Moumishra Blogs

The festive season is bang-on! What better to celebrate these festivities than sweets? However, have you ever wondered how were these sweet delights of goodness made? If you have wondered about all this and did not find a satisfactory answer, you have come to the right place! In this blog, I would talk about a few sweets that are savoured across all of India. Let's sprinkle sweetness! 1. Halwa This delicious and easy-to-make dessert is a must-have for all Indians during festivals. Ranging from Holi to Janmashtami to Diwali, any festival is incomplete without Halwa. The name Halwa  comes from the Arabic word Hulw  which means sweet. It was originally made by the Arabians who made it using date paste and milk. Halwa arrived in India during the Delhi Sultanate rule. The different types of Halwa which are commonly consumed are usually of Gajar, Suji, Khajur, Moong, Lauki, Badam. 2. Gulab Jamun Made with chhena or khoya , this sweet is also one of the top priorities in ...

A Small Note before You Start Reading: To all the readers, firstly, thank you so much for your endless support. So, I have decided on trying to make every alternate blog an interactive post on perceptions for all of us. Happy reading and let's get talking in the comment section below! I have been reading a lot of novels on suggestions since my last post. Right now, I am reading It's All in the Planets by Preeti Shenoy and I couldn't help but wonder if all the losses, gains, happiness, sadness, everything is destined to happen in our lives or do we give ourselves this privilege that not everything is in our hands? There are clearly two schools of thoughts here- one, everything that happens is destined to happen and two, what we attract is what we get. I won't get into a discussion stating out pros and cons because that would make it a boring post and we will then not be interacting.               I believe all of us are different and so are our per...

A cup of coffee, your favourite novel and a rainy day- perfect ambience to read a novel right? However, deciding on what to read is a tough task. I have been a huge fan of novels by Indian authors because of their simplicity. This quarantine, I spent a huge deal of time reading novels and I am going to share with you all the books I read and why I loved them. So, enjoy reading! (Sorry for most of the books being romantic!) 1. THE BOY YOU'VE LOVED READING ABOUT BY DURJOY DATTA This is a series of two books- The Boy Who Loved  and The Boy with a Broken Heart.  It's the story of a boy named Raghu Ganguly, who is deeply affected by the accidental death of his friend, Sami. The best thing about the books are their story-telling format. They are written in the form of a personal diary. The first book is the diary of Raghu Ganguly and the second one is Advaita Vaid's. It's a heart-wrenching tale of teenage love and adresses a lot of issues that are prevalent in the...