16th Century Classic Recipe: Mutton Rogan Josh

History of Kashmiri cuisine (culinary wonders of the Indian state, Jammu and Kashmir) dates back to as old as 300 B.C. when stories of Buddhism and King Ashoka dominated the time. But the best impacts have been recorded when Kashmiri Pandits became prominent in the society during Emperor Akbar‘s rule (circa 1587 A.D.). During this […]

Sketches of Hope

I was sitting in one of the corner shelves of the shop, dreading my pick up anytime as long as the shop remained open! Usually I have known more like me to end up terribly pierced with pointed things, eaten alive to find out the taste, bitten off into halves of halves and be victims […]

Fighter

I knew your heart was tired, I knew you wanted it all to go away, I could see it in your eyes, I could feel it in all you’d say… But you’re like fire; You are a fighter deep within; You’re like the Phoenix, I knew you just need to begin… I opened all the […]

Philomène

I have no idea how my parents decided on this name for me. I have never had anything to do with Greece and neither did my parents! But I’m going to visit someday soon! My name suggests I am a lover of the moon and ultimately it is quite true. I love the moon. I […]

YOU

In your mind, you may race, Race against the face of the Dark… Race against the voice of Fear… Race towards the lights of Lark… In your dreams, you may see, See that darkness still has stars… See that all is not to give up…. See that there are balms for scars… In your whim […]

May be…

May be nothing will influence or change the feelings, May be nothing will go amiss, May be all that will change will change for the best, Life will be an even better bliss… May be the sun will rise behind a little cloud for some time, May be rains will fall with crushing thunder, May […]

Quotes by Adara – 1

01.01.15 – It feels great to begin… Hope it will feel equally great when it ends… 02.01.15 – Whether you hold another hand or a paw in compassion, make sure you don’t let go thinking of it as a quick whim. Compassion comes with responsibility and if you give in, live upto the hope your […]

THE PHOTOGRAPHER…

A story about a woman… A photographer by profession… and how she finds one of the greatest joys of her life!

Sleep….

When the day begins and you open your eyes, Sleep melts into consciousness… You start walking again on your walk of life Until you find sleep, waiting for you, To soothe your mind… To help you find… What’s there, hidden deep… In the subconsciousness, Where secrets creep… In the dreamy world, Where thoughts reap… And you […]

The World…

The frescoes show horizons bright, Where it’s adorned with the Holy light, Frenzies talk of the built and the destroyed, And reason with all null and void, The light that leads hides behind a cloud, The nightingales sing with the vultures aloud, The same old sun and the same old moon, Takes turns to bring […]