Growing Up Desi/May 5, 2026
Smuggling Maggi
Raat ke 11 baje. Snow bahar. Apartment quiet. Aur kitchen mein woh smell.
USA (1990s)/Maggi
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Growing Up Desi
An archive of childhood, school, home, tiffins, snacks, family kitchens, early food memories, and diaspora childhood abroad.
Growing Up Desi/May 5, 2026
The Biscuit Tin Lie
Andar biscuits kabhi nahi hote the. Phir bhi har baar kholte the.
Dadi Ki Almari/Biscuits
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Growing Up Desi/May 4, 2026
Dahi That Was Never Sour Enough
Naam same tha - yogurt. Par woh wali khattash nahi thi.
Abroad/Dahi / Yogurt
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Growing Up Desi/May 3, 2026
Jamuni Ungliyan
Jamun ka rang kabhi black nahi hota tha. Ungliyon pe jo rehta tha, woh alag hi jamuni hota tha.
Ghaziabad/Jamun
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Growing Up Desi/April 30, 2026
The Orange Rasna That Was Always Too Diluted
Rang hamesha bright hota tha. Taste kabhi utna nahi. Phir bhi steel glass bhar ke peete the.
Home/Orange Rasna
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Growing Up Desi/April 26, 2026
Cold Paratha Before the Bell
By second period, smell bag se bahar aa chuki hoti thi. The real lunch had already started before recess even got a chance.
Jalandhar/Paratha and bhindi
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