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• The Gift of Friendship: Lola’s Visit!

  

  Next month will mark the second anniversary of my move to India! I’ve changed so much over the last two years, I’ve adapted to many parts of Indian life, but I... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Who is Allowed to Wear a Bindi?

  

  There has been a torrent of online attacks on non-Indian women who wear the bindi. As a non-Indian woman wearing a bindi with a colourful experience of online... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Sindoor: Empowering Or Oppressive?

  

  Recently I met a girl who stared at me for a while before asking, “why do you wear sindoor? For me it is mandatory, but why do you apply it when you don’t have... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Alfonso the Hero

  

  Something I have had to get use to now I live in India is sharing a house with these scary looking things… Yup, that is just chilling in my living room. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• My Unusual Necklace, My Mangalsutra

  

  During my visit to England, several people admired my very “unusual necklace”. This unusual necklace, which I guess does look pretty unusual compared to... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• The Reason I Decided to Quit Blogging & the Reasons I Changed My Mind!

  I’ve been blogging for a couple of years now and I have been lucky enough to attract a lovely group of readers! Unfortunately, it’s a sad fact that anyone who... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Lavender Bags

  There’s a huge lavender bush in my grandparents garden, it must be decades old now. Lavender has a gorgeous scent which is known for calming the mind. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Can a Western Woman Have a Career in India? Agony Bhabhi

  Dear Agony Bhabhi, I have been in a long distance relationship for many years and I’ve just completed my bachelor degree.  I want to live with my love... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Agony Bhabhi: Can a Western Woman Have a Career in India?

  Dear Agony Bhabhi, I have been in a long distance relationship for many years and I’ve just completed my bachelor degree.  I want to live with my love... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• How I Learnt to Make Perfect Roti

  I’ve always been rubbish at making roti, I tried and failed so many times, I gave up. They were either overcooked or undercooked and never round. Not even... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Adjust Or Adapt? Becoming a Member of an Indian Family

  I want to look at two words, two words with similarities and differences, adjust and adapt. Let’s start with the obvious, they both begin with A and end with... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Agony Bhabhi

  As my blog gains readers (thank you so much!) I have to admit that I find myself spending much more time answering your personal questions and giving advice tha... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Creative Vs. Critic

  

  I came across this quote today about being an artist and I had to write about it immediately… Picture credit: Pinterest This is the perpetual dilemma I face as ... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Eleven Little Goddesses

  

  We held the sweetest little celebration a couple of months back, the cutest Hindu festival I’ve ever been involved with. The whole day was beautiful. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Dear Friends and Readers…

  

  Hello!! I know, it’s been a while! A couple of days ago I published a message on my Facebook page regarding my disappearance, today I realised that not all of... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• India’s Heat Wave

  

  Britain starts screaming ‘heat wave’ as soon as the temperature rises over twenty-five degrees celsius. If the sun decides to grace Britain with its presence,... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Harry Potter and the Foreigner Didi

  

  It’s the school summer holidays in India, it’s too hot for the school bus and too hot for algebra. There are two little boys that live next door to my... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Women In Need

  

  On one of my afternoon walks, when I was very new to India, I saw a woman I will never forget. She walked towards me, head shaved, feet bare, lips cracked,... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• The Missing Dhokla

  

  Dhokla is my favourite Indian snack, well, now that pani puri is off the menu. At least four nights a week, my husband buys a small box of dhokla from Haldiram’... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• I Can’t Hear You, I Can Only Hear Onions!

  Nagpur is hot and exhausting, so exhausting and hot that yesterday, after a busy week, I couldn’t keep my eyes open whilst eating lunch! What could be the... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT