Ranjini Rao

Ranjini is a communications professor and writer, based in Bangalore, India, where she lives with her husband and daughter. She has studied and lived in New Zealand and the United States, before relocating to India a few years ago. She runs the food and travel blog, Tadka Pasta, with a friend, and they have published two cookbooks together. Her interests range from Carnatic music, multiculturalism, food history, epigenetics, sustainable living, to open education.Read More...


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On The Road, Off The Record

Books by Ranjini Rao

I've found comfort and humour on the road, conversing with cabbies and co-passengers. I've found, also, that there's road rage and traveler's tedium, excitement and disappointment, and everything that makes us all sigh and soldier on through the everyday hustle, regardless of our place in society. It's all these and more that bring us closer to each other and our inner selves, and I hope these stories show you that, because, like life, the road too is a teache

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Lessons From My Mother’s Kitchen

Books by Ranjini Rao

When I lost my mother to a long and painful battle with cancer, four years ago, I was thousands of miles away, alone and thick with grief. At first, everything seemed distant and pale, and I went through my days like a robot, lead-footed and sandy-eyed, trying to make sense of each moment. It took a while, but I came to understand that the only way out was through. At some point, I submitted to the dagger of sorrow, as it carved out a hollow in my heart, turni

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