A Journey...called LIFE....

Remember this ad which all of us might have seen on Doordarshan, where in the writer wanted to convey the concept of being united the concept of ‘Anekta Main Ekta’ (Unity in Diversity). Do we really need it in 21 st century, the so called IT world? Or are we educated enough now and don’t need such ideals any more? Well, while thinking on this topic, I am propelled to see that ad again on you tube and I certainly after watching it realize that this ad still holds very true in today’s world too. We are as a country only 62 years old and the constant hampering of such advertisement is imperative to let people know that we are one - Indian. You might have read about what Chinese think tank have indulged in and what are their future plans to divert us from growing as a super power – I certainly don’t want to go in the details of that topic since this would not be the good forum for that to discuss but the bottom line is if we are least prepared then yes the day is not far where in we mig...

Still remember those days when we used to go in hotel Maharashtra for lunch/dinner with all our friends to celebrate any auspicious day away from home in Pune. Yes, you guessed it right I am talking about the same hotel which is on JM road ( Jangli Maharaj Road ) “Hotel Maharashta”. However, I believe gone are those days where in people would want to go to such hotels for the scary reason of so called ‘Swine Flue’ which is really spreading in the city like fire.. So, for all my Khavayye friends out there in pune this blog is for all of you and today’s recipe is “Baigen Bharta” one of the delicious dish in Maharashtrian Thai. Let me tell you I started preparing it just few weeks before and "I believe" I got the mastery in that. You will come to know that soon. Let us talk about the Ingredients first 2 medium Baigan (eggplant) 1/2 cup Cooked Green Peas 1 Finely chopped Onion 1 Finely chopped Tomato 3 Finely chopped green Chilli 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powde...

दूर अमेरिकेतली छोटी छोटी टुमदार अप - टाऊन्स . त्यात निसर्गाच्या सानिध्यात वसलेले रुबाबदार इमले ... पुढे मागे नीट सजवलेले गवताचे ' हिरवे हिरवे गार गलिचे , हरित तृणांच्या मखमालीचे ...' अशी लॉन्स आणि त्यावर ऊबदार उन्हाची मजा स्वच्छंदपणे लुटणाऱ्या फुलराण्या ! पण त्यांचा वर्ण गोरा नाही . या तर गव्हाळ वर्णाच्या भारतीय बनावटीच्या फुलराण्या ! अमेरिकेच्या गोऱ्या जंगलात ही गव्हाळ फुले वेगळी आणि टवटवीत दिसतात . पूर्वेकडील बोस्टनपासून निघालात की , न्यूयॉर्क , न्यूजर्सी , फिलाडेल्फिया , शिकागो , ह्युस्टन , डॅलस असा पश्चिमेकडील प्रवास करीत थेट कॅलिफोर्नियाच्या लॉस एंजिलीस आणि सॅन फ्रँसिस्कोपर्यंत पोहोचलात तरी आशियाई , विशेषतः भारतीय वंशाची कुटुंबे दिसतच राहतात . त्यातही विशेष उठून दिसतात ती मराठी आडनावे . गोखले , नेने , जोशी , दामले , कर्णिक , प्रधान , यांच्याबरोबरच भोसले , चव्हाण , पवार अशा खास म - हाटी नावांच्या पाटया असलेले बंगले पाहून मनोमन धन्य व्हायला होते . पश्चिमेला सॅन होजे सारख्या कम्प्युटरच्या नगरीत तर संध्याकाळी रस्त्याने चाललात , तर कडेला नवदाम्पत्य मराठीत गुजगोष्टी करताना दिसे...