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  • Kailasanathar temple Kanchipuram – Pallava king
  • Culture-Traditions-TemplesExpand
    • TamilNadu temple kalasam – Gopuramum kalasangalum
    • Thiruvanaikaval – Annai Akhilandeswari
    • Pillayarpatti Pillaiyar- a very huge Ganesha deity-very powerful tooExpand
      • Pillaiyar Suli and Sree Rama Jayam
    • Historical temples in Trichy
    • Aadi 18Expand
      • Turmeric and Tamilnadu festivals and functions
    • Value of money and HundiExpand
      • Karuppu Swamy Thiruvizha and the food
    • Great food, temples, simple people
  • This and thatExpand
    • what is organic farming in India and why is it so expensive?Expand
      • eco friendly wedding
    • Natural farming – sustainable livingExpand
      • simple natural shampoo
    • Selecting a land for farming
    • life abroad, my POVExpand
      • Moving back from UK to Bangalore
  • Technical writingExpand
    • who is a technical writer?
    • skills of a technical writer
    • why technology aptitude is important in technical writing?
    • How to become a Technical writer?
  • Jewellery makingExpand
    • How I got into silver jewellery designingExpand
      • jewellery business – women businesses
  • Traditional Indian food – food is medicineExpand
    • ragi modhe and keerai kootu
    • why grains and pulses were soaked before cooking?
    • pirandai thukaiyal and bone strength
    • banana stem thugayal
    • traditional village food
    • Ceylon Cinnamon vs China Cassia
    • Fermented rice – nourishment
    • No guilt eating…
    • Ten minutes thakkali thokku
  • Sustainable Living? Minimalistic LifestyleExpand
    • how they lived, and that too sustainably those daysExpand
      • Indian herbsExpand
        • Vettiver – an exotic herb used in drinking water in villages
        • Copper water bottle and a herb that purified the water.
        • Vasambhu or Pillai valarpaan
        • Outer skin of ginger
        • Natural and organic tooth powders used in TamilNadu villages
        • Crystal salt and how it was used in our traditional practices.
        • 64 years model and her hair care – traditional
        • forgotten herb
        • Insect bite home remediesExpand
          • Tomato sauce and a hack
        • musu musu kai herb
    • Cleaning brass vessels – tried and tested
    • 1980 s village life – my experience
    • my latest sustainable measure
  • Closer to the nature – visuals
  • Food POVExpand
    • Time management in cooking
    • Ethics in hotel business
    • poondu pulikolambhu and potato podimaas
    • 25 mins lunch or dinner option
    • traditional and healthy chutneys in Tamilnadu
    • Survival cooking 2
    • Survival cooking 3
    • Idli sambhar, ghee, idly
    • buttermilk and soamp story
    • Garlic tomato chutney – healthy and tasty
    • healthy, tasty, and builds immunity (traditional chutney recipe – 1)
    • healthy evening snack 1
    • traditional snack suggested by a popular nutritionist
    • Channa masala craving and a jiffy recipe
    • Survival cooking 1
    • vegetable thuvaiyal that are so tasty that will take you by surprise
    • healthy, traditional sweet no 5
    • instant chutney powder makes life easy
    • a nourishing, traditional South Indian breakfast
    • regular idli to powerhouse nutritious idli
  • our farming experiencesExpand
    • carrots 🥕 farming
    • Tomato sauce and a hack
    • யானை kundrumani
    • organic products sandhai
    • Cleaning inside a kettle. tried and tested
    • how to sharpen your blunt scissors
    • eating outside eats my money – my pov
  • My designing and sewing projectsExpand
    • Give more life to readymade leggings
    • My next two ethnic cum party wear Kurtis
    • Green raw silk ethnic kurti
    • Designing for a wedding – to attend
    • sustainable floor mat
    • DIY fridge tray liner-work reduced -my pov
  • Our Agro products – ethical practicesExpand
    • our ghee story
  • online shopping- yet another disappointment
  • my business failures and lessons learned
  • Ragi sevai masala
  • Cloth waste value add
  • pav bhaji – healthy north Indian snack
  • Vaanali mixed vegetables rice
  • Buying a land in Tamilnadu – my experience
  • 96 tamil movie – my version of continuity – chapter 1
  • 96 Tamil movie – chapter 2
  • our ghee test report
  • vettiver – an earthy Aromatic fragrance
  • Lord Ganesh and boron trace mineral
  • why they gave குங்குமப்பூ?
  • Karpagavirutsham
  • Araikasamman and lost valuables
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  • Kailasanathar temple Kanchipuram – Pallava king
  • Culture-Traditions-Temples
    • TamilNadu temple kalasam – Gopuramum kalasangalum
    • Thiruvanaikaval – Annai Akhilandeswari
    • Pillayarpatti Pillaiyar- a very huge Ganesha deity-very powerful too
      • Pillaiyar Suli and Sree Rama Jayam
    • Historical temples in Trichy
    • Aadi 18
      • Turmeric and Tamilnadu festivals and functions
    • Value of money and Hundi
      • Karuppu Swamy Thiruvizha and the food
    • Great food, temples, simple people
  • This and that
    • what is organic farming in India and why is it so expensive?
      • eco friendly wedding
    • Natural farming – sustainable living
      • simple natural shampoo
    • Selecting a land for farming
    • life abroad, my POV
      • Moving back from UK to Bangalore
  • Technical writing
    • who is a technical writer?
    • skills of a technical writer
    • why technology aptitude is important in technical writing?
    • How to become a Technical writer?
  • Jewellery making
    • How I got into silver jewellery designing
      • jewellery business – women businesses
  • Traditional Indian food – food is medicine
    • ragi modhe and keerai kootu
    • why grains and pulses were soaked before cooking?
    • pirandai thukaiyal and bone strength
    • banana stem thugayal
    • traditional village food
    • Ceylon Cinnamon vs China Cassia
    • Fermented rice – nourishment
    • No guilt eating…
    • Ten minutes thakkali thokku
  • Sustainable Living? Minimalistic Lifestyle
    • how they lived, and that too sustainably those days
      • Indian herbs
        • Vettiver – an exotic herb used in drinking water in villages
        • Copper water bottle and a herb that purified the water.
        • Vasambhu or Pillai valarpaan
        • Outer skin of ginger
        • Natural and organic tooth powders used in TamilNadu villages
        • Crystal salt and how it was used in our traditional practices.
        • 64 years model and her hair care – traditional
        • forgotten herb
        • Insect bite home remedies
          • Tomato sauce and a hack
        • musu musu kai herb
    • Cleaning brass vessels – tried and tested
    • 1980 s village life – my experience
    • my latest sustainable measure
  • Closer to the nature – visuals
  • Food POV
    • Time management in cooking
    • Ethics in hotel business
    • poondu pulikolambhu and potato podimaas
    • 25 mins lunch or dinner option
    • traditional and healthy chutneys in Tamilnadu
    • Survival cooking 2
    • Survival cooking 3
    • Idli sambhar, ghee, idly
    • buttermilk and soamp story
    • Garlic tomato chutney – healthy and tasty
    • healthy, tasty, and builds immunity (traditional chutney recipe – 1)
    • healthy evening snack 1
    • traditional snack suggested by a popular nutritionist
    • Channa masala craving and a jiffy recipe
    • Survival cooking 1
    • vegetable thuvaiyal that are so tasty that will take you by surprise
    • healthy, traditional sweet no 5
    • instant chutney powder makes life easy
    • a nourishing, traditional South Indian breakfast
    • regular idli to powerhouse nutritious idli
  • our farming experiences
    • carrots 🥕 farming
    • Tomato sauce and a hack
    • யானை kundrumani
    • organic products sandhai
    • Cleaning inside a kettle. tried and tested
    • how to sharpen your blunt scissors
    • eating outside eats my money – my pov
  • My designing and sewing projects
    • Give more life to readymade leggings
    • My next two ethnic cum party wear Kurtis
    • Green raw silk ethnic kurti
    • Designing for a wedding – to attend
    • sustainable floor mat
    • DIY fridge tray liner-work reduced -my pov
  • Our Agro products – ethical practices
    • our ghee story
  • online shopping- yet another disappointment
  • my business failures and lessons learned
  • Ragi sevai masala
  • Cloth waste value add
  • pav bhaji – healthy north Indian snack
  • Vaanali mixed vegetables rice
  • Buying a land in Tamilnadu – my experience
  • 96 tamil movie – my version of continuity – chapter 1
  • 96 Tamil movie – chapter 2
  • our ghee test report
  • vettiver – an earthy Aromatic fragrance
  • Lord Ganesh and boron trace mineral
  • why they gave குங்குமப்பூ?
  • Karpagavirutsham
  • Araikasamman and lost valuables