Illadha Vanas
The everyday food of Amma’s Bejai kitchen and the women who passed its flavours down to me.
Chavadi Chronicles
School holidays in Bejai, stories from the chavadi, and the food that taught me hospitality could feel like a hug.
Mai’s home in Kulshekar
I never really knew this house. I have seen it only once, from the outside. And yet, through my husband Nishal and Mai’s stories and …
The Mangalore I Remember: Little Places, Lasting Memories
A bonda stop on the way home, Johnny’s sannas and Joy soda, Sunday bread at Amma’s and parcels from Mama Mia: little places in the Mangalore I remember.
Kukku Da Mara
There was a beautiful home near my grandparents’ house, right at the entrance of Pais Gardens. It was a mansion of sorts with the most …
Amma na Kai
‘Amma na Kai’ is ‘Mother’s hands’ in Tulu. In Mangalore, it is probably the highest praise for cooking, meant to compare someone’s food to your …
Mallapapa and Amma’s home
Photographs are these treasures that bring us memories of the days gone by. When I started having photographic memories of my maternal grandparent’s home, it …