My journey towards an Eco-friendly lifestyle Recently we were interviewed by “The New Indian Express” newspaper about reducing our waste and going for a zero-waste lifestyle. You can read the newspaper clipping here http://epaper.newindianexpress.com/1681006/The-New-Indian-Express-Chennai/02062018#page/24 A dear friend suggested that I write a blog post on how we are trying to
Just like Surf Excel’s tagline “Daag acche hain”, I would love for a campaign to start on “Sabzi Me Keede Acche Hain” and hope it becomes a national movement, because it’s so crucial for our well-being, for our kid’s well-being and for of course, everyone’s well-being…. I know how it
All the new age advancements and information overload can’t hold a candle to our ancient wisdom. And no, this is not a religious post. Sample this – All temples in India typically have a Kalasam (or Kalash) at the top of temple towers. (Wait, is this a religious post? No,
I have always wondered about why people are not quite willingly accepting the organic way of life knowing pretty well what’s there in the food we buy nowadays…And then it occurred to me that anything which is home grown/ homemade/ handmade/ handcrafted…is always expensive. And the cheaper counterparts are readily
In the past few years I had started questioning a lot of things; things I believed without a doubt and took the reasoning and explanations as they were presented to me. One such thing is my understanding of Green Revolution. As a biology teacher I have been teaching agriculture, natural
I have been ordering my cakes from a friend who lives in my apartment complex. As she had been there in the baking industry she recalled some horrifying things that go on in the name of making pretty looking cakes. For one, it seems the hygiene is totally of questionable
Like I mentioned sometime earlier, once you start listening to yourself and make room for your passion, the universe conspires to make things happen in your favour. So in line with that I recently came across a workshop on Permaculture very close to home. My husband and I decided it
“When you want something, the whole universe conspires to make it happen” – Paulo Coelho I am super excited today, you know why? ; Because something has made me believe in the above mentioned quote. Whether you call it Law of attraction or any other philosophical funda, all I have
“If you don’t make the time to work on creating the life you want, you’re eventually going to be forced to spend a lot of time dealing with a life you don’t want.” – Kevin Ngo Homesteading is a way to live the life I want, right now. I don’t
It was a usual lazy Sunday morning; my husband and I have an almost set Sunday morning routine. We get up just a bit later than usual, but not too late, and my husband heads towards the main door to pick up the newspaper and I walk into the kitchen
