Of People and Places

Illustration - Mango Mastani and Pineapple Ice Cream Sharbat at Samarth Juice Center If you've been to Nashik, you've probably tasted the delicious Pineapple Sharbat that's famous at Samarth Juice Center . My friend took me there on a sultry late afternoon ( Or prevening) after a heavy lunch, with no room at all for more food. But good things always find a way to reach you :D  We had the Mango Mastani, Rose Mastani and the Pineapple sharbat. All of it was delicious and I really recommend the pineapple sharbat - it is light, frothy and absolutely yummy! Sigh, cravings.  Other food related posts -  Paddy transplanting in Harlimatha  Prawn Ghee Roast in Kundapura  UtpaDhan - Farmer Producer Companies in Rural Karnataka Fayyaz, the fish seller Japanese Food in Bangalore

Most of my memories of places are tangled with memories of some lip smacking food, so much so, that if I think of a place, the image of food swims tantalizingly before my eyes. So it is with Kundapura. And Prawn ghee roast. The beautiful land of Kundapura is an hour away from Manipal by bus.  I was on my way to the Namma Bhoomi campus close to Kundapura town. It is a residential school for children and it is uniquely designed with local resources and more importantly, by asking the children what they want the space to look like. The children here elect their own Makkala Panchayat and have a say in all matters. I think that’s a wonderful step towards making them responsible without too much steering from grown ups. I reach Kundapura, a withered shell of what I had once been, wilting in the coastal sun and heat, glad to be out of the crowded bus.  I ask a passer-by the way to Shetty Lunch home and he shows me the way. It is close to the bus stop. It is a little after...