Surviving the Delhi Book Fair!

"Hey! I have hoarding problems, nice to meet you!"

Happy New Year guys! *make some noise or not*
It's a little late, but not /too/ late, I hope?

How have you been lately? I've been cooking and travelling and relaxing for the most part of my vacations; and now I'm back to blogging for good. I've missed y'all a ton!

The Delhi Book Fair happened a couple of days ago, so I thought I'll give it a shot and check it out. I'm more of a Daryaganj Sunday Market person, so I thought I'll go for a 'quick' survey which for most part wasn't quick at all. tell you more about how I survived the fair without having a total burnout. Also I'm so smart for not taking notes of my favourite stalls, I'll a moment here to mock myself for it.

Anyway, sounds nice innit? Keep reading because these tips are 24k gold, I kid you not!

Here are some of my tips:
01. Get a sturdy bag or a backpack which won't hurt your back. I didn't (I carried a jhola) and now my shoulder, neck and back hurt a little.

Raspberry Soda, Kebabs & Custard: A Vegetarian’s Guide to Parsi Food

Are you a vegetarian? Do you ever feel left out because you’re made to sit in the so-called ‘Vegetarian’ corner of the table? Have you ever thought about what Parsi food tastes like but you never bothered because it is predominantly non-vegetarian? Oh well, you’re in the right place then. Gone are the days when, as a fellow Vegetarian, I would empathize with you.

First Things First

To help change bad eating habits/ due to ethical reasons/ living the saatvik lifestyle/ for the sake of ‘trying something different’, a lot of people have turned heads towards vegetarian and vegan diets.

For me, the most difficult was Parsi food. Although the cooking style is very accommodating and the same dish can be made using something vegetarian, it can be difficult to find restaurants serving much in the vegetarian section of the menu. Don’cha worry, I’ll help you guide through the Rustom’s Parsi Bhonu menu in a jiffy.

Udaipur in Five: What Not To Miss!

Rajasthan is one of my favourite states in India, it never fails to mesmerize me with its beautiful people, the grandeur in its architecture and the oh-so-delicious food. The city of lakes, Udaipur has by far been my favourite city there (I am looking at you, Puskhar and Bundi, don't disappoint me) is an absolute beauty! I am a history nerd to the core and Udaipur fed into my bloodstream making my experience very enriching indeed. Anyway, here are my top 5 places within the city which you just shouldn't miss out on when you visit the city.

1. City Palace

The most crowded of the bunch, the City Palace is the one stop nobody should miss out on. Best visited with a guide, the palace beautifully narrates the story of the city and the Sisodiya Dynasty of Mewar. About 1/3rd of the palace is open to the public and has a beautifully curated collection of items, while the rest acts as a private residence of Arvind Singh Mewar, successor to the throne of the erstwhile kingdom of Mewar. The palace has beautifully preserved murals and boasts of the prosperous kingdom that once was.

#BookTalk - Travels With Herdotus

THIS IS NOT A BOOK REVIEW.

There was this one time in college, when our first class in the morning got cancelled and all of us were asked to gather around in one of the studios for this presentation that a faculty of mine had to show us. I was glad and interested (because I was very late and could've possibly missed my class, and because I find presentations and seminars interesting, respectively). The presentation was about Travel, and I've always had the keeda (bug). I grabbed a piece of paper and a pencil and made quick notes for each and every word spoken during that period. I have this habit, you see. This happened about a year ago, or maybe two - I don't really remember.

A few weeks ago, I came across that very piece of paper with a few words scribbled here and there, a few random doodles and some quotes. Also with them was beautifully doodled 'Herodotus' and 'Travels With Herodotus - Rsyzard Kapuscinski' written besides it.

Ti/t

Airplanes are annoying, my skin starts to break. It's dry and sitting in the same darn seat or more than half an hour tires me and makes me cranky. The minute I hop on a flight, I anticipate getting off it as soon as possible. I hate it. I think of random things since I hate fiddling with my phone or working on my laptop. I don't like reading a book while on a plane cuz it makes me dizzy. I don't watch much movies, neither do I watch sitcoms and I'm coming about as a very weird person, I know. #SorryNotSorry

Just a random thought, I don't know why:

You know, when in an airplane during the descent under turbulent weather, the pilot has to tilt the plane and you're towards the side which tilts up? You expect to see the land, but instead you get to see the clouds and then that anticipation of looking at the land kills you, the plane tilts back. In a split of a second, all that you know, all that you've ever seen becomes miraculously beautiful.

Part perspective, part psychology - our minds are complicated things.

It's so vague, and I was trying to be introspective. We tend to take so many things for granted.

I hate flying, as much as I love airports.

I still take the window seat, I love window seats.

You feel me bruh?