RK Saranya

  The Irony! 1) If a woman is earning and taking care of household work as well as office, people say " What is there? She is getting maid's help and can spend happily as per her whims and fancies ". If someone is illiterate and does only household work depending on husband's income for expenses, people say " Poor lady. How hard she works to bring up her children. What will she do whole day? ". Though in both the cases, women are trying their best.  2) If someone doesn't know cooking and is from a village, people pity and say that poor lady she has all the life worked in fields, how she will know cooking. If an educated women tries to cook as good as possible, people say " What is there? She must have eaten good food all her life and learnt from so many TV shows or Youtube" 3) If a man doesn't know cooking, people pity that how he will manage. If a woman doesn't, people taunt " look she doesn't even know cooking, all she knows

 The Highs & Lows... All of us have highs and lows in life. All of us might have heard that sharing pain halves it and sharing happiness doubles. Sharing happiness indeed doubles when both the sides have positive outlook. If the happy one shares the news to show off or the listening party is full of sorrows or is simply jealous, it might not double.  The same thing happens when a person is trying to catch a breath from rock bottom. If someone is very sad within, the other person's similar sad story or success story might not motivate or inspire. Rather, it will irritate and pinch more. Neither everyone's pain is same nor the happiness.  All of us have a different magnitude of tolerance and stamina to endure the pain and celebrate happiness. No matter how better the other person proves in a difficult situation, it might not make the other to buck up or be happy if he/she is not in a mindset to do so.  Happiness might be a simple smile and at the same time, a person can't

  iPhone Theft 8 th July’23, Saturday 9:30 am Location: Parking area, New Delhi It was a normal Saturday. After many weekends, my husband - Vijay picked up this one for car cleaning. As usual, he started to have call with friend. Wore bluetooth headset to have hands free for cleaning. Out of the blue, the garbage picker came and spoke with him about the car. As son as he left, the call got disconnected on bluetooth. Vijay looked for the phone around. He couldn’t find. He switched on the car’s set which automatically connected the phone bluetooth. But it couldn’t. With no serious expression, he came upstairs to take my phone for searching his. After an hour or so, I was worried. Called up my number from Mummy’s phone. Vijay’s phone was gone, and he nabbed the garbage picker. I rushed downstairs. People gathered around. We requested the garbage picker if at all he has taken. Vijay had a doubted him and when he was nabbed. The first that he did was to take out his phone and say

Fighting Common Cold   These days every other person suffers from common cold. Due to dust, lifestyle, weak immune systems or unhealthy food consumption. Some are in our hand, other factors like change in season or location is not in our hand.  There are some simple habits which can either prevent or cure common cold faster. It might reduce the consumption medically prescribed drug.   Yoga - Breathing exercise or pranayama could be practiced daily morning. It is the best way to start your day. In our fast busy schedule, we even forget to breathe. The breathing exercise involves taking deep breath. Blocking one nostril with thumb finger, deep inhalation to fill the lungs and releasing it gradually without making noise till the lungs gets emptied is the breathing exercise. It has to be repeated at least 10 times from each nostril. It should be practiced in a silent and soothing place with closed eyes. It is a kind of meditation in its own. This will bring positivity, increase oxygen lev

 Veer balidani Khatu Shyam Khatu Shyam hamere Jag unhe Shyam naam se jaane woh the barbarika ke naam se pale Balidaan se swayam Shyam prasanna hue Bheem aur Hidimba ke pote Ghatotkach aur Maurvi ke suputra Aseem balshali tapasvai veer Jo jiska saath de wahi jeet jave Jab Krishna pahunche unke dwaar kiya prastaav yudh me sammilit hone ka Barbarika bole shan me ho jayeg yudh ant Chaki rah gaye Shyam payaare Tha Barbarika ko aisa var prapt ki kar sakte the shan me sab samapt sidhhanta tha unka ki saath dena balahino ka aise me dono Pandav-Kaurav paksh ka hota ant Krishna roop ke darshan ki aasha thi Lo maang liya unka sheersh badle me kaaha yudhbhoomi me sheersh daan hai avashya uske uprant hi hogi yudh pooja prarambh Shan bhar kibhi der na ki De diya sheersh hatheli pe Bas ek aasha aur prakat ki dekh paye Mahabharath ve Jaise hi  hoga ant  moond loonga aankhen mein unche kumru parvat par sheesh rakhen Jahan se mujhe sab dikhen Dhanya hue Barbarika is daan se Krishna ne ghoshit kiya Yudh

  Time and goal..... A sun never sets A day never goes A time ever passed comes never after being passed at least not with the same face it always has some other fate Gain the sunshine let the darkness sublime see the lightening moon the stars which bloom up above the high sky pace up with changing time it will propel you to fly may your ambitions chime beyond vast blue sky Work like a sun lighten up as a moon study steadily like no one you be your shining star step up and step afar Make your destiny with spinning wheel of time only you will and you have to plan your own goal stay put to win this goal - Saranya

  Generation Gap.... Generation passes over generations the info of past exchanges Parents develop children in one & all conditions They never think to understand the point of view of new ones There is a big gap between them this gap is generation gap The seed of destruction ruins the peace n happiness of a smiling family Parents are old minded children have their own modernity nobody believe each other who wants to bother This gap can be filled in the field of little love and understanding (For me now, this doesn't seem like a poem...It more seems like a mini essay...)

  The first poem that I registered in my second poem diary....(lost the first one in 7th Std.) " The Terror of Terrorism" The greatest error in the world.... is to create terrorism.. Breaking the bonds of humanity and mutual-ism... Causing great menace with the blooming terror the greatest thing it does is to find faults resulting in assaults If we as a human think only to live in peace then y anyone tries to tear Kashmir into pieces Seek the goal of every religion they tell us to be humanitarian Try to replace the terrorist along with his terrorism (may be at that time, I considered all the terrorists male) Live in Peace make others to live " a life peacefully" I guess, at that time India was fighting Kargil war....

 Andhakar me Rashtra chcha raha hai andhakar gehra chal raha rashtra pehne asatya ka sehra dekh nahi pa raha, ujale ka kinara Ho raha hai desh-desh behra log kar rahe hain trahi-trahi par na unki chitkar sun raha Ho gaya hai aaj wah apang atyachariyon ne kiya hai tang na uth pa raha na chal pa raha baitha hai wah jahan ka tahan sansar aagey hai badh raha dheere-dheere wah utha, baddhai chaal Hua desh ka vikaas phir aatankwad kar raha haas Sulajh na paye ye gutthi kaisi tod do rudhiwadi paramparayen aisi vaisi Door karo yeh kaali chaya bhool jao sab andhi maya Talash karo uss ujaale ki jis par padh rahi satya ki chchaya Ujwalit honge lekin hoga tumko kashth aapar Naya daur hai yeh, door ho jayega wah andhakar.. - Saranya

 Move On Why is it so ???? It is damn killing me Y cant I just move on…. Let the things slow down……   Things are slow already Its all that I am not ready With this moronic taps on keyboard I am so so damn bored And believe me..I can’t just hang on   I have just ended up here Thinking of fitting with everything in here Seems like distant thoughts mere I have this fear.. Don’t wanna end me here  - Saranya

Depressed Here Laughter has succumb Why Its all so so dumb I do fold hands n insist Let d sorrow not persist Just leave me alone When I have you all But, no one for me at all   I wanna shed tears Silently it creeps n do appear When d heart does bleed.. These bloody eyes do plead Please please please... Let me have some peace !!!!!    - Saranya

Ghar ka Chiraag Kisi ka sapna poora hua Ab ghar chiraag se roshan hua Laut aayi woh bahar Jiske k liye ye ghar suna hua. . Jam gayi thi har hansi Simat gaye the apne me Tarasti thi aankhen uske  liye Aaj adhura ghar poora hua     Aaj phir sab jagamaga utha Har woh aalam  Jo veerana hua Khush kismeti se khil utha bhar gaya ghar, man malhar hua Bhar gaya ghar uski kilkari se Khoob man bhaya uski kalakaari ne Reezh gaya woh nanhe man se Bun gaya taar sabke dilon me - Saranya

  Holi Rang jo bikhre hain Indradhanush se nikhre hain Maile to bas libaas hue hain Man sabke dhul gaye hain   Ek holi ki kahai he hai Jo sadiyon se buzurgn se suni hai Jo var diya tha Haranyakashyap ko Wahi shrap banke kuchal gaya unko   Marey na koi aayudh se, na din na raat me Na ghar ke bheetar na prangan me Na pashu na se na hi manushya se Brahma se paaya var kathor tap karke   Var paake khud ko bhagwan kehlaya Par suputra Prahlaad ko ye na bhaaya Usne toh Hari ka hi gun gaaya Hua krodhit Raaja, Putra k pran par ban aaya   Pashaan diya, gajraj se kuchlaya Na hua toh behen Holika ko bulaya Odhi usne na jane waali dushala Jwalit agna me Prahlad to sang baithaya   Hari mantra ke jaap se Udh gayi dushala, jal gayi Holika Wahin uska dahan hua Prahlad jivit raha apne tap se   Ab Hiranyaksyap ka antakal aa pahuncha Liya Narsimha avatar Hari ne Cheer diya hriday unka maha ke dwar Nakh par lahu, janghon par mrut hua Raaja

Rice A simple food that is consumed all over India is rice. Rice is a staple food and good source of carbohydrate. There are many varieties of rice and the nutritional value differs. In India, mostly people feed rice as the first food for the infants. Rice is considered equivalent to God. There are innumerable sweet and savoury dishes prepared with rice and fondly consumed. A brown rice called as manavari arsi (rice) is part of Tamilnadu's (state in India) culture and cooked especially on the occasion of Pongal (harvest festival). It is slightly pinkish in colour and has a sticky texture. It has high content of fiber and iron. In Assam and Bengal (states of India), eat sticky rice which resembles the rice consumed in Japan and China. It is very healthy and filling. A good bowl of rice with vegetable of fish stew tastes delicious and keeps one full for a longtime.  In Kerala, thick pearl like rice is preferred. It has a bubble-like texture to it and goes very well with plethora of g

 Its a beautiful dream when I closed my closed eyes I was near a stream It was serene to my surprise. I beg all day on the streets with no eyes to see yes, they only have dreams yearn for a fairy to pass by There she came near me caressed my hair and led me A kind hearted lady she is I am happy and high as is I got a home, a mom and the eyes to see in real oh ! it is so surreal I awe at the fairy of my dreams

 Idli Batter Preparation Ingredients Raw Rice - 2 cups Boiled Rice - 3 cups Peeled Whole Black Gram - 1 cup Flattened Rice - 1/2 cup Sago Pearls - 1/4 cup Fenugreek seeds - 1 tablespoon Salt - 3-4 tablespoons Idli batter making process: 1) Wash all the ingredients separately and soak in a vessel for 5 hours.  2) Add all the ingredients and salt in the grinder without water. Use fresh water little by little while grinding. Grind it to a fine paste and let it ferment for 8-10 hours.  3) Take out few scoops of fermented batter in a separate vessel as required. Add water to it to have a flowing consistency. Idli Batter is ready for use. Cooking Idli : 1) Check if the batter is fluffy. If not, mix a pinch of baking soda in few drops of water in a ladle and pour it in the batter. Stir and mix it in the batter with light hand. Leave it as such for 10-15 minutes. 2) Pour 1-2 cups of water in the idli cooker. Close the lid and let it get heated up for 5-10 minutes untill the water starts to boi

 Vendaka Puli Kozhambu - Tamarind Ladyfinger Curry - Khatti Bhindi Ki Tari Ingredients : Ladyfinger  - 10-15/ 1 cup roughly chopped Tamarind  - 1 lemon size/half cup thick pulp Tomato  - 1 (finely chopped) Garlic - 5-10 (finely chopped) Mustard - 1 teaspoon Cumin  - 1 teasppon curry leaves  - 5-10 leaves fenugreek seeds - 1 teaspoon (roasted and powdered) Coriander powder - 1 tablespoon Chilli powder  - 1 tablespoon. The chilli powder is mostly a mix of chilli, fenugreek, asafetida, turmeric, black gram, bengal gram and coriander. The proportions vary in each household. Turmeric  - 1-2 teaspoons Dried Red chillies - 1-2  Asafetida  - 1 teaspoon Onion - 1 medium size and finely chopped (optional) Salt as per taste Water   - 1-2 cups Vadagam (dried mix of asafetida, mustard, fenugreek, cumin, peeled black gram, cumin, small onions and garlic) - 1-2 teaspoons Oil - 2-3 tablespoons (Best to cook in nalla yennai/gingelly oil)  Process: (Cooking on a gas stove) 1) In a deep bottom pan (Kadai

  My first attempt to write something in Tamil: கண்ணாடியில் பார்த்தால் முதலில் காண்பது தன் கண்க‌ளே. In the mirror you see what your own eyes show I believe that no matter what happens around or how others see you or reflect, the most important thing is how you perceive, present and see yourself through your own understanding of self.

 Catching Wasp In summers, the jasmine flower creeper near the window bloomed to its fullest. The entire room smelled good. At night, it made weird images on the windowsill and wall. Occasionally, bees and wasps built their homes on the trees in the front garden which can be seen from the window. Once it so happened that a wasp entered the bedroom through the window. I was scared that it would somehow bite me. I came up with a brilliant idea to catch it alive and leave it in the garden. For that, I sat silently and watched it intently. Once it sat on the teddy bear in a corner, I got a small towel to hold it. I carefully kept the towel on the wasp. Bundled it softly with care. I was super happy that I did it. Now, I just had to leave it in the garden. Suddenly, I felt an excruciating pain in my wrist. I screamed aloud - Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Heard a “Thud” sound. Dropped the towel and ran to the living room. Mummy fell from chair. She was lying flat on the floor and so did the chair.

  Vegetable Biriyani Basmati Rice - 1 cup. Water - 2 cups Carrots, beans, cauliflower, potato – diced ¼ cup each Green Peas - ½ cup Onion - 1 medium size (sliced thin lengthwise) Tomatoes - 2 medium size (finely chopped) Coriander leaves – ¼ cup (finely chopped) Mint leaves – ¼ cup (finely chopped) Curry leaves - ¼ cup (finely chopped) Dry Whole Spices (star anise, cardamom, clove, cinnamon, Red Chilies, and bay leaf) - 1-2 pieces each Cumin - 1 teaspoon Fennel - 1 teaspoon Green Chilies - 2-3 sliced. Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tablespoon (Prefer grinding in mortar) Red Chili Powder - 1 tablespoon Coriander Powder - 1 tablespoon Ghee – 1 tablespoon Oil - 2 tablespoon Turmeric Powder - 1 teaspoon Salt - 2 tablespoon Optional - A dash of lemon juice after adding rice. Deep fried onion slice at the end. Milk cream/curd after cooking the vegetables. A variety of other veggies like beetroot/cauliflower/corn/mushroom etc or instead use paneer alone. C

  Pumpkin Roast Ingredients: Pumpkin - 250 g Mustard seeds – 1 teaspoon Cumin - 1 teaspoon Oil - 2 tablespoon Turmeric - 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder - 1 tablespoon Salt - 2-3 teaspoon Jaggery – powdered/crushed – 2 tablespoons (Can use sugar if jaggery is not available) Optional - Can add 2-3 sliced green chilies and few curry leaves for added spice after mustard and cumin splutters. Ground peanut can be added in the end to enhance taste. Cooking time - 10 minutes Serves 4-5 people as a side dish for rice or roti. Process: 1)       Wash and cut the pumpkin into bit size pieces with the skin on 2)       In a pan, heat oil and let the mustard and cumin splutter. Add pumpkin pieces to it. Give a nice stir. 3)       Add salt and turmeric. Stir well and close the lid. Let it cook for 5 mins. 4)       Add red chili powder. Stir it. Let it cook for 5-10 mins until the pumpkin slightly becomes mushy. 5)       Add jaggery. Close the lid for 1-2 mins. Let the