Jan
14
2008
Happy Sankranti to all my readers! Sankranti (aka Makar Sankranti) is celebrated as Pongal, Lohri etc. in various regions of India. In our parts we usually celebrate it as a 3 day festival. My mom observes the Margazhi vratham and the last day of Margazhi is Goda Kalyanam. Bommala Kolvuu, rangavalli or Muggulu(Kolam), winter harvest, haridasu, basavanna (with the decked up ox), [...]
Jan
04
2008
Yes, yes and yes !!! We did it !! We won the Orange Bowl. We beat the Hokies. Hokies played good, but KU played the best!!! We won a BCS Bowl game !!! We – KU won the Orange Bowl. This has been a phenomenal season for the KU Football program. And coach Mangino rocks [...]
Jan
02
2008
Hope you all had a fun-filled holiday. This is soo not the post I want to kick-off 2008 with, but I can’t take it anymore. We have been playing the movie “Ratatouille” a little too much in our household these days. Yes, I love the french rat Remy and his culinary prowess in the movie. [...]