Yesterday, a Mrs. Roy contacted me. She told me, “We used to live in a posh area. Suddenly, our business failed and we had to shift to a less expensive area. Here there is a lot of taunting, gossiping and back-biting. Any time and every time people from the building ...

In India, especially in the North, during Diwali, people clean the entire house. Middle class families cannot afford to outsource the cleaning service. All women are not as lucky as some, where male members of the family help them out. Diwali cleaning becomes an extra burden with the daily chores. ...

Leftover rice can be made into payasam. Roast all the leftover rice in ghee and place it aside. In a preheated kadhai, pour some ghee with a fistful of cashew nuts, a fistful of dried grapes and a fistful of charoli. Roast well and keep this also aside. Roast grated ...