Comfort Khana
There is a quaint place I stumbled upon and thought I made a big discovery! But apparently, people are well-aware of the little eatery ‘Sharmaji’ in Hung Hom. The reason I write about it because almost everything here took me by surprise – location, food, service and guests! Quietly tucked in the corner of a Hung Hom lane, Sharmaji Indian Veggie Restaurant is easily...
Pitch Update
So after five weeks of intense competition, the four semi-finalists have been identified - Australia, India, England and New Zealand. What remains to be determined is the semi-final pairing. There are two possible scenarios that can play out depending the outcome of the Australia- South Africa game on Saturday. If Australia win that game, as is widely expected, they will be...
‘Sapiens: A brief history of humankind’ by Yuval Noah Harari
Originally published in Hebrew in 2011, the English translation of Sapiens came out in 2014 and was translated into 45 languages by June 2017. Bill Gates ranks it among his favourite books. The Guardian listed it among the ‘10 best brainy books of the decade’. Among other fans of the book are Barack Obama, Mark Zuckerberg and Chris Evans. Yuval Noah Harari, a...
Cricket is Climaxing
So, we are down to the business end of the group stage - this is where the battle for semi- final places nears its climax. For a change, the last week witnessed some fascinating games and unexpected results, building up the excitement Firstly, what can we say about England? They seem to be disintegrating when it matters the most. Their...
Home Herb Garden
Hong Kong may be small in terms of house size but the ingenious ones, like Meenakshi Gupta, manage to find space and resources to indulge in hobbies they are passionate about. She shares how easy it is to grow and care for an herb garden in your home Some of us are lucky to have balconies to make a little...
Who makes it to the Semi Finals?
Now that Twitteratis have had enough of the infamous yawn and India's victory over Pakistan, let's talk numbers again. With the group stage having reached beyond the halfway point, this is a good time to assess the semi-final prospects of the teams that are still in contention We can rule out Afghanistan and South Africa- they have no mathematical chance...
Modesty in Modernity
The beauty of diversity, especially in our city, is that it allows us to experience life with refreshingly new perspective from time to time. Brinda Khandwala had the unique opportunity to interact with three amazing women who choose to wear their faith in their fashion I met with the ‘hijab brigade’, as I like to call them, over coffee and...
Dad-less Daughter
Tomorrow is Father’s Day and I write this to explore what am I able to feel for this day. I wonder what’s more painful, not having a father or having one and not having any relation with him. June 21, 1986, my mother died in childbirth, leaving behind the tiny me in the wrinkled hands of her mother, my nani. She waited days, and then...
World Cup Washout
Last week saw the weather play spoil sport with four matches washed out by rains - the maximum number of washouts so far in a World Cup and we are not even halfway through the games of the group stage yet. The tournament organizers have come in for a lot of stick from fans for not making provisions for a reserve day. Reserve days...
World Cup Wisdom
Once again, cricket expert Aravind Mahadevan gives an update on what’s going on with the World Cup and analysis on where it may be heading… After a somewhat tepid start with a few one lopsided games, the World Cup heated up with Bangladesh producing the first upset result by toppling South Africa. This was followed by Pakistan stunning England, which...