tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161306.post111932139124223994..comments2023-09-10T07:01:03.536-07:00Comments on Manduka: MonsoonPaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410605088925353641noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161306.post-1120179938482509862005-06-30T18:05:00.000-07:002005-06-30T18:05:00.000-07:00[Anya] Hmmm...[SumSin] Actually thats called "Humu...[Anya] Hmmm...<BR/><BR/>[SumSin] Actually thats called "Humus" (not to be confused with hummus) which is basically the decomposition of organic matter in the soil that gives you the smell of wet earth<BR/><BR/>[Manju] Agreed! Thats what the post is about.Welcome Back after a long hiatus!Paddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410605088925353641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161306.post-1119646616097893392005-06-24T13:56:00.000-07:002005-06-24T13:56:00.000-07:00I don't mind the power cuts or the gaping potholes...I don't mind the power cuts or the gaping potholes. I love the rains in India and I've always felt its not the same anywhere else.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05637279972679201657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161306.post-1119547036846598792005-06-23T10:17:00.000-07:002005-06-23T10:17:00.000-07:00I miss the smell of wet mud.(Hirak says it's somet...I miss the smell of wet mud.<I>(Hirak says it's something to do with the air, not the earth.)</I><BR/> But anyway, the rain here doesn't play those sweet tricks...Sumedhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026953163033309212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161306.post-1119413671994439282005-06-21T21:14:00.000-07:002005-06-21T21:14:00.000-07:00I wouldnt be able to relate to the monsoon there.....I wouldnt be able to relate to the monsoon there... but i surely do know what you mean when you talk of the Monsoon in India... its something else... :) and yes...the economy surelyl depends on this reason..<BR/>Its already raining in North India and Bangalore...by the way..<BR/>chilly winds blowing in my hair, as i sit next to the window, cloudy skies...romantic moods.. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450250532734000532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161306.post-1119409041792101652005-06-21T19:57:00.000-07:002005-06-21T19:57:00.000-07:00[Hirak] Ahh! The Vindhyas and Sahyadri treks. Luck...[Hirak] Ahh! The Vindhyas and Sahyadri treks. Lucky You! For me instead of "vadas" it is "mirch bhajia" (curiously always sold on 'bandi' in India and never in restaurants, whereas in US always found in restaurant and never on 'bandi')<BR/><BR/>[Bonnie] <BR/>>When life seems to come to a stand >still, yet everyone reach their >destination!<BR/>A nice way of looking at the monsoon. Very Tarsofying!Paddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410605088925353641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161306.post-1119407685662192272005-06-21T19:34:00.000-07:002005-06-21T19:34:00.000-07:00Hmmm, I love the monsoons too, especially in Bomba...Hmmm, I love the monsoons too, especially in Bombay. When life seems to come to a stand still, yet everyone reach their destination!Primalsouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131784445479439913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161306.post-1119384906669963482005-06-21T13:15:00.000-07:002005-06-21T13:15:00.000-07:00I miss the monsoon, the hot vadas, swimming in the...I miss the monsoon, the hot vadas, swimming in the rain, trekking in the Sahyadri. Wow!hirakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13092831514643850562noreply@blogger.com