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The Unknown Tribe of North Karnataka

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While returning from Goa, we were driving through some unknown villages of North Karnataka. We have this habit of skipping highways and taking some adventurous roads which passes through villages or forests. For sure we had many new experiences and surprises. It was not a different story this time too. I remember a quote; "If you are a tourist, you see only the places but if you are traveller, you see the people too" which is absolutely true! Between Yellapur and Mundgod there is this small village surrounded by forest area. We saw these unique people while passing by. They looked like Africans but they were dressed like any other local villagers you see in South India. College going girls, kids, aunties adorning flowers on hair, uncles who go to market, we saw all kind. We were perplexed and curious to know more about them. I began to Google and found out some amazing facts about these tribe and thought of sharing with you all.  This ethnic group residing in Karnataka are kn...

The Endangered Dishes of Vypin Island

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Neither am I an awesome cook nor have I a passion for cooking. Cooking will be my last choice given the options. You would be wondering then what am I going to talk about the dishes of Vypin! Jokes apart, there are few reasons why I chose this topic. I can explain.  First reason is one of my Bengali friends. She was the one who suggested that I write about special dishes of Kerala. Once we were having conversation about vinegar. She didn't know about Toddy vinegar and I didn't know about Fenny vinegar. Then she proposed the idea of writing a blog about the unheard recipes. She even shared her friend's blog about Bengali special dishes which was explained in a totally different way. I was mesmerized by the way she connected each dish to one folklore. So I thought, let me give it a try. Second reason, I love experimental cooking. Being my lab rats my husband and children enjoy trying new dishes! Most of the time my North Indian or Bengali recipes win their hearts. My children...