Coffee has come a long way since my childhood, when the beans would be roasted, put in a grinder and brewed to perfection. Today, we hear of instant noodles, instant sex (without love) and instant coffee. Like everything else in life, coffee has become complicated. Today, you do not ask just for a coffee. It…
Magazines these days are filled with articles like ‘Ten short-cuts to happiness’. In Britain, newspapers are asking whether their nation is suffering from a ‘happiness-crisis’ quoting surveys to suggest that most Britons are grumpy, dissatisfied, depressed and unhappy. Several great philosophers since Aristotle have been searching for the secret of true happiness. Today, it’s simply…
For a nation immune to scams, violence, bandhs, rapes, poverty and lawlessness, mangoes are God sent, literally and figuratively. They bring a bit of joy in our lives and make the entire country united in their love for this ‘King of fruits’. Even without a royal robe or a crown on its head, this juicy,…