The Week That Was!

Not too much by way of entertainment last week but plenty in terms of fun. After 15 years I was in India for the Pongal festival. As festivals go this one is not fun like Deepavali but it has special meaning for all people of Tamil origin.

Celebrated Suriya Pongal at my in-laws and then celebrated Mattu Pongal at my brother in law's farm. Cooking Pongal on an open fire gets everyone to participate so this was fun for people of all ages.

Books
Being on vacation I also managed to read the "Your Money Or your Life", the book that was DD's Christmas gift. It is a must read book for anybody starting to earn money and start an independent life. Even if your goal is not to retire by 30 this book will give enough pointers to have a healthy relationship with money.

Newspaper
Living at home, at home with nature
Browsing through the newspaper while visiting my uncle this article in The Hindu caught my eye.

Organo a community near Hyderabad which combines nature with living. It is kind of having cake and eating it too. I am not exactly how affordable these homes are and going by experience this kind of living with nature is probably possible only with a certain level of affluence. The article does not say if the residents are required to participate in the farm life or there are farmers who do that.

It will be fantastic if when new communities are developed to have a rain water harvesting system and community vegetable gardens for the residents to participate in. Probably reduce the claustrophobic nature of living in concrete jungles.

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