it was raining, the evening was dark and dull, but kamal had to eat his meal, at his favourite restaurant -the golden girl - he parked his car and rushed in the rain to step into the hall, ordering his meal , he had finished eating looking at the rain drops falling on the glass walls, some consolation to his burning heart , cooling his mood when his cell buzzed, it was ruby, asking where was he, listening to his tone she to his surprise expressed exactly what he was thinking, his voice and tone was interpreted accurately, he was not happy, maira had left him doubting him, him and ruby having an affair, though he had sweared maira his wife ruby had no place in his life any more
both taya uncle and chacha uncle knew their boys were still studying , not grown up to be married, they still had some more years to settle down, humayu the eldest was leaving for abroad for his higher studies , an MBA, found it very strange that naghina was ready to find any suitale match , some doubt in her mind had gone virul, there is no cure for suspicions, so uncles who had no grudge against their neice began looking for boys from other families
the day her daughter passed her matric exams naghina declared she was to get married to the horror of all residents and family members in the hayat villa, the girl was merely a child not enough old for marriage, the boys in the house were not big enough either to get married, uncles and aunts and the mother in law all tried to change naghina"s mind but she stubbornly stood her decision , she wanted to marry off her daughter, a girl without father, an orphan girl should be married quickly
give food to the poor when there is less food for you, to remove the fear of hunger
sago was once eaten as staple diet meant for all, now it is given only to the sick, usually khichdi or kheer is liked but in many cultures sago is still added in their daily meal--brazil cooks sago with dry fruits and coconut grated to make rich bread, weat indies make toothpaste of sago and cook sago and fish together, Taiwan, Malaysia , bangla desh make soup and gravy of sago, Thailand, china, Indonesia make sago jelly, british use sago with cocktails
wisdom of the older generation saves the new from learning experience because if not defied the knowledge is passed on traditionally that can prove helpful, saunf and sago among them,
--saunf is fennel fruit grown wild and cultivated , dry saunf has many uses, for its aromatic oil used for body and hair massage, saunf soaked and its extract swallowed for improving digestion,, increases mental health removes tension.
brinjal is a vegetable found all over the globe in all climates through out the year , it is cooked , grilled, fried, added to curries , toasted roasted and is a healthy food and tastemaker, stuffed or served in any way it has many varieties, shapes, sizes and colours, aubergine in English is also known by other names, can help cleanse the system, gives strength to heart, regulates blood pressure, increases hunger
