No, this is not another cheerful #lockdowncookingvideo . I live alone. I don’t know how to cook. Anything. So the entire Thorat clan (my mother’s side) has made fun of this for years. For my first EVER attempt at making food, I decided to try my hand at what they said was the ‘Everest of ghar ka khana’ – phulkas/rotis. Without ever lighting a gas range in my life. From the atta, to the kneading, to the rolling, to the tava – I present to you my first ever attempt at cooking. A phulka. Or a roti. My culinary future is in your hands. #firstever #cook #rotikapdamakaan #Everest
This is the start of a series I am going to call my #21daytribute to wonderful books and their writers. I will read a passage (please swipe right to hear the first one – it’s from Andre Agassi’s superb autobiography #Open) from a book in the hope that you will be intrigued enough to read it. Or not. Whichever way it goes, I hope you enjoy this series. Stay strong. We’ll get through these times and cross over into the light together. #passagestothesoul #booksarelife
This is the start of a series I am going to call my #21daytribute to wonderful books and their writers. I will read a passage (please swipe right to hear the first one – it’s from Andre Agassi’s superb autobiography #Open) from a book in the hope that you will be intrigued enough to read it. Or not. Whichever way it goes, I hope you enjoy this series. Stay strong. We’ll get through these times and cross over into the light together. #passagestothesoul #booksarelife
130 floors (stair climbing – in case you thought I used the lift 22 times) Followed by… (swipe right) …1050 sit-ups, 3k spot running, 100 press ups.
920 calories. #goodbyetoakilo #spaceisastateofmind #exercisewithimagination
130 floors (stair climbing – in case you thought I used the lift 22 times) Followed by… (swipe right) …1050 sit-ups, 3k spot running, 100 press ups.
920 calories. #goodbyetoakilo #spaceisastateofmind #exercisewithimagination
Number 3 in my #21daytribute to writers and their unforgettable works. This one’s from #ShatranjKeKhiladi by the peerless #MunshiPremchand Mir and Mirza are playing what will turn out to be their endgame. My apologies to those that don’t understand hindi. Note : Dhandhli : fraud. #passagestothesoul #booksarelife
Day 11 of my (extended) #21daytribute to great writers and their unforgettable works. This is a beautiful passage, gentle, full of feeling, spanning the ocean that we leave unsaid with our loved ones, from one of my favourite writers. Enjoy! #passagestothesoul #booksarelife
Number 10 in my #21daytribute Thank you for all the warmth and 😪 emojis at my hiatus. Touched. Hope you enjoy this wonderful writer’s ruminations on running and life. Enjoy. #passagestothesoul #booksarelife
I am reading from one of my all time favourite actors’ (and one of the finest practitioners of the craft on the planet) memoirs – Naseeruddin Shah. His book is called And Then One Day : A Memoir. Pick it up. It’s warm, salty, sharp, tender and funny. All at the same time. #passagestothesoul #booksarelife
The second reading of my #21daytribute to brilliant writers and their brilliant books. One of my favourite authors @amitav_ghosh1 and the passage I am reading is one of the most affecting in my favourite book of the #IbisTrilogy – #RiverOfSmoke #passagestothesoul #booksarelife 💪🏾
Day 8 of my #21daytribute to memorable books and their gifted writers. This is one of Premchand’s most savage satires. I had studied it in school and never forgot the horror behind the writer’s gentle, dispassionate words. #passagestothesoul #booksarelife
In itself #1000calories not a novelty but proud to have achieved that in a 100sqft space. That’s 10ft x 10ft. A car is bigger. 💪🏿 #spaceisastateofmind
Mahabharata : A Modern Rendering – Ramesh Menon. One of the most moving moments of the epic. #passagestothesoul #booksarelife
English, August : Screenplay. By Upamanyu Chatterjee (the writer of the book) and Dev Benegal (the director of the film). By popular demand – and so glad to do this one. 25 years later still remember every scene, every word, like it happened yesterday. #passagestothesoul #booksarelife @zerodb @anuradha.parikh
Day 8 of my #21daytribute to superb books and their gifted writers. This one’s easily from one of my favourite writers and personalities – the late Anthony Bourdain. No one describes the relish of eating great food with the elan and atmospherics that this man brought to food writing. Enjoy! #passagestothesoul #booksarelife
Today’s reading’s a surprise. 😬#21daytribute #passagestothesoul #booksarelife
View on #MarineDrive . 12K run from Walkeshwar to NCPA and back. I can confirm #spring is definitely over. #theheatison #afternoonrunning #maddogsandactors
Day 7 of my #21daytribute. This is a passage from a novel written in sonnet verse by one of the most skilled, most gifted writers in the English language. The New York Times called it ‘A splendid achievement, equally convincing in its exhilaration and its sadness’. Enjoy! #passagestothesoul #booksarelife
After 160 min on the ground yesterday, 90 min in the pool today. #trainingcanbebliss Workouts in the time of corona. Had the pool to myself. #outdoorsiswhereitsat And, those are thermocole and rubber dumbbells. Deceptively evil in the water. #notsodumbbells
Last evening. Started climbing 185 floors at 5.30 and finished 100 min later in a classic (though clearer) Bombay summer dusk with only the crows for company. For perspective, 185 floors is up and down the Trident, Nariman Point, 6 times. As the elders say, #workhardandyouwillreachthetop #lockdownlife
As anybody who knows me will testify, I am not much of a dessert person. All the same, thank you @bombaysweetshop for these delectable treats. My favourite? The chikki thins. Especially the 5 seed chikki. Took me back to my childhood and trips to Lonavla. Of course yours are more tasty and am sure, a little kinder on teeth and cavities (of the dental kind). #stickychikki #bachpankiyaadein
Privileged to be part of a brilliant campaign (this one is in English, there are two others, in Marathi and Hindi which I am posting) launched by @aksharacentreindia and driven by @cmomaharashtra_ and @adityathackeray Supported by @maharashtra_police Wonderful to see so many personalities backing a cause that is the need of the hour. #LockdownOnDomesticViolence #Dial100 💪🏾 Thank you @priyankac19 for your efforts! To the team @lifeatem – congratulations on working on the campaign! @virat.kohli @anushkasharma @madhuridixitnene @karanjohar @faroutakhtar @balanvidya @rohitsharma45 @mithaliraj @diamirzaofficial
This is the Hindi version of the campaign against domestic violence that has been created by @aksharacentreindia and supported by @cmomaharashtra_ @maharashtra_police Thank you @adityathackeray for your commitment to this cause. And fantastic to see @sachintendulkar @azmishabana18 @madhuridixitnene @suniel.shetty @balanvidya @nanditadasofficial @sakshitanwarworld supporting this initiative! 💪🏾🙏🏾 #LockdowOnDomesticViolence #Dial100
This is the Marathi version of the campaign created by @aksharacentreindia asking for a #LockdownOnDomesticViolence Brilliant to see @sachintendulkar @madhuridixitnene @rohitsharma45 @ajinkyarahane @sonalikul and @shreyastalpade27 supporting this cause! 💪🏾🙏🏾 @cmomaharashtra_ @maharashtra_police @adityathackeray #Dial100
