My Lockdown Bhindi Recipe

01. Wash hands

02. Wash bhindi

03. Cut bhindi

04. Wash onions

05. Chop onions

06. Wash tamatar

07. Chop tamatar

08. Put oil on pan

09. Turn gas on low

10. Add jeera

11. Add onions, let them turn brown

12. Add tamatar

13. Add namak, mirchi, dhaniya, haldi powders

14. Sauté

15. Add bhindi and mix well

16. On low gas, let it cook

17. Cover the pan for a few mins

18. Open after some time and check if it is cooked

19. Smell it

20. Adore it

21. Click pictures

22. Send a pic to Maa
23. Upload it on Instagram

24. Turn off the gas

25. Serve with garam rotis
26. Drop me a Thank You

10 Things That Make Me Really Happy

Life is all about nikki nikki khushiyaan, so, here are some small things that make me really happy (in no particular order):

01. Getting perfect creases on a shirt

02. Favourite home-cooked food / Cooking in general

03. Overtaking other vehicles while cycling

04. Learning to play my favourite songs on Ukulele

05. Formatting my Phone and PC

06. Being there for people and helping them

07. When people laugh at my jokes

08. Racing elevators and escalators

09. Office desk filled with all kinds of stationery items

10. Practising MMA

Street Stories #1

January 14, 2019

On my trip to the grocery store today I met two school kids roaming around with their bag-packs. Now, 11:30 am is an irregular time for a 10-year-old kid to go to the park.

“They should be at school, what are they doing here?” I thought to myself. “Should I be bothered? Should I stop them?”


I really wanted to send them back to school. Bunking, however fun and exciting it may feel, is an addiction. Bunking is not cool.

I followed them to the park. They were not doing anything fishy, just riding the slides and playing catch-catch with a ball. Just two kids trying to enjoy the pleasant afternoon.

I decided to do something, “The least I can do is make them feel bad about it so they think twice before doing it again.”

“Aaj tum dono school kyun nahi gaye” (Why the two of you are not in school right now?), I said sternly.

They replied, “Jao apna kaam karo uncle”. (Mind your own business, Uncle)


I went ahead to buy my Coffee.