by Priyanka | Feb 21, 2024 | Vegetarian Food, West India
The advent of winter season leads to interesting flurries in the food scene of Gujarat. In this blog, I am sharing with you the change in the Gujarati kitchens when the winter vegetables like Tuver & Papdi arrive. What kind of dishes are made… so you can...
by Priyanka | Feb 6, 2024 | Driving, India, Women Solo Travel
Until a few days earlier, I thought NH 48 was the obvious choice for this journey from Chikkaballapur on outskirts of Bengaluru to Adalaj on outskirts of Ahmedabad. However, surprisingly Google maps suggested the NH 52 route at that time (though now when I checked to...
by Priyanka | Jan 31, 2024 | India, Temples, West India
Recently, I did a road trip from Chikkaballapur to Ahmedabad during which I visited the Bhavani temple in the small town of Tuljapur of Maharashtra. This blog post is all about its story, history, Shivaji connection and details if you want to get a good darshan! Tulja...
by Priyanka | Jan 22, 2024 | Driving, South India
Tiruvannamalai & Chennai are pleasantly warm in winters. I say “pleasantly” because I was freezing in Chikkaballapur & Ahmedabad earlier! 😊 I enjoyed my two-week holidays in this region in mid-January. As it happened a day before Pongal...
by Priyanka | Jan 15, 2024 | In Spirituality, India
Makar Sankranti holds immense cultural and religious significance in India. I would peg it as one of the major festivals in India even though it is not marked as a government bank holiday. I believe the understanding and categorization of festivals by the Indian...