My tryst with pen

  I recently started watching Tastefully Yours , a series whose lead character is passionate about growing and gathering naturally cultivated ingredients (still on episode 1 though). I've always loved cooking shows, and honestly, who doesn't? Watching her scenes with her kitchen garden, took me back to my college days, when my father was posted in Rohtak. It was a small, peaceful town then. I still remember the giant glasses of fresh juices we used to get and you could get those for a mere seventy rupees. Different times, indeed. More than anything, the show reminded me of the house we lived in. There was a lawn in the front and a no so sprawling but a big enough for a family of 4 kinda kitchen garden at the back. In that locality, home gardens were common, not really sure about other localities of the city. Some families even kept a cow or two in their backyards. Looking back now, it feels like a life from another era. My mother has always loved gardening. Perhaps it...