Recliner Reminiscences

I feel sad—or perhaps you could say bad—for not having been born with a ‘kavacham’ like Karna. However, I was undoubtedly born with two...

My wife has been upset for quite some time that we have not visited our Family Deity this year. She believes we should visit at least...

In our culture, great importance is placed on visiting and praying at the Family Deity’s Temple at least once a year, especially after...

If this is not enough, we have others too. Again, many of these are not meant for daily consumption. We have the rice, sambar, rasam,...

And think of the South Indian Snacks and Savories. The traditional ones still rule. The rice flour dominating Murukku, kai murukku—made...

Yes, ‘Manoharam’—of rice flour, urad dal, and jaggery. You may find it difficult to break this ball with your teeth, but having done so,...

The South Indian delicacies. Wow. Never harsh on the stomach unless you overeat. You may say this applies to anything you eat. So true....

If you need tasty food outside of your house, ask my father. That was the rule those days. He would say where you could get what. "Best...

My father was a gourmet. A real connoisseur of food. Perhaps God had given him a special tongue. It is difficult to say whether there was...

Use it with soap, just water, or even dry. It seemed comfortable. But it was hard to smoothen the chin. However much you try, the chin...

There would be a brush with bristles determined to hurt and scratch you. A circular soap box in which, after dipping the bristled brush...

The dashboard of the Tesla car itself was so different—a screen with all controls on it. Doors that would open automatically when you go...

And one of the fascinating and adventurous cars was acquired by my elder son after returning from India. We saw it during our visit in...

Now my second son also became interested in cars. So, in a passionate move, he bought a BMW—I don’t know the model. It was second-hand,...

Way back in the eighties, I think my elder brother bought a Toyota car. Corolla maybe. And my sons here in India were excited. I had...

Though slightly varied models might have been introduced by Fiat, Ambassador, and Standard, nothing much happened for quite some time....

The very first car I had the pleasure of sitting in and moving was a Landmaster, a forefather of Ambassador, I think. The doors used to...

Getting up fairly early in the morning so that we could bathe, have our breakfast, and go to the hall in time, we felt fairly fresh....

It was difficult. I kept sweating and wiping. One of my nephews, who is known to take good care of elders, kept giving me water and...

Unlike the room in Kanchipuram, this hotel was quite spacious, and navigation was easier, at least from my perspective. Though for...