Jashn Hai Zindagi

Celebrating life through soulful videos and music — inspired by travel, heritage, meditation, and more.

Aataa Laddoo Recipe

Was fun making these..and even greater fun to eat these awesome laddoos 🙂 Am trying to scribble a quick recipe below: Ingredients: 1kg aatta 800gm powdered sugar 750gm (or around 1lt.) ghee/refined oil for frying dry fruits and roasting the aatta (aataa bhoon-ne ke liye) 400gm safed til 150gm magaj (kharbooje/ tarbooje ke beej) almonds, cashew nuts –…

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December 25, 2013

Blog, Food, Photographs

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Prasadam :)

Awesome South-Indian “prasaadam” snacks served hot on a chilling winter morning ..Wow!! Experienced this at Ramana Kendra Delhi after the Jayanthy Celebrations. Cheers 🙂

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December 22, 2013

Photographs

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Qutub Minar – Episode 2

In this episode we bring to you the beautiful Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, the Qutb Minar, the Iron Pillar, the Alai Darwaz, Imam Zamim’s Tomb and much more. Happy Exploring!

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December 17, 2013

Explorations, Films, Videos

aditya pathak, alai darwaza, culture, delhi, dheeli, dhilli, dilli, heritage, history, imam zamim, incredible India, India, keeli to dheeli, kili, mosque, qutb, qutb minar, qutub, quwwat ul islam, tomar, Tourism, tourist
Poori Chhole Halva

Just one minute of fun-filled and tasteful footage as we prepare to serve Pooris, Chhole (Chana) and Halva 🙂

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December 15, 2013

Food, Videos

chana, chhole, cuisine, food, halva, halwa, India, kanjal, poori, puri, sweets, traditional food
Qutub Minar – Episode 1

There’s much more to the famous QUTUB MINAR Complex than one would imagine! In this episode we bring to you a glimpse of the Medieval India, moving through the Slave Dynasty and the Khaljis. to the story of the unfinished Alai Minar and the Tomb of the Sultan Iltutmish. Happy Exploring!

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December 14, 2013

Explorations, Films, Videos

Aibak, Alai, Alai Minar, Alauddin Khalji, architecture, delhi, dilli, dynasty, empire, heritage, history, iltutmish, India, indo-islamic, khalji, medieval, medieval india, mehrauli, minar, mosque, qutub, qutub complex, qutub minar, qutub minar complex, Qutub ud din Aibak, razia sultan, slave dynasty, sultan, Tourism, tourist
Po.. Ha ha ha ha :)

adityapathak

December 14, 2013

Food, Photographs

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Town Hall, Fatehpuri Masjid, Khari Baoli, Gadodia Market and much more from Chandni Chowk!

Here’s the final episode of our Chandni Chowk Heritage & History Exploration 🙂

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December 2, 2013

Blog, Explorations, Films, Videos

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Recipe for making Thekua (Khajoor)

Some of my friends had asked for the recipe to make Thekuas/Khajoors (a sort of Indian home-made cookies) 🙂 Just scribbled some quick notes below. Hope it helps 🙂 Special thanks to my mom and sis for helping me out with this! Enjoy !! INGREDIENTS #600gm wheat flour #300gm maida #600gm powdered sugar (add or reduce…

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November 30, 2013

Blog, Food

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When Shiva Smiles

“When Shiva Smiles” – I was privileged to be a part of the launch event of this book by Col RK Kapoor (debuting as a writer at 82!!) last evening. Came to know about some newer aspects of life and met some nice creatively blossoming people of yesteryears and today. I was also involved with…

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November 29, 2013

Blog, Music, Photographs, Press, Videos

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Jahaanpanaah

Few moments form our Heritage Walk to Jahaanpanaah/Bijai Mandal/Begumpur Mosque :

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November 17, 2013

Explorations, Photographs

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