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Hyderabad Biryani!


Five Years later, Hyderabad had transformed into a city, Since I had last visited for an event in 2019.
Flyovers, so much of construction happening. 
And a Metro too! This city felt like another city altogether.
The huge spaces of cafes, Restaurants the long wait In Queues. Was this Hyderabad? 
The Knowledge City, A landmark that Housed offices, Restaurants and a Cafe was like What BKC is to Mumbai! 
Hi-Tech City and Gochibawli landmarks were like the Magarpata township of Pune. 
The Jubilee Hill cafes and restaurants were like the Indiranagar and Koramangala of Bangalore or Koregoapark of Pune.
And this was just one side of the city I had visited. 
The retail showrooms were huge, and like how  Linking Road Mumbai has standalone stores the Hyderabad city too had them with luxury brands on the main road. 
Katha cafe felt like Subko in so many ways font, Styling of the space and branding too. 
The cafes Toops & Katha two of the ones I visited had Corridor Seven coffee being served, A coffee roaster from Nagpur, Mithilesh V and One of the first Aeropress championship winners from India started this.
Surprisingly Hyderabad had more vegetarian food options, compared to my last visit.
Manam Chocolate Kharkhana. Was an experience. A Chocolate Cafe, Store and Chocolate Factory Experience in Hyderabad. 
You could taste all the chocolates Bars, ice cream, Chocolate flakes and Barks, Hot chocolate too, A complete chocolate Paradise. 
The Hyderabad we know as Charminar, Ramoji Film City and Golconda Fort felt very long from the side we were stationed in Hyderabad. 
The Taj Hotel Falaknuma too was another side. Hyderabad city had become a huge city from what I had travelled to the last time. 
Hyderabad is surely a city to watch out for! 
In India.

Cafes:

Roast CCX

Roastery House

Manam Chocolate

How to choose Watches!

How do you choose a Watch? 

Firstly, think about why are you looking to buy a watch? Is it a milestone you are celebrating? 

Or you have liked it, because it looks cool, and you spotted your role Model/ Favourite celebrity wearing it and would like to own that watch. 

These are some of the reasons. 

But, you could also like the Watch, Because You simply like it for its design, And it’s distinctive from anything you have seen before! 

Or You have aspired to own a particular make or brand  since your childhood.  

But, at the same time, You might have liked the simplicity of the complications it has to offer, The perpetual calendar, The Moon phase, The GMT dial or a simple analog watch whose needles fascinate you. 

Or it would be the Mechanism movement you have also been in awe of a Automatic, Mechancial winding. 

The Size of the Watch,  Small, Medium size or Large sizes. 

Watches have an history and often an association that we look into when owning that timepiece. 

Oh! It could also be a limited edition timepiece or an investment you would like to make. 

But, it’s the only Jewellery piece that a Man has on his wrist always. It’s not something you buy to keep a watch on the time. 

But, something that you would like to keep for the rest of your life. 

Something we don’t often think about is the Age at which we own the watch, sometime we might be too young to own that or too old to have it. 

Some of the most prominent watch makers to consider. 

Swatch, Tissot, Timex, Casio, G-Shock, Seiko in the entry level segment

For premium level you could look into : 

Oris, Beaume & Mercier, Breitling

Luxury would be: Omega, Panerai, Cartier, Tag Heuer, Tudor 

Ultra Luxury: Audermars, Rolex, Patekh Philips 

Some Indian watchmakers you might like to look into are Jaipur Watch Company and Horpa. 

Jaipur Watch company has some interesting designs of watches like the Stamp watch. 

Horpa a fairly new brand has the look of Blancpain and Swatch watches. 

But, watches are always a personal choice. 

Design, Make and functions are always something you must consider personally. 

Some Of The Must Visit Cafes In India!


When you have lived In a city like Mumbai for a long time and have had the opportunity to enjoy some of the best Yum food in the city and also get equally good food at home, It
becomes difficult to find food that tastes just as good in the city or town you travel for vacation or Work.
While travelling around the country, there have been some amazing cafes for Food, Coffee or The View and occasionally all three elements.
Here are some of them I have visited and recommend

Goa: The La Plage Cafe in Goa.
The beach view is amazing, The Coffee is good too and the seafood options are Yum.
Babka in Anjuna has the best Eclairs, Coffee and Pasta.

Kolkata: The Roastery House location, The White & Yellow colours on the walls Definitely make you feel you are in Kolkata the cold brew options In coffee and the Baked fish in mustard is amazing!

Bengaluru: Araku’s Orange Cold Brew and the savoury Waffles have been two of the best things from the cafe. The Roastery within the cafe, The Mod Bar Espresso machines, and the Coffee table Books at the cafe does not make you get enough of the cafe.

Lavonee Cafe’sAcademy has been the Foundation for many patisseries and Pastry chefs in the city and in India and no wonder the Cafe Gets the Bake and the coffee right! The breakfast menu has been one of the most beautifully presented and filled with Taste and texture in the Bengaluru city.

Conoor: The Culinarium cafe en route to Ooty has one of the most breathtaking views. The coffee option, The Bakes( Lemon Cake) was one of the perfect ones I have had not too sweet or not too sour.
The pizzas were amazing too!

Dharamshala:
Moonspeak Deli Cafe – A tiny cafe near the main market is a hidden gem!
The coffee Ricotta Cake has been one of the most delicious Tea-cakes I have ever had!
The coffee was also well-balanced and the Ham and Bacon sandwich was very good too!
The Cliffs In Palampur is a cute little cafe that’s like a cottage in the woods, with a small corner filled with books.
The Marble Cake, Filter Coffee, and Mutton Kheema Dosa were the highlight of our meal

The Other Space: There wasn’t any other space like this one in Dharamshala!
The day we visited this space, we witnessed Hail and Rain from the balcony of the cafe while sipping our Coffee and enjoying Spaghetti at this cafe.
You just can’t miss this for the view!

Varanasi:
Vatika – A cafe Overlooking the Ghats of Varanasi and you are enjoying the most delicious pizza, you could not imagine you could get here! For desserts, you must have Apple Pie with Ice Cream and try their Saffron Milk and Paan Stuffed With Rose Petal Milk.

The Rise of Disability stories.

In the Year 2023, I read a few books on Disability characters, And all of them have been written around in the last decade They all have had a personal connection with the author and the story.

The disability ranging from intellectual to physical disabilities. Have only made it more human to have a sense of fulfilment of how fortunate they are those who haven’t gone through any of these experiences, that challenges ones existence for a small task that seem simple to the ones who are completely mobile or have all their senses functioning to the fullest.

Whether it was The housekeeper and the professor. A story about a professor who has only 80 minutes of memory in a day and he likes to associate with numbers. To Elena a story about a missing daughter and a mothers struggle to find her daughter while the mother is suffering from Parkinson’s.

To the injustice the disabled have to deal with in the “disability visibility by Alice Wong.”

To a child who suffers from autism is being curious about a dogs death and how he associates certain daily activities for his day or week to go by.

“True Biz about Deafness “in a world that can see. Through sign language one could learn to communicate with another deaf person.

“Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow “protagonist who has been physically hurt by an accident. And how he has to bring certain changes into his life.

These stories have been pushing the acceptance of what these disabilities are and why one shouldn’t take advantage and be more considerate to the ones who have to deal with so much from the ones around them.

These stories aren’t just about children, but also about Adults who have more challenges to face than the younger ones.

While these are the books! The question that comes to mind is Films and television.

What controls them & stops them from adapting these stories, that could have a wider reach and be more influential in accepting disabilities?

These books out there only have pushed the boundaries of acceptance of the existence of disabilities that we haven’t made any arrangements for.

Best Books on Disability: I have Read 

  • Disability Visibility by Alice Wong
  • Elena Knows by Claudia Pinerio
  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon
  • Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow by Gabriell Zevin
  • True Biz by Sara Novic
  • The Housekeeper and the Professor by Ogawa
  • The Diary of Murder by Kim Young-ha