, I hardly had time to even remember it existed. Until now! I'll update you guys with what has been happening with me... My mom was here with me, for three months. My dad came here for a month, while my mom was here. Now both my parents are back at

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David Solnick, 59, a graduate student at Arizona State University, (yes, the school that I go to), shot himself while in the office of Mookesh Patel, a professor, around 11:40 am, in the College of Design South building at the Tempe campus. The police are investigating the matter. Click here to read more.

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Hello All, I wish each one of you and your family a very very happy and colorful Diwali! Well, I may be a bit late in wishing, but I sure hope you had great fun, sweets, snacks, poojas etc... I was busy celebrating mine by devouring the lip smacking sweets my mom made! :) I'll be posting pictures soon! Hehehe! In the meantime, I thought I'll post a video here, of Prez. Obama's Diwali wishes.

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Science of Scams: Brickbreaking Click here to watch the video on Youtube.

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Science of Scams: Ghost on Film Click here to watch the video on Youtube.

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Science of Scams: PSI Wheel Click here to watch the video on Youtube.

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Science of Scams: IntroductionClick here to watch the video on Youtube.

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(This was so exciting that I didnt want to allow it to rot in the drafts, and just had to publish it!)How many times have we come across videos that claim to show live footage of ghosts and spirits? And how many videos have we seen on Youtube that boast about telekinetic powers?!! Well, there are more weird videos out there, but did you know that there was a scientific principle behind all these

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Aaaarrrggghhh.. These past few weeks have been so stressful! :( I cant remember the last time I had a good laugh or slept peacefully, without having to think what I need to complete the next day. I just finished completing a major piece of work, and now, I'm feeling soooo relaxed... :) Wish it could last! So while taking this break, I thought, why not publish some of my drafts. But then, when I

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Hey Guys,Sorry to keep you waiting for the recipes for a long time. I've been really busy with stuff. :(Hardly found time to post entries! But that doesnt mean I have forgotten about my blog! Hopefully this weekend, I should have sometime. :)And guess what? My dad's here too now!! Having lots of fun with Mom and Dad!! Yay! :)Stay Tuned,XOXO,Purple Poise

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This post should have come out a few days earlier: August 23rd, 2009. But better late than never! July 23rd, 2009 was Vinayaka Chathurthi. I hope all of you had fun offering sweets and savories to Lord Ganesha to fill his belly, and also filled your bellies!!! Hope your prayers are answered soon. Belated Vinayaka Chathurthi wishes! Vinayaka Chathurthi, also known as Ganesha Chathurthi, is

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Here is the unabridged text of my interview with Navia Natarajan Menon, for Bharathanatyam and the Worldwide Web. An edited version of the interview was published at Carnatic Darbar. In this day and age, when a lot of students of dance are lost to the IT industry or some other demanding careers, there are a handful of them who realize what they’re truly meant to pursue, and take the brave step

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Amidst all my drafts, I just had to create a new post for this!I was just browsing through the net when I came upon this site:Sita Sings the Blues (http://www.sitasingstheblues.com)I sat and watched the animated movie this afternoon, and thought that I should definitely put it up on my blog!Sita Sings the Blues is a cute animated feature film, directed, produced, written and animated by Nina

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For some of them who don't know much about me, there is a Bharatnatyam dancer within me. But now, while doing my masters, that part of me is not too active. :(But thanks to a wonderful person, Sangeetha Akka, I am able to contribute at least something to the dance field! In the form of articles!Hmmm.. Maybe sometime soon I'll interview her and post it up here! :)Sangeetha Akka manages a blog "

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Hello Everybody!Its been a long time, I know. I have sooooo much to tell you guys!Firstly, I apologize for not being able to update my blog as often as I wished I could.I was quite held up with my work and thesis work as well. And to top it off, LoudTwitter, the service that used to ship my tweets to my blog, had problems with their server. So you couldn't really keep track of whats happening

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I know, its been a really really really long time! Well, I was pretty busy with work and stuff!!!I made Twitter updates as much as I could, but unfortunately, LoudTwitter had some server issues, so they couldn't ship the tweets to my blog! :(Anyway, I'm here now, to catch up with whats happening!A lot of things are happening, actually. I got a new iPod Touch, yeah, I already wrote about it! Then

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Guess what? I got a new iPod Touch! I know, its awesome! :) Yay me! Wanna know how?Well, its kind of a long story. Earlier, the Macbook I bought, I actually bought it with another good friend of mine; that time we were sharing the laptop, and I was primarily using the Macbook given to me in one of my workplaces, the New Media Innovation Lab at ASU. But then, I had to return that Macbook because

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Hey Everybody!!!I know its been quite a while since I posted an entry. Well, I've been pretty busy for sometime. But I've collected a few bits and pieces from the web that I would like to share with you guys. So very soon, I shall put them up. You wouldn't believe, but I have about 43 drafts, waiting to be properly written and published!Its been quite hectic for me. Working 40 hours per week, and

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Here's one more easy recipe. And its healthy, packed with proteins - the major ingredient for this is Moong Dal (the halved and yellow variety) or Mung Beans (dried, skin-removed and halved). You can make this dish any way you want, with any type of lentil. What I have here is probably the most simple form of it, ideal for students who don't really want to spend much time cooking!SERVING SIZE:

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Okay, I haven't been able to post all those entries I promised last time. But I shall do them now. I have about 20 entries in drafts, waiting to be completely written and published, so don't think that I've forgotten about my blog! :)Remember Popeye, the Sailor Man? He used to have spinach to get strength. Well, some people I know aren't quite fond of spinach. I'm not sure this recipe would be

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On Wednesday, May 13, 2009, President Barack Obama addressed the graduating students at our school, Arizona State University. And my, his speech was, to say the least, inspiring and motivating. You can view the entire transcript of his speech here. But in this post, I wish to talk about my experience on that day, and what parts of his speech touched me the most.A few of my friends are graduating

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Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there! Especially mine! I love you, mom!Well, you all must be wondering why I didn't post this entry yesterday, when it was Mother's Day, and instead I'm posting it today. I wanted to post the entry after collecting all my thoughts, feelings, and expressions that I experienced through out the day.A mother is very important in a person's life. From the

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Ah! Finally, I am done with most work; well, enough to allow me post entries on my blog. Yay! Guys, don't stop reading my blog! :( I have a lot of posts coming on the way. In the next one week, there is going to be a plethora of posts on my blog!!!There's going to be more recipes, some general musings, some more revelation of another side of me (its not what you think!), and many more to come...

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As a student here in the US, we end up having very stereo-typical bread sandwiches - Bread and Jam, Bread and Cheese Slice, Bread and Butter, Bread and Peanut Butter, Bread and Nutella (A favorite of mine!) etc. But if you've noticed, they all are either bland or sweet. How about giving it a spicy twist?!Yesterday, I made a bowl of Coriander Chutney. It turned out quite spicy, actually! And one

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I know its been quite a long since I posted an "actual" post. Its been just "Time Twitters" for quite some time! But it is one way you get to know what I've been doing all day! Well, at least some parts of my day! But I've come back to post quite a few posts! I think there will be an array of posts you would see on my blog in the next couple of days!For this post, I have a very interesting stuff

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The sun is scorching down your neck, literally burning your skin. The sunscreen you applied seems to be of no avail. Aargh...Imagine a coooool glass of lemonade...Plop! A few ice cubes in it... Imagine the cool liquid trickling through your throat, making its way down to your stomach... Aaah... Sounds like heaven, doesn't it?Well, I needn't imagine it now! I have 1.5 litres of lemon concentrate

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How many of you out there are Sims Fans? Well, I guess not many of the people I know too well even know about the game, but out there you have a large community that thrives on it! Once you start playing it, you just cant quit! OK, before you quit reading my blog, I'll give you a small introduction to the game.The Sims is a simulation game developed by EA Games, the creators of SimCity. You can

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After a long week, I'm back in Blogosphere!Just today morning, when I was checking my emails it occurred to me how indispensable "email" has become in our lives.Back in India, I used to check my email accounts sometime during the day after I've done all other stuff (housework/watching t.v./other mundane stuff), and then I would switch on my computer, and get some more stuff done (yeah, as usual,

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Imagine reading newspaper the Harry Potter Daily Prophet way - videos accompanying articles. Imagine looking at a person and being able to know all about the person - his or her interests, what they do etc. Imagine going to the Supermarket, and looking at a product, and knowing everything about it, including the carbon footprint value.Sounds like magic, huh?? Well... Its soon going to be a

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I am sure you all are aware of Orkut. The Orkut ritual goes like this:Step 1. Create an orkut account.Step 2. Hunt down your friends who are also in Orkut.Step 3. Send them invites.Step 4. Make Legal and Binding Karma Ratings Agreements - "You give me full Karma Ratings, and I give you full Karma Ratings"Step 5. Make Legal and Binding Fan Agreements - "I'll be your fan if you're my fan"And

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It is 5:30pm. There's a deadline to meet at 6. Half an hour left. Work worth 3 hours to be done. Aargh. If only I could make time travel slow, or travel back in time, so that I have those 3 hours to complete the work; but then, I would meet myself at this very same instant - 5:30pm, wanting to go back to that starting time of that alternate dimensional me... Yeah, I know, its confusing. But guess

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"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade."That is Spring for you in the words of Charles Dickens. Such simple words phrased with so much poise - Ah! Spring is indeed magical; purple!Poetry and literature try to capture the beauty of spring in words, but even the greatest of the great poets will agree

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Finally, an actual post that isn't a recipe! I guess you might be tired seeing just recipes! I have some good news and bad news to share with you guys.First, the bad news. My old laptop, a HP Tablet PC stopped working! :( It just wouldn't switch on! :(The good news:I bought a new laptop! And it isn't just some laptop, it is the new Macbook Aluminium!Since I started working with Macs, I've loved

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After looking at the simple recipes I've been posting, you must be thinking that I know nothing but simple recipes, that every Tom, Dick and Harry can make, right? Well, I'm going to prove you wrong by this recipe here.Shrikhand has always been my favorite dish, since I was a kid. My mom used to make it quite often, and I would never tire of it. It is a Gujarati dish, and is also a part of

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I'm sure you guys must be bored with the breakfast we have as students in the US. The same old boring cereals, oatmeal, bread and peanut butter, pancakes, waffles... Aargh! The same sweet taste! No salty or spicy flavor! :( Back in India, mom used to make idlis, dosas, upmas etc. I totally miss the Indian taste in breakfast. How about making something really simple, that still gives us an Indian

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On Monday, I was about to have my evening snack, when I thought, why not take snaps and post it up along with the recipes! I made Bread Upma and some strawberry milkshake! I know that's a really weird combination, but hey, its something to eat! And leading a student's life in US means, eat whatever you can! Hehe! I've updated the Pink Quickie recipe with snaps, so don't forget to check that out!

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The Fine Arts Association of Arizona and Sampradaya Dance of India ( a dance institute in Phoenix) came together with other sponsoring associations to present Krishna Bhakthi Mala, a thematic dance presentation by the group Shrishti - The Creation, on Saturday March 7th, 2009. The image below is the flyer for the presentation.Before I start reviewing the presentation, let me tell you guys, I am

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UPDATE: A friend of mine suggested putting up some photos for the recipes, so I've added the snaps!Okay, I know this is a really lame recipe to post, but its something to start with. And well, I've though of posting recipes as I make them, so it is more of a recipe-diary entry!The color pink has always been associated with good health; you might have heard the phrase "In the pink of health". I

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MMMmmmmmmmm....... Aahhhh.... Smack....That was me relishing a cup of strawberry milkshake! Aah... Strawberries!! What would I do if the world were without them? I'd go red! No pun intended!I didn't do much today, except go for work in the morning - hurriedly packing last night's left overs for lunch, and rushing to the Metro rail station to catch the train to my workplace at the Downtown Campus;

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Finally! I made it! So many of my friends asked me to start my journey in Blogosphere, and so here I am! There's a story behind how I started, though.It was a lazy Thursday afternoon. I had just had my lunch - Onion Uthappam with Tomato Chutney, yes, I made them myself, except that I used a ready-made batter for the Uthappam. I was sitting on my red papasan chair, comfortably settled, and

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