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Holi Special: Best Recipes and Childhood Memories by Celebrity Chefs!
Rang, bhang, thumkas and pet-pooja, this sums up the entire urban Holi scenes. It’s that time of the year when the whole country turns vibrant and colorful. Nikita Chawla & Purva Bhatia connected with few of India’s most celebrated chefs asking them their fondest Holi memories and favorite recipes. A beautiful way to mark the end of winter and the beginning of spring, Holi is celebrated amongst enthusiasts with great zeal, zest, and passion. The festival brings people of all ages and social groups together as a unified community celebrating the festival of goodness with great candor and love. The legend backs various mythological stories for the whys and wherefores to…
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Travel Guide: Best Places to Visit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh’s biggest commercial powerhouse, Indore is known as the heart of the state. However, the city remains more of a gateway to the more popular sites in the state such as Ujjain, Omkareshwar, and Maheshwar than a destination in itself. My mother, a Hindi travel writer, visited the city sometime ago and was lured by the charm of the city. (You can read her article in Hindi about her trip to Indore here) Of course, being most densely populated city in the state it struggles with problems such as cleanliness and traffic, but the city in itself has quite a few places to see and explore. Take a look:…
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Our Story: How we decided to call it Blue Sky Dreamers…
We get this question very often. In fact, almost everyone who meets us wants to know how we came up with such a unique name for our website. My wife, Purva, wasn’t keen on divulging the details earlier. But recently she had a change of heart and agreed that we should share the story behind our name. We felt our followers were like our extended family and deserved to know the secret behind our name. It all began when I met my wife for the very first time. We had met through a common friend who was playing cupid from Sydney! Both of us agreed to meet intending to keep…
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Top Reasons To Choose Alila Diwa Goa For a Vacation With Your Kids
Our last holiday in Goa was a carefree one. From planning and packing to exploring restaurants in Goa, we didn’t worry much about any detail. But things were going to be veritably different this time. With a toddler in tow, the change came in right from the time we started thinking about a vacation. From planning the logistics to choosing the destination required meticulous planning. Learning to our friends’ experiences of travelling with their young ones, we were pragmatic enough to know that all plans of sightseeing and food exploration will have to be according to the baby’s schedule. So, keeping sightseeing out of the plan, we chose Goa for…
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Travel Guide: Essential Tips to Plan a Great Trip to Australia
We made you meet this wonderful couple — Parinita and Aakash — in an earlier blog post where they spoke about ‘Buddymoon’ to Europe This time the travel lovers went for a holiday Down Under. Parinita Samanta shares with us some very useful tips to plan a trip to Australia. BSD: Tell us about how you planned this trip and where all did you go in Australia One thing that we have become accustomed to now is planning the entire trip ourselves — right from booking the tickets and the visa to day excursions. One of the two primary reasons being it provides tremendous financial gains in terms of limiting…
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Take Care of Your Skin on the go with Satliva Beauty Products
Taking care of one’s skin and hair is troublesome when you are always on the go. Plus, if you want to travel light, extra beauty products are the first items to go out of the bag (at least for me). So, I either look for travel size products or the multipurpose ones. I recently came across Satliva, an organic brand, that is a perfect fit. Here’s a detailed review of the products I have been using: Satliva Hemp with Moringa Face and Body Oil Now, summer doesn’t seem to be the best time to experiment with face oils. In fact, I wouldn’t want to put oil at all on my…
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Shopping Guide: Top Things To Buy From Varanasi
Some go to Varanasi for spiritual enlightenment, some for salvation of their sins. Some are allured by its picturesque charm while others seek a good culinary experience. Whatever your reason may be, there’s a lot to bring back home to cherish the memories of the streets of Benaras. Nayonika Mandal shares her list of things to buy from Varanasi. Something Sweet: The dark brown rustic coloured famous Benarasi Peda is nothing like the one found in Delhi. Not too sweet, it’s perfect for even those who do not have a sweet tooth! One more uncommon feature is the use of rose water which is used to enhance the taste and give…
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OMG! This is the best sugarcane juice we’ve had!
What’s the first image that comes to your mind when you think of sugarcane juice? Roadside carts? And perhaps you think of the unhygienic environment in which it is usually produced. It’s a well-known fact that if prepared in unhygienic conditions, sugarcane juice might lead to Chagas disease or diarrhea as it is the best breeding ground for microorganisms. Also, it’s short shelf life is a deterrent from keeping it at home. Now, what if we told you that you can now enjoy the juice in the comfort of your home, being sure about the hygiene? Oh My Ganna (OMG!) is a newly launched bottled sugarcane juice brand offering the taste…
