Makar Sankranti – Twenty- five Seven

January 14, 2026

Sweet Surprise

This morning I woke up to a sweet surprise – Prima Donna came back late last night with this delightful Sondesh from Kolkata. Bengali sweets are unparalleled in their delicacy and are always welcome no matter what. While Odisha and Bengal are fighting for proprietary rights over the Rossagulla ( both claiming to have invented Read more

January 17, 2020

Have you ever seen a Kite fight? #SkywatchFriday

Have you ever seen a kite fight? Mumbai’s skies, earlier this week saw many kite fights. On the 15th we celebrated the festival of Sankranthi, a day which marks the beginning of the northward movement of the sun. This is one of the few Hindu festivals determined by the Solar calendar rather than the Read more

January 15, 2013

No kites in this Sankranti sky

A train of diamond kites up in the air (Photo credit: Wikipedia) On Sunday evening Hubby dear and I were walking down Marine Drive and I was amazed to see a sky almost bereft of kites. At this time of year, the sky is normally full of kites that ride high on thermals, going higher Read more