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Coming home

Coming home

On our first solo trip together, I visit Amritsar with my father, the city where he was born, embracing my identity and discovering my family history along the way My father was born in Amritsar at his grand parents’ house on a bitterly cold January …

The Fiji Files

The Fiji Files

Following the footsteps of the queen by trying Kava, a traditional Polynesian brew as potent as four pegs of whiskey Just what were the odds? Within a week of devouring a dog-eared edition of Alexander Frater’s watershed Chasing the Monsoons, embellished with a reference to …

Where the wild things roam

Where the wild things roam

At the cusp of Australia’s north eastern coast lie swathes of ancient, emerald green, tropical rainforests, yearning towards the skies. I’m standing under a canopy of palpable leafy loveliness, looking skywards, when the unthinkable happens. A single sliver of sunlight pierces through the hushed thicket, …

India from the Outside

India from the Outside

When Chilean artist and visual storyteller, Alejandra Domínguez, reached out to BeejLiving, we realised that we shared the same aesthetic and wonder for the world we lived in. One of her personal projects is couture, and her whimsical clothing is born from the exploration of …

Roshan di Kulfi

Roshan di Kulfi

An organic part of the 1950s Karol Bagh mohalla it set roots in, Delhi’s Roshan di Kulfi continues to pack in the crowds for its hearty fare of channa bhaturas, aloo tikkis and creamy kulfi Having grown up in Delhi, before the malls sprouted up, …

The Philosophy of Food

The Philosophy of Food

Chef Manjit Singh Gill speaks about food as a visible manifestation of the almighty and the necessity to follow Ayurvedic traditions Yellow. A secondary colour. A shade between orange and green. A splash which stirs up feelings of amusement, envy and even sickness. It’s the …