Operation Food

Before you judge the title of this post & think of nations-

And about their carefully planned & executed food operations,

Let me confide that the tale that I am about to narrate here-

Relates to children, whose eating-tantrums cause fear!

One evening, when the kids of different ages, shapes & sizes,

Decided that they would not eat dinner, there were surprises!

Despite the tasty fare & their moms at their coaxing best,

The not-willing-to-eat-behaviour of the kids was a tough test!

My Ayee

This post is a humble tribute to my Ayee, my maternal grandmother. Today is her first death anniversary. Miss you, Ayee. 

My Ayee, Shrimati Saraswati Padhy, was a force to reckon with. In  fact, she still is. Though she is no more, but she lives in our thoughts AND memories...

My Ayee- Shrimati Saraswati Padhy

Things that define her

My Ayee was not an ordinary woman. She was always larger-than-life AND very enterprising.

Tempted

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I always looked forward to visits to my Granny's place during my School's Summer-holidays. It was real fun as all my cousins also came and we had a gala time.

Granny's Story

Both my Granny & Grandma are responsible for shaping the story-teller in me as they told me many real-life stories about people they had personally interacted with.

One story of my Granny was about a woman who loved to eat 'Pakoras' (fried snacks) a lot and every evening, she would buy lots of Pakoras from the neighborhood shop.

Pakoras