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Avi
Mar 27, 20215 min read
The Three Muskittiers
The lockdown last year brought with it a new set of residents here at Purva Venezia; a bunch of stray cats who made the colony their...
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Joy Aunty
Jan 22, 20212 min read
Bangalore's Evening Skies
To see a world in a grain of sand And heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour. - William...
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Joy Aunty
Nov 10, 20203 min read
My Balcony Garden #4: Starting a Garden Without Soil
Itching to start growing something?. But not having the usual wherewithal? Don't worry. Here's the way to start growing plants with...
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Joy Aunty
Nov 1, 20203 min read
My Balcony Garden #3: Why I Grow What I Grow
For a city apartment, I must say that my balcony cannot be considered small. But when you want to grow many many plants and wish for...
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Joy Aunty
Oct 30, 20202 min read
My Balcony Garden #2: Growing Sweet Potatoes
Ever eaten a sweet potato? Seen a sweet potato before it lands on your plate? It is a root vegetable with no particular shape or size.The...
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Joy Aunty
Oct 15, 20203 min read
My Balcony Garden #1
What is the one thing that adds the shine to my day? What is it that makes me awestruck every single day? It is the flowers and plants in...
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Joy Aunty
Oct 7, 20203 min read
The Beauty Called Purva Venezia
A thing of beauty is a joy forever. - John Keats. Can you describe an apartment complex as a thing of beauty ? I have no hesitation in...
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Joy Aunty
Oct 1, 20202 min read
Flowers of Purva Venezia
“Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten...
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Joy Aunty
Sep 22, 20202 min read
The Cats of Purva
I never did imagine that one day I would do a piece on cats. I never really warmed up to them, except maybe for the stray kitten. I was...
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