It was April, the time of the year when most
Indian states begin their own regional years. Tamil New Year fell on a Monday
ensuing a long weekend for us. Chennai was getting hotter by day. Naturally, we
were looking for a cool hilltop getaway. Our search ended at Kodaikanal, a 2000
feet hill station around 550 Km away from Chennai. We booked a 3-day package
with Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation or TTDC. I earlier vacationed
with other state tourism corporations like APTDC (Andhra Pradesh), OTDC (Orissa),
WBTDC (West Bengal) etc. My experience with them was satisfactory. Hence, we
hoped that TTDC wouldn't disappoint us either.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Sunday, February 02, 2014
Soan Papdi
While having Haldiram’s orange-flavored Soan Papdi today I
remembered how much I liked this sweet in my childhood. My grandmother used to
buy a packet for me whenever she returned home after visiting a relative. Soan Papdi vendors with red & white paper
boxes stacked on a tray are common sights in any mofussil bus terminus in Bengal. These boxes used to be priced at
two or three rupees; not sure how much they cost now. They were not of good
quality. But does a child care for quality? I remember my father once bought me
a packet from a big sweet shop, supposedly of better quality. What was the
occasion? May be after half-yearly or annual school exam. In those days our
cravings had to wait for appropriate occasions. My grandmother expired few years
back. Some fond memories, however, occasionally come back and I cherish those.
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