On discovering our sexuality

Who said you cannot judge a book by its cover? I spotted this book cover at a telugu bookstall recently. Here it tells everything and  more. It throws a flash of insight into centuries of human conditioning to look down upon sex as something ugly and unholy and remain obstinately oblivious to the natural, playful curiosity behind  discovering one's sexuality. 

Joy of Giving Week @ reStore Gardens

Joy of Giving Week @ Restore Gardens, Chennai

Are you pruning your Hibiscus, Crape Jasmine (Nandiyavattai) , Nochi, Jasmine and Adathoda plants?
Do you have numerous tiny saplings of tulsi and lemon growing all over your backyard?
Are your Aloevera, Cissus( Pirandai) and Oregano (Karpooravalli) plants growing wild?
Do you have more banana saplings growing than you can accommodate in your little garden?

Do you have organic seeds of traditional varieties of vegetables and fruits lying in your cupboard?

Maarewa - A celebration of Indian tastes

Did you notice lately that we have been using the word 'authentic' indiscriminately in every  restaurant's marketing shtick? Even Google seems to wonder whether you are thinking of butter chicken recipe, when you say 'authentic'.

I don't intend to write an elegy for the word 'authentic' here. It is inevitable that branding and its manifest smoke and mirrors will kill every shred of meaning lugging behind the facade of words. What I am more interested in is this question: Is there such a thing as authentic 'Indian taste'? A genuine inquiry would beget more questions such as 

Is there such a thing as authentic 'Indian taste'?

Is there such a thing as authentic 'Indian taste'?

Is there such a thing as authentic 'Indian taste'?