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Hyderabad and the emotional Biriyani

Finding joy in the simplest things which life offers. During my last vacation in India, in November 2015, I visited the most incredible city, ‘The City of Pearls’ which is better known as Hyderabad. I have visited this city several times, but never really had the opportunity to experience all its sights. The only place I had visited until then was the beautiful Salarjung museum, India’s 3 rd largest museum. It has one of the biggest collections of antiques from across the globe. This time however, I was determined to immerse myself in the cultural haven that Hyderabad is. My first stop was the wonderful heritage site that is the iconic ‘Charminar’. ‘Charminar’ translates to “Four Towers” and was built in the year 1591 CE. A landmark in Hyderabad, it is a monument and mosque and was built by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shahi to celebrate the end of the deadly plague that was rampant at the time. It was a bright and beautiful Sunday morning in early November. I woke up much earlier tha
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A corporate professional, a wanna-be entrepreneur - in search of her passion, with a desire to unleash and unfold the magic within this Universe to which we credit our beautiful existence. A Spiritualist who is on the path to ‘Self-Realization’, seeking the meaning of True, Pure Love. An Empowered, Independent Woman, wishing to empower her fellow women to help them on their path. An amateur cook who loves dabble in the culinary arts, with a belief that food is the doorway through the stomach to anyone’s heart.

A Fashionishta who once dreamed of walking a Paris Fashion show but now dreams of doing so with traditional artisans and their designs – helping the world rediscover lost art. A passionate traveler and amateur photographer who loves to tread roads less traveled and wishes to reveal secrets of lands lost in time. A lead actress and dancer par excellence in Krsna Lilas (Plays). Join me as I seek the deeper meaning in life through food - for the stomach, for the mind, for the heart, and for the soul. Lover of the Love.


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