tamil nadu – LIFE OF US

Chakkarai valli curry: batatas in Tamil Nadu

March 23, 2018April 5, 2018 Maya

Chakkarai valli means sweet potato and is so unspeakably tasty that it’s difficult to compose with it a dish that you will not like. It cooks very quickly, basically 10 minutes. It tastes great fried as French fries, it fries quickly. Today I present valli as a curry with the addition of cauliflower, a composition of delicate flavors with Indian... Read More

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Masala dosa – Indian breakfast

March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 Maya

Masala dosa with chutney. To make dough for idli and dosa, Indians use a special type of rice called idli rice. Basically, the dough for both dishes, mentioned above, is the same, the difference is only in density – dough for dosa should be slightly thiner. Living in India, you can – instead of exploring the secrets of the culinary... Read More

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Tamil photos and portraits

February 4, 2018 Maya

Few of our last photos from the world of eternal summer… Read More

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Kolam – Rangoli

February 3, 2018February 10, 2018 Maya

Kolam is most known in south India, Nepal, and few other Asian countries. While walking through the village streets of Tamil Nadu, it is hard not to see the drawings on the ground. They are made of rice flour, chalk powder, rock powder or colored powders. The making of such a kolams is widely practiced by women of South India. In... Read More

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From Tamil Nadu – by train – to Nepal (Kathmandu)

January 29, 2018May 7, 2018 Maya

The time started to rush and in no time it was time to leave as our Indian visa was about to end. 20th we started packing and deciding what to take. In the evening we made a feast to which came Amsa, an Indian woman, our friend and the owner of our flat. I also called our old friend Swetlana, and... Read More

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From Chennai to Auroville

January 28, 2018January 28, 2018 Maya

After arriving in Chennai, – 22nd, by train from Goa – first things first, we went to check trains to Pondicherry and we got information that the train is only at 6 pm, it goes from other station that is near and the ticket can be bought only 3 hours before departure. As it was around 1 pm we still had... Read More

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Pongal – harvest festival

January 18, 2018February 10, 2018 Maya

Pongal is celebrated in south India mostly in Tamil Nadu. The word Pongal itself means “boiling over” or “spilling over” (of milk and rice) in Tamil, signifying abundance and prosperity. Pongal is usually held from January 13–16 in the Gregorian calendar i.e. from the last day of the Tamil month Maargazhi to the third day of Thai. It is festival that brings respite to the... Read More

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From Goa to Tamil Nadu

January 15, 2018January 28, 2018 Maya

Finally came time to say goodbye to sunny Goa and its beaches. We still had 1 and a half month till our visa finishes but we wanted to travel and do not depend on time. Ticket to Chennai (Chennai Express) 21st December we had a train from Margao to Chennai, in Sleeper class, of course. It wasn’t easy to gain... Read More

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Auroville: Sadhana Forest

January 30, 2017November 3, 2019 Maya

1st of May 2015, Friday Sadhana Forest is a part of Auroville which is an ecological experiment. Everyone wakes up early in the morning. Who doesn’t feel cold, at 6am takes shower in ecological system, saving water. Morning gymnastic for sleepy youth and then we are getting divided into groups. One group takes care of the forest, plants trees, harvesting... Read More

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Journey to the east, Tamil Nadu

January 28, 2017August 1, 2020 Maya

30th April 2015, Thursday The time has come to choose the region of India, where we want to spend the rest of our remaining six month visa… and maybe more…. The choice fell on Auroville, an international city founded by Mother – The Mother – along with Sri Aurobindo. We wondered for some time and we thought it might be something for... Read More