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Books, Bollywood and Blogging – with credits to Chetan Bhagat

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 adminEntertainment

I love reading books – that’s no secret. I have many cupboards brimming with books. And that’s only because I had to dismantle my bookshelf in our childhood home when my parents moved out. For[…]

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The bigger; the better

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 adminEntertainment

Water bottle Coffee Mug Small container with coffee Notepad Pens Shawl Lotion Sunblock Wallet Headphones There’s more, but let me pause and ponder for a while. No, I’m not packing for a holiday. These are[…]

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Celebrating burfee: in proudly South African flavours

September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 adminEntertainment

In my books, it’s always been burfee. Be it prayers, weddings or festivals like the upcoming Diwali; they are incomplete without a bit of burfee to delight my tastebuds. And it helps that it always[…]

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Celebrating cinema with the Kings

July 21, 2019July 21, 2019 adminEntertainment

A slice of life. That phrase has stuck with me since my days as a drama student at high school. It gave credence to my long-held belief that if any production were to be considered[…]

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Phezulu: A Paradise

January 30, 2019February 1, 2019 adminEntertainment

Legend has it that Phezulu Safari Park in Botha’s Hill, overlooking the Valley of a 1000 Hills, was popular for school excursions. My mother seems to recall that I too went on excursion there. And[…]

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Inside the Village Table: Restaurant Review

January 3, 2019January 4, 2019 adminEntertainment

I have been wary of eating out this holiday season. With an influx of patrons, chances are that many things could go wrong. The horror stories, almost daily on social media, of poor and rude[…]

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Radio, check. Music, play…

December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 adminEntertainment

music – /ˈmjuːzɪk/ vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion. There’s something magical about hearing a song you love playing[…]

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Holiday Goals

July 29, 2018July 29, 2018 adminEntertainment

In life it’s not where you go, but who you travel with. That quote by Charles Schulz pretty much sums up my favourite childhood journeys. Whether it was a visit to the beach, a drive[…]

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Zanzibar is calling you! Win a trip

June 26, 2018February 4, 2019 adminEntertainment

Right now, my son is my antithesis. Here I am, struggling to juggle my many tasks and attempting to shorten my to-do list, while he is in stress-free holiday mode – a wide smile fixed[…]

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Setting the stage for male dance

June 15, 2018 adminEntertainment

When I heard the title of the upcoming Indian classical dance production, Purusham, the first thought that came to my mind was Maryada Purushottam – the name given to the Hindu deity Lord Ram. Simply[…]

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