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Category Archives: Roads&Kingdoms

When it comes to toddy, timing is everything
Roads&Kingdoms

When it comes to toddy, timing is everything

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Smriti Daniel

We find our toddy tavern down a dirt road in Mannar; a one-room structure with a grimy, shadowy interior and an uninspired beige exterior. The only building for miles, it blends in perfectly with its surroundings—parched paddy fields dotted with wandering cows in shades of brown and white. When the owner, Kumar, hears we are … Continue reading →

A slightly bitter breakfast is a labour of love
Chefs / Roads&Kingdoms

A slightly bitter breakfast is a labour of love

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Smriti Daniel • Leave a comment

My mother-in-law has never told me she loves me; unlike her son, I wouldn’t take it for granted. But I am always reassured by what I taste in her food. I go grocery shopping with her sometimes, trailing in her wake as she cuts a swathe through the crowded isles of Sri Lanka’s Wellawatte market, … Continue reading →

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"...the language of the body did not suit the soul. Our spirits are eternal, they don't tear or heal - they change. The question should never be, how do I heal from this, it should be: who am I changing into?"
Weekend jubilation to weekday exhaustion in two pictures (and it's not even Wednesday).
Summer garden blooms.
In praise of lighthouses.
She saw seals on the seashore.
Trees here still bear the scars of that black summer, but the forest is growing back and the flowers are blooming.
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