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"Happy Valentine's Day! We wish all our customers and friends a very happy Valentine's Day filled with love and happiness. This is Rasa Restaurant's 30th anniversary, and we have been celebrating this beautiful day with our loyal Rasa followers all these years. We are ever so grateful to all our customers for their continued support for Rasa's growth and inspiration for cooking with passion and love. As usual, this day is always the most exciting day for restaurants, and everyone makes a special effort to make it memorable for all the guests. Thanks to our chefs for preparing a special menu to surprise our regulars and service team for their imaginative work to make our restaurants colorful. Food represents tenderness and care for our loved ones, so a meal cooked by passionate people will bring more affection and warmth to the occasion. Pure love brings crucial harmony and excitement in a fluctuating life with fast-changing fortunes. February 14 reminds us about this valuable purpose and duty to love unconditionally and make your dear ones feel special. Roses are very expensive today, still get them for your partner. Delivery drivers are striking against Uber Eats and Deliveroo, so run to the restaurants without delay. Our heartfelt Valentine's Day wishes to everyone, and hope you have a wonderful and romantic day with glorious and tasty flavors of love and joy." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/das-sreedharan/message

It was early Saturday evening; I was listening to lbc as usual. If it's a silly political discussion, normally I move  on with other things.  Today I was hooked on this debate on loneliness. Fascinating calls from people and shocking revelations, it seemed loneliness is a reality with many. Though a lot of people visibly look disturbed behind their carefully decorated smiles, it's hard to believe the extent of sadness in our society due to this feeling of being isolated. As someone who lives alone and never disturbed by this problem, I was keen to think deeper into this issue which bothers many in our world. Apparently, it causes different health worries and in most cases people slip into a depression mode, even when they are surrounded by people.  Let's look at the opposite  spectrum, visualise  our life's full of happiness,sounds and beautiful lights. Ideally we should wake up everyday like children, full of fascination and acceptance of the world as it's. Imagine you are a star in the sky, spreading your shine and vibrance everywhere, presume, you are being attracted towards someone all the time. Now you realise, there's no reason or time to be alone, you are complete only with your surroundings, everything is important and inseparable.  It may sound like. too good to be true,  but with practice many people have done it and made life simple and joyful in any situation.  To share this remarkable life formula , i am going to start an initiative with Das's happiness club, i believe its imminent for our time. Everyone's seeking your compliments and a sense of reassurance as we are in and out of mixed events every moment, maybe you can change somebody's life and destiny.  will you be kind enough to share your thoughts on this and how do you think you could contribute for the betterment of this universe by doing something like this? Many people are unaware of their power and importance in this world, maybe you could influence so many with your brilliance and purposefulness.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/das-sreedharan/message

In a world where time's hard to buy easily, i made a timeless voyage along the lively streets of Dubai Though the purpose was very official , i surpassed it very quickly and the officials left me in the hands of hotel staff and my wonderful mates. In spite of her busy flat hunting schedule, flowmny  took over the time navigation as she effortlessly  engaged us into a culinary tour of ever famous restaurant district of Dubai.  Being a vegetarian doesn't come easy or helpful, especially for my companions who graciously tolerated my humble crime of looking for a vegetarian place every time. It was five days of vigorous run through a fantastic variety of eateries on offer. To me, every new restaurant  was better than the previous one and finally we concluded, it was a wholesome experience all together. Walking through Mina bazar was remarkable, it was so typical and reminded me of all the busy streets i ever came across in India.  So fascinating with heat,  the smell, the noise, street food and all other ingredients that make an Indian street complete. Loud, tempting interactions with street vendors make you feel so involved and negligent about what you are or where you came from.  Every cab driver happily  narrated their stories and dreams, they reminded me about New York taxis with similar vibe  Juggling in and out of his important meetings, Vinay squeezed in with us and guided us to explore his familiarities with excellent street food and midnight teas. Looking down from the 71st floor bar we relished the feel of business bay area and even talked about opening a Rasa,  to bring in a London flavour of India to this new Dubai hub. In the middle of a taste filled tour, it was a significant time with Sama, the wonderful and charming real estate manager, we shared an enriching spiritual conversation from nowhere and as always it was meant to happen. Anush and Rema silently followed the journey, though heavily contributed to all the romantic story telling in the late-night coffee sessions. As I packed my bags to say goodbye to all tasty food corners, wonderful warm weather and ever so lovely friends, Dubai gave me a very sweet and emotional impression unlike other times. Thank you, Dubai. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/das-sreedharan/message

Today India celebrates its Republic day. Music, dance and speeches, all over India. Since January 26, 1950 India has celebrated as a union coming into force of its own constitution, guiding and uniting the whole country through democratic means. More than half a century has passed, in spite of all achievements, sadly, DR. B r Ambedkar's remarks still stay valid. How long shall we continue to deny equality in our social and economic life ? and live with contradictions. Let's hope everything will change with the next generation, as we shall do our best in our lifetime. By the way, it's my birthday as well. Today best wishes to everyone who's born on this day since the whole country rejoices with us. Since we talked about the constitution, on a personal level, it's an opportunity to remember body constitution. Body's metabolism, functioning and structure of organs, all these matter as we get closer to landmark ages To resist from various uninvited problems. Remembering those valuable views on my well being, I decided to cook a healthy lunch to mark the occasion. Thinking of my late mother, I made a dish from organic sweetheart cabbage, Amma's special white buttermilk curry and I ate it with typical Kerala rice. At a gentle paced afternoon, I ran through messages from all my friends with best wishes, i guess it's easier to remember my birthday as it falls on Republic day. As always, I decided to enjoy every second of my life doing things I like, going to places I always wanted and eating my heart out wherever I love to. Most importantly, continue to enjoy my own company as my work would help and influence the world around me. I wish everyone a happy Republic day and love to remind our individual happiness and contributions matter for the future of the nation. JAI HIND --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/das-sreedharan/message

Before the end of last year, I thought about two places I wanted to visit in 2023. a visit to Thiruvannamalai to feel Ramana Ashram and taste Ramasseri Idli. I slept off on 31st night with dreams of wonderful events about to happen in the New Year. I couldn't have asked anything better, both of those wishes happened together decision was made to travel with my friend Suraj. I'am one of those people who think about food before any travel, this time, for a change food was the real reason to travel. If I tell you the story now, I love Idlis, the savoury, steamed rice & lentil cakes, the most common breakfast dish of South India. Whole world does it the same way but at Ramasseri they offers a completely different style of preparation, it's flat, round and fluffy , a bit like a mini Dosa. After a never-ending journey to find this sleeping hamlet, we reached one of those three remaining outlets to find our desire come true. We sat down after a cold reception from the so-called boss. It was a very run down tea shop, and the wall opposite was full of pictures of famous people who visited the place. We had to wait a little bit, then the star arrived on our plate, so soft and white they looked. It was even hard to count how many fell on my plate. Shortly accompaniments served in the middle, the runny coconut chutney was feeling fresh, the lentil sambar was steaming hot and the red chilly sauce looked fiery. I could only remember the first bite, it tasted heavenly with its feathery, velvety texture, an unforgettable sensation as the tongue softly embraced it. We never felt like having Idlis anywhere like this. We had our stomach full and happiness just like in a dream. We had to thank the people in the kitchen, so we requested permission to enter their workspace. Kitchen looked simple and clean, we saw a line of women standing together and making these wonderful Ramasseri Idlis, we could see them enjoying a chit chat as they worked. We asked the girls many of our doubts and eagerly watched the live demonstration of their art. They silently and politely spoke to us. Finally, we took some pictures, especially the main man who was kind enough to narrate the story of Ramasseri Idlis, sipping delicious tea while we listened to the history. About 200 years ago, a small group of mudaliar community from Tamilnadu arrived in Kerala to pursue their weaving career, their wives followed them too who happened to be excellent cooks. The women began cooking these special Idlis for their own folks to start with and then continued commercially due to demand from locals and followed by people from everywhere. The journey was a bit of a hassle. After we experienced the magic, we were super thrilled about the trip and honestly, I can't wait to go back for more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/das-sreedharan/message

2022 The Year of Bliss An amazingly blissful year is coming to an end. After the pandemic subsided, life slowly got back to its old state. During covid season, many people lost lives, businesses closed, jobs gone, we had to isolate ourselves in small spaces. It was sheer luck, a lot of us survived, unlucky ones had to go, let's be grateful for this new life. This year, 2022 has seen a beautiful revival of markets and people steadily gathered in streets, we seem to have overcome the shocking memories of covid times. As we get closer to saying goodbye to this year, let's remember how insignificant we were made to feel until we reached here , we were controlled by some unknown force. At rasa , we have been progressing well this year and blessed with a new branch, we named it rasa street Rasa street ‘s exciting with new design, imaginative menu and wonderful team of staff, obviously we were supported by rasa's loyal customer following in stokey. At the staff gathering tonight, as we thank everyone for being part of this team . We tried discussing the importance of passion and self discovery. One of the main highlights of the year was the football world cup and echoing appreciation for the genius of Messi and finally him holding the cup for Argentina. With a very ordinary look and gentle movements, he amazes us with his spectacular mind application in his game, so much to learn from that art. Every successful person becomes the guiding light for others, so we learned to apply the same spirit as we continue to serve good food and get our customers closer to the rasa family. Majority of our team are below 25 and it was important to remind them to take Messi's story seriously as they are starting their career from here. At the same time our message was clear, to grow within yourself and to become the best of yourself. as we know there's only one of you , shine tirelessly and apply your mind in all actions. As we concluded the evening and let 2022 rest in our mind's memory archive , we expressed thanks for our life this year, all the blessings and the opportunities. We wish everyone a fantastic new year with the warmth of our own compelling light and love. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

in the beautiful summer of 1985. i landed in new delhi's connaught place and started my new life as a grown up life was challenging as expected in every way, one thing was more complicated for a village boy like me It was food. finding mom's food was one big issue but biggest of all was getting used to local north indian food on a boring sunday morning. I was strolling along the street next to my hotel and stopped under regal cinema I saw a huge crowd outside a food counter and there was fresh smell of spices, I could see someone making fresh food and another passing them to waiting people on the road out of hunger and curiosity, I stood there all-day watching people eating with so much fascination and love I found out, it was the most popular breakfast dish called chana bhature and cost 5 rupees per portion. obviously, I had no money to experiment a new taste on the day that dish kept me awake all night; i had many imaginations of its sparkling flavors that attracted all those people I couldn't wait for the day break or the city to wake up properly, after borrowing money from my roommate. I ran towards the cafe and waited for the shop to open even after 37 long years, I still remember that first bite of chana bhatura, soft bhature was hot and melting away as the spicy aromatic chickpea filled my mouth with innumerable taste sensations ever since that day, this became my favorite north indian food and my weekend trips to famous chandni chowk for chana bhature was regular for years years later I was introduced to kartik sweets on cmh road in bangalore by ganesh, a very popular sunday brunch there with chana batura, so delicious it was I remember, ganesh and i planned many india trips just to be at karthik sweets on sunday mornings now you can imagine how much i love chana bature all thru my adult life, though you don't get it nicely made all the time in many places am excited to introduce this dish at rasa street for sunday brunch from this week, more than anything i would love to watch people enjoying it like i did those years lasting memories or taste imaginations of chana batura don't stop here, i would love to cherish it all my life, probably few more trips to those streets in india spare a sunday after noon for us, am sure you won't be disappointed at rasa street! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

HELLO AGAIN WE HAD THE HOTTEST DAY IN ENGLAND LAST WEEK AND WE WERE MELTING AWAY IN THE BURNING DAY LIGHT WE PROMISED TO TALK ABOUT MIND AND I WAS WAITING FOR THE RIGHT MOMENT. IN FACT, THE MINDFUL OCCASION AS WE COOL DOWN BEING THE PROTAGONIST IN OUR LIFE'S JOURNEY, MIND NAVIGATES ALL ACTIVITIES, GOOD BAD AND THE UGLI FEEDING THE BODY WITH INNUMERABLE DESIRES. MIND TRAVELS TIMELESSLY IN AND AROUND YOUR WORLD IT HAS NO SOLID FORM OR ANY PERMANENT STRATEGY, WANDERS AROUND WHILE YOU ARE LOCATED HERE AND MAKE YOU RUN AFTER THINGS YOU MAY NOT HAVE A CLUE ABOUT OFTEN TIMES, MIND'S BLAMED FOR YOUR WRONG ACTIONS AND CONVENIENTLY IGNORED AFTER THE RIGHT ONES IT MAKES YOU DREAM AND STAY AWAKE EVEN IN YOUR SLEEP, YOU NEVER GET TIRED OF IT EVEN WHEN THE BODY FALLS SHORT OF ACHIEVEMENTS MIND'S IMAGINATIVE AND ROMANTIC, IT'S A TASTE ENHANCER AND AROUSE FEELINGS BASED ON ITS CLEVER SCRUTINY GOOD TASTE BLOSSOMS OUT OF TIMELY INTERFERENCE OF A SOUND MIND AND APT SURROUNDINGS LIKE IN FOOD INGREDIENTS CONVERGE IN COMFORTABLE HEAT WITH RHYTHMIC MOVEMENTS OF FINGERS EXTRACT FLAVORS LIKE YOUR MIND IN REAL LIFE AN UNSETTLED MIND INVITES AND COMBINES WRONG TASTES, IT COULD RESULT IN OVERALL BAD EXPERIENCE A SIMPLE SOLUTION'S, TO KNOW YOUR MIND. TO KNOW YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY LET IT THINK LIKE THE BODY IN SITUATIONS AN IDEAL, HAPPY MIND'S A DREAM COME TRUE, ONCE YOU LEARN AND MAKE IT A HABIT, LIFE WILL BE EASY AND YOU WILL MANAGE VERY WELL LETS BE PRAGMATIC, SIMPLY FOLLOW YOUR LIFE PATH IN ITS REALITY, APPRECIATE YOUR OWN UNIQUENESS, LIMITS AND POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE. MIND WILL ALIGN MAGICALLY AND FOLLOW THE HAPPY ROUTE --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

The connection between our whole beings and how Food is the link between all the elements of life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

PASSION &; CONSISTENCY AN OLD FRIEND ASKED ME ONCE,” WERE YOU BORN WITH THIS PASSION FOR FOOD” IT MADE ME THINK, I STEPPED DOWN INTO THE RVER OF MEMORIES, TO THOSE DAYS WHEN I GREW UP NEAR MY FATHER'S TEA SHOP LISTENING TO PEOPLE, OBSERVING TASTE MAKING, DISTINGUISHING VIBRANT FLAVORS, TRANSCENDENCE OF EMOTIONS. I LIVED THOSE MOMENTS IN ABSOLUTE SPLENDOR AND AFFECTION, IT NEVER FELT I LEAVE THAT SPACE EVER. BUT THE VOYAGE TO TRUTH WAS IMMINENT AND FAR AWAY I BEGAN TO REALIZE THE TRUE ANSWER TO PASSION SLOWLY, IT WAS NOT THAT I WAS BORN WITH ANY LOVE FOR ANYTHING IN FACT, I GREW INTO EVERYTHING TO LIKE IT AND THAT HABIT MADE ME ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THOSE THINGS IN LIFE ITS NOT JUST ABOUT PROFESSION, PEOPLE, FOOD, PLACES, THINGS, THEY ALL PLAY A PART IN DEVELOPING A WHOLESOME PASSION I FEEL CONSISTENCY OF DOING ANYTHING WILL GET US CLOSER TO THE CENTRE BEING AND BEGIN OUR JOURNEY OF EXPLORING THE TRUTH WHICH COMES OUT OF ONE AND SPREAD ITS RADIANCE ON EVERYTHING YOU DO THE WONDERS WILL START UNFOLDING AS YOUR CURIOSITY TOUCH DEEPER AND GENTLY PULL OUT THE HIDDEN LOVE AND LUMINOSITY PEOPLE I MEET EVERYDAY. PLACES I EAT. FRIENDS I TALK TO. THE PARK. MY HOME. MY RESTAURANT RASA, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AM DEEPLY EXCITED ABOUT ALL THOSE AND TOGETHER THEY MAKE MY LIFE VERY CLOSE TO ABSOLUTE HARMONY NOW I KNOW HOW TO ANSWER MY FRIEND ABOUT PASSION FOR FOOD, WHEN FOOD INDUSTRY APPEARED IN MY LIFE AS A RESCUE, I FELL IN LOVE AND MARRIED IT FOR LIFE IT'S BEEN 28 YEARS OF LIFE TOGETHER AND ITS MEANT FOE ETERNAL FUTURE, AS LONG AS AM HERE TO TELL YOU THE REALITY, ALL ELEMENTS THAT CONSTITUTE MY LIFE ARE VERY PART OF ME JUST LIKE FOOD, INCREDIBLY TIGHT AND INSEPARABLE AFFLUENCE OF THESE SPECTACULAR ASPECTS ALWAYS WEAVE A COSY SPACE FOR ME, ONE OR THE OTHER KEEPS ME WARM AND CHARGED UP AM STILL IN THE LOOOK OUT FOR NEW WONDER HABITS LIKE FOOD TO MAKE ME A BETTER HUMAN-BEING IN THIS LIFE.. If you would like to learn more about my journey, and perhaps get support on issues you would like to speak with me... Go to the website www.dassreedharan.com and leave me a message.. Also let's connect use social media right.. and connect @dassreedharan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

NTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY 21/06/2022 21st June. IT WAS INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY I WOKE UP WITH A NEW ENERGY AND STARTED PRACTICING YOGA AND ONLY LATER REALIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DAY AS USUAL, AFTER BREAKFAST I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE PARK ON MY BYKE, BROMPTON CYCLE HAS GIVEN ME AN INCREDIBLE CONFIDENCE AS I STROLLED AROUND THE PARK HOLDING IT AND WANDERING IN LOCAL Markets PASSING THE MOSQUE ON MY LEFT AT PARK ROAD AND SHORTLY I ENTERED REGENTS PARK. IN FRONT OF ME WAS THE LAKE WHICH WAS SURROUNDED BY HUNDREDS OF VISITING SEASONAL AND WILD BIRDS I LOVE STOPPING BY THIS AREA. JUST TO WATCH AND SILENTLY CONVERSING WITH THESE BEAUTIFUL BIRDS, ITS AMAZING TO OBSERVE THEIR EFFORTLESS MOVEMENTS and GRACEFUL LOOKS I TURN INTO THE INTERNAL PART OF THE PARK, PASSING THE LITTLE WOODEN BRIDGE CROSSING THE LAKE I REACHED MY USUAL DESTINATION POINT THE PLACE I SIT OVERLOOKS THE WATER, WITH REFRESHING BREEZE AND RISING SUN IN THE MORNING, REMARKABLY SILENT, THE IDEAL VENUE FOR A CALM MEDITATION REMEMBERING MY YOGA MASTER, PEOPLE WHO INSPIRE MY SPIRITUAL JOURNEY AND MY LOVING MOTHER'S MEMORIES, I SLOWLY MERGED WITH THE WARM AIR FILLED WITH THE FRAGRANCE OF NATURE AND SWEET VOICES OF INNUMERABLE INSECTS EMBRACED THE GREENERIES YOGA HAS INDEED HELPED MY LIFE'S QUESTIONS AND DEEP REFLECTIONS ON FOOD PHILOSOPHY FINDING TOLERANCE IN EVERY EVENT WAS KEY, BEING ABLE TO THINK AND ACCEPT REALITY, MOST IMPORTANTLY WAITING FOR UNFOLDING OUTCOME, WITH EXTREME FASCINATION YOGA'S INFLUENCE HAS BEEN TYPICAL AND PERSONAL IN MY LIFESTYLE, AS I QUANTIFY ITS IMPORTANCE DESPITE OF MY MINIMAL PRACTICE ON A DAILY BASIS MORE THAN WATCHING MANY MASTERS OF YOGA AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS, I TEND TO OBSERVE SMALL IMPROVEMENTS WITH IN MY NATURE, AFFINITY WITH LIFE AND IMPROVING PERSONAL SHINE WITHIN THIS UNIVERSE AS CELEBRATION GETS BETTER, LIFE AND DEATH SEEM SO CLOSE AND APPEAR WITH NO DIFFERENCE, BIT LIKE A FEARLESS STATE OF EXISTENCE, FLOWING LIKE THE RIVER NEXT TO ME AS I FLOAT IN THE HAPPINESS OF THE MOMENT JUST LIKE THOSE BIRDS IN THE LAKE, I THINK OF BLOSSOMING YOGA PRESENCE IN MY SOUL AND EVERYTHING I SEE I WISH AS MANY PEOPLE ABSORB THE MAGIC KNOWLEDGE OF YOGA TO MAKE THIS WORLD A GLORIOUS PLACE AND LIVING HERE A HEAVENLY EXPERIENCE --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

SILENCE RECENTLY, I MET SO MANY PEOPLE WHO WORK AND LIVE IN SILENCE. THOUGH MANY OF THEM ARE TIRED OR FED UP WITH PEOPLE AROUND THEM, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT REASONS TO CHOOSE MUTENESS MOST OF THESE PEOPLE ENJOY SITTING IN DARK SPACES FOR CONSIDERABLE TIME AND EJOY THE HABIT OF DOING EVERYTHING ON THEIR OWN AS SOMEONE WHO TRAVEL ALONE IN LIFE, I WAS CURIOUS TO FIND OTHER PEOPLE'S REASONS AND WAYS TO FIND THEIR HAPPINESS AM HERE TO EXPLAIN MY WORLD THAT MAKES MY LIFE SPECIAL. AND PEOPLE AROUND ME WHO ARE INSTRUMENTAL FOR MY SUSTAINED JOYFULNESS MY SECRET IS, I TRY TO BRIGHTEN MY SURROUNDINGS AND FILL THE AIR WITH SOUND OF SOME SORT. LIGHT AND SOUND MAKES ME HAPPY AND CONNECTED I FEEL YOU DON'T NEED TO CHASE SILENCE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF OCCASIONS LIKE WHEN YOU SLEEP, WALKING ALONE, AND MANY OTHER TIMES WHEN YOU ARE IN YOUR OWN COMPANY THIS MEANS YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY OR CHOICE TO BE IN THE COMFORT OF PEOPLE AND THINGS AROUND, LOT OF TIMES IT ESTABLISHES YOUR LIFE PURPOSE BY USING YOUR TALENT IN A SOCIETY USUALLY, YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO CHOOSE, NOT EVERYBODY WIILL FASCINATE YOU, THAT LEAVES US TO BE SELECTIVE FOR OUR OWN SAKE TO MAKE THIS LIFE FULFILLING I BELIEVE IN ONE THING, AFTER THIS SHORT LIFE WE ARE FORCED TO A SILENT WORLD WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT, AND WHILE WE ARE AROUND WE SHOULD INVOLVE WHOLE HEARTEDLY IN THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF LIFE BY AVOIDING PEOPLE AND SELF ISOLATING, YOU ARE DOING GREAT INJUSTICE TO YOURSELF AND MANY PEOPLE WHO MAY DESERVE YOUR COMPANY PEOPLE SAY THEY ARE COMFORTABLE ON THEIR OWN WITH OUT EXTERNAL HELP, I BELIEVE LIFE COULD BE MERRIER WITH LIKEMINDED COMPANIONS OTHERWISE WHY WE EXIST IN THIS WONDERFUL WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES, LIKE THEY SAY SUBLIME FLAVORS BORN WHEN INGREDIENTS HAPPILY CONNECT, WE HAVE PLENTY OF ELEMENTS TO BE BLESSED IN LIFE.. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

COOKING AFTER LONG TIME. SO HAPPY! HELLO AGAIN I CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY TODAY ITS ABOUT COOKING THE DISH SAMBAR AFTER SO LONG, IT MADE ME FEEL SO FULL OF LOVE AND LIFE TRYING TO MAKE A TRADITIONAL DISH MAKES ONE FEEL CHALLENGED, ALL THOSE WHO MADE THE TASTE UNIQUE MAKE IT FEEL SO DIFFICULT FOR ORDINARY COOKS HAVING TASTED SAMBAR IN MANY PLACES. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE DIFFERENCE OF FLAVORS IN EACH PLACE. IT CHANGED EVERY TIME IN REPEATED TASTINGS I IMAGINED MY INGREDIENTS AND MADE MY WAY TO THE SPICE SHOP ON DRUMMOND STREET CRUNCHY VEGETABLES AND REFRESHING AROMA OF FRESH SPICES KEPT ME ACTIVE IN MY DREAM THAT NIGHT I WOKE UP EARLIER THAN USUAL NEXT DAY, GOT THE PREPATIONS DONE, WENT ON WITH 3 STAGES OF COOKING AND COMPLETED THE DISH THE FINAL OUTCOME WAS SATISFYING, COLOUR, SMELL AND TASTE WERE ALL UPTO MY EXPECTATION AND IT MADE MY DAY MAGNIFICENT LIKE EVERY SINGLE PERSON, THE QUANTITY WAS BIT TOO MUCH FOR ONE PERSON MOST WONDERFUL THING AFTER THE COOKING WAS MY ADDED ENERGY IN THE DAY AND I STAYED OUT IN BRIGHT SUNSHINE AND SMILED NON-STOP IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO EXPRESS ALL EMOTIONS I EXPERIENCED WITH THAT CURRY BUT I COULD SAY IT WAS TOO BEAUTIFUL AND SPECIAL WHEN YOU ARE MINDFUL AND SPICES ARE BALANCED, IT WILL TRANSCEND THE WORLD AROUND YOU AND BRING SOLUTIONS TO ALL THINGS THAT MAY BOTHER YOU. MOST IMPORTANTLY MAKE YOU FEEL LIFE'S SO SIMPLE AND WHOLESOME -DAS --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

have you met someone like you! hello friends hope you had a great easter I am very happy and energized now. not because of the long-relaxed weekend I found someone like me, sounds strange, isnt it? have you ever come across someone like yourself? everything started when sampat narrated kartik's story in our evening chat he talked so highly about this boy with some spiritual power who used to be called baba by loved ones in the neighbourhood elements of wonder packed in sampat's memories and it was a fascinating portrayal of a like minded person at a young age kartik met with an irish lady and they got married, settled in cork in Ireland the next part thrilled me more. iyers café was born 10 years ago, kartik's world sampat insisted iI should visit him and explore iyers café, our chat ended still sitting in the car, I went thru the café details and got really charged up I began to feel some similarities in our life and work. a mirror image feeling I rang the number I could find on the site, there was no luck for some time I couldn't wait, I continued calling and finally i got thru and we spoke finally I listened to him with amazement, it felt hearing my own story to some extend kartik runs iyers café with his family and does all cooking himself since the day one in spite of huge popularity restaurant remains small and personal attention remains same and intense I was so happy that evening, very proud of karitil's spiritual approach to cooking he speaks like a real master and supremely educated on food science, full of purpose our long conversation ended on a positive note, am sure we will meet soon for a second i thought, if I had continued cooking and stayed at rasa like kartik, i would have remained with alison and may be few kids! finding kartik remains one of the miracles of the season and i can't wait to see where it takes me thank you sampant and manoj for this gift --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

delayed compliments hello wecome back when someone died, i heard people talk so nicely on tv. they memorised many incidents they could praise him with and made him to be the best person lived on earth this happens pretty much every time someone dies people collect and keep the compliments safe until that landmak day, full of sad emmotions and pretend like they said it numer of times when he was alive i grew up in a time where appreciation was very pricy and could easily affect your vanity and ego if you say good things about others many things have changed around us with time except this habit, we still don't get it right let's not rule out occasional drop of kind gedtures in front of individuals, unfortunayely they make you feel good like that for some benefits from you compliments can elevate our spirits at work too, thus performance from the team as a whole could be much better everybody looks forward to your support and timely comments to feel the purpose of life there could be a time, after long waiting you lose interest for those warm words and most importantly self belief everyone's born with enough and more of good qualities which we could enlighten them in ur own ways it doesn't have to be verbal all the time, use your instincts make them we feel you appreciate their work or nature it doesn't cost you anything but it could change someone's day or it could lead to a life changing attitude a complete person's by and large a product of his sarroundings. you can be an intefral part of making some remarkable transformations habit of complimenting will attract you to similar positive people and it could greatly help your personality a dead person doesn't need your fake words or delayed praise, you don't even know whether he could listen to your words or acting folks, don't waste your opportunity to say nice things to enrich others life, you will be doing a great favour to yourself watch people when they smile. everyone has a beautiful one. that's a nice quality to compliment anyone be kind and generous the way you are fascinated with others, it wont harm you --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

delayed compliments hello wecome back when someone died, i heard people talk so nicely on tv. they memorised many incidents they could praise him with and made him to be the best person lived on earth this happens pretty much every time someone dies people collect and keep the compliments safe until that landmak day, full of sad emmotions and pretend like they said it numer of times when he was alive i grew up in a time where appreciation was very pricy and could easily affect your vanity and ego if you say good things about others many things have changed around us with time except this habit, we still don't get it right let's not rule out occasional drop of kind gedtures in front of individuals, unfortunayely they make you feel good like that for some benefits from you compliments can elevate our spirits at work too, thus performance from the team as a whole could be much better everybody looks forward to your support and timely comments to feel the purpose of life there could be a time, after long waiting you lose interest for those warm words and most importantly self belief everyone's born with enough and more of good qualities which we could enlighten them in ur own ways it doesn't have to be verbal all the time, use your instincts make them we feel you appreciate their work or nature it doesn't cost you anything but it could change someone's day or it could lead to a life changing attitude a complete person's by and large a product of his sarroundings. you can be an intefral part of making some remarkable transformations habit of complimenting will attract you to similar positive people and it could greatly help your personality a dead person doesn't need your fake words or delayed praise, you don't even know whether he could listen to your words or acting folks, don't waste your opportunity to say nice things to enrich others life, you will be doing a great favour to yourself watch people when they smile. everyone has a beautiful one. that's a nice quality to compliment anyone be kind and generous the way you are fascinated with others, it wont harm you --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

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inconsistent flavours hello friends taste means so much in eating for long time people reach out for new taste anywhere though goodness matters a lot these days due ti health reasons. we are in search of new flavours and consistency of them take the lockdown days, my best friend drove me miles away for our favourite idlis sitting in the car we finished the meal in minutes, couldn't wait to reach home! what i noticed during this season was incredible variation of taste in same place for same dishes the most amazing thing about taste is how people remember clarity of flavours as they taste for the first time but it's an uphill task for the chef to satisfy and match the same expectation second time onwards it happens so frequently. people get fed up with eating unhappy meals, may be in my restaurant too obviously, taste's subtle and complicated at the same time unless you can focus completely and imagine the diner's expectation and dream about your food since cooks often avoid minute details due to rush and workload, the synergy get lost between the diner and the chef oftentimes a daring customer walks up to express the displeasure could easily be misunderstood or get neglected on the other hand, some people have the habit of complaining, it has nothing to do with the taste in short taste needs a rethinking if one cares deeply about people who hold this memory all their life may be its an old school lesson, taste's rolled out of your emotions, it demands you to be mindful as you touch the ingredients Every dish is a new creation and it will justify your current mood and level of intensity and it can taste wonderful every time , a surprise like you charm people on a daily basis it's nice to be conscious, someone's dreaming your flavours and very excited as they reach you www.dassreedharan.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

I remember my mother's words, when you touch and interact with ingredients, express your love and appreciation every time, no matter how big or small they are…... Last few weeks I have been busy thinking about a new concept for our restaurant, am sure you know the market has opened and opportunities are springing up from everywhere I watched regional TV channels to spot new trends in India but I was shocked by an unbelievable flashing news on every channel This boy approached a girl in the college and expressed his interest in her, she turned down his request and walked away Having rejected his romance, this young man shot a beautiful 22-year-old in the day light and he shot himself afterwards This was in south India last week, many such killings happened in the recent past between lovers or married couples in the name of love or money But gun crimes are unheard of and may be its because buying gun's not easy in India Its sad to see the extend people travel to commit crimes and bring shame to the whole society Love's a very sensitive topic ever, in India and elsewhere. It remains a secretly personal feeling everyone has to apply own imagination to make love real, often people make wrong judgements about each other and sometimes shamelessly commit severe crimes. It's the most beautiful yet hugely complicated, inseparable event in most people's life Perhaps people follow stories from the past and present, mixed up in opinions and information, eventually end up in a mess There is a remedy for every problem, following the footsteps of taste creation, good taste happens with consistency of effort with tireless application of care We could try this proven wisdom in every aspect of life and help our youngsters to build a happy future, to love and be loved all the time --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

Just finished celebrating Onam and the lingering aroma and taste of the feast remain in our feelings. After a beautiful growing up period in Kerala, I carried and (.....) continue reading on https://www.dassreedharan.com/post/what-remains-of-a-unique-onam-at-rasa-this-year --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

Hello again Am sure you watch delivery boys who drop your takeaway dinner on your doorstep and vanish in seconds, can you imagine confronting many of them in one go, we deal with them every day in their dancing moods and they are not very easy people! “Where’s my order, i have been waiting for long time??”, that was imran, a very unpleasant voice with a tough expression. i gently felt woken up from my excitement being back at work and seeing our takeaway business flourishing after the lockdown Looking over Imran’s shoulder, i saw many such delivery marshals trying to reach out thru our shop window. That was a typical evening when we were late on parcel pickups and were surrounded by this army, nagging around us and their angry, disappointing faces are stuck on our mind each night. On a good day, these drivers are real fun to watch and interact with, we were keen to make friendship and get them closer to our business. We invited them inside the restaurant rather than wandering around the street. They are from different countries, looked smart in their black uniforms with mask and helmet on, some even spoke no English and we communicated with sign language. so, we started talking without seeing their faces properly The situation has changed slowly as we started sharing stories; we offered occasional drinks and snacks. They got closer and explained the reason why they are rushing around in a careless fashion. “our company’s only interested in making money for themselves nobody cares, so we do this job only to make money and make use of peak dining hours “ On a Friday or Saturday night they fill our quiet street, squeeze thru silent darkness in extreme pace like on a roller coaster, we worry for them, as they have become part of our business As the wise man said once,” don’t underestimate people just on a day’s anger and gestures, they may have a story to surprise you” People like alom approach us with a bright smile these days and happily wait for food, sometimes even offer free delivery, if our customers are interested We had only a handful of unpleasant situations during these long 9 months but we discovered so many delightful drivers in the recent past, they make our business a worthwhile experience with their care and friendship with us I still love watching the delivery lads who dominated our streets in this difficult season. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

hello welcome back In this troublesome season, many people have left us from this world and intensified our pain as we try hard to be positive beyond doubt maradona’s name come on top of the list, so many people expressed their sadness at the loss of the football icon who remained in news for the right or wrong reasons the credit for the most infamous goal and greatest goal of the cetuary happened in 1986 mexico world cup, both in the name of our hero maradona for argentina People like me, hardly followed football until that maradona world cup, like millions of people, i was infront of the tv for every match, just to watch this magician at work, it was so beautiful to see him rolling around the ball, surviving attacks from opposite team, holding on to pain and still passionately wake up to continue his imaginative run towards the goal post with the ball in his control, it felt like he shortened to the size of the ball or at times the ball magnified to his size! they looked alike and inseperable outside the game, diego filled the headlines with many negative habits and some unfortunate health issues knowing the marvelous talent on the field, maradona reminds me of some invaluable ingredients in food.though many of them taste unpleasant before cooking, they become super special flavours in the making of taste with much health benifits and we remembre them just for that contribution within the dish years ago, i had the previlage of having an interaction with terry venables who was former player and manager of english football team in a flight from qatar to london the conversation lasted for few hours and we shared the similarity of football and food philosophy, to me chefs and football managers often look angry and full of fire at work listening to my observation, he said “its not what you think, football is our religion and its full wonders, there’s no world with out this game, and its very spiritual just like you talk about food. on the football pitch diego maradona has become like a god to millions of people, nothing outside the game or flaws in his personal life would change it his mesmerising movements and immaculate flair made him the most respected player in history. his story’s worth listening and attitude was adventorous but lets remembre what he did for the game. he was the greatest with out any doubt a big salute to our hero, diego maradona lives in our heart --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

We are in the middle of another lockdown in London and I want to update you all dear friends and listeners.. www.DasSreedharan.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

Today’s world ayurveda day! I had a fascinating conversation with my friend dr. Sanand regarding the current situation and what he thinks about ayurveda’s take on this, especially around food it was a very fruitful and affirmative chat; I was totally energised with his insights and recommendations on our lifestyle to contain this pandemic. Ayurveda has over 5000 years of history and continuously talked about the significance of good food habits and how impartial flavours can enrich divine taste with all the nutrition we need on a day to day basis. Ayurveda reiterated food is the best medicine and Indian food ideal to boost immunity as we go throught this times fighting viruses. Freshly cooked food from seasonal ingredients eaten in light meals, combines ideal diet for a healthy lifestyle. As you must already know, Rasa means taste, in ayurveda rasa stands for the essence of life. The combination of six tastes ideally should converge in your daily meals to make food balanced as you enjoy a perfect rasa meal. The six tastes are, sweet, salty, astringent, bitter, pungent and sour; these flavours should be part of your daily meals in moderation to identify the presence of all. When you make your meals the followimg ingredients and herbs can help your taste and health exponentially. Garlic, turmeric, coriander, fenugreek, rock salt, black pepper, cumin, carrom seeds, kalonji or black seeds and jaggery. As a strong ayurveda believer and practitioner, I wish more people understood its power and harmless application of its convictions for the betterment of people’s well-being. Happy ayurveda day for a healthy and harmonious world. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

It has been a pleasure to share my opinion on Covid and its impact on restaurants and human emotions.. Happy listening DasSreedharan.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

I was on Instagram live with Nina Sarkar the other day; we were talking about ‘finding happiness’ Happiness has been my favourite subject to discuss for some time now. I was lucky to find my way of cheering myself and letting life move on freely Anyway, this subject’s the most sought-after emotion in life today , even though happiness is available all the time around us provided we do not put any limitation to it. Life Is beautiful, if you can find completeness in every situation, you will see converging happiness from everything around you, as the horizon expand, beauty and serenity will appear right in front of you It is important to understand what’s happiness, happiness becomes crystal clear when we are comfortable unconditionally with everything that happens around us Stop complaining about everything, it could be one important tool towards happiness It is not being colourful and winning alone could be happiness, lets wake up to absorb happiness from around the world, literally everything I was happy when I had nothing, and I was poor. Am still the same when I can eat more than one meal a day, that power tot to change my attitude brings everlasting happiness in my life Knowing that you are special in this world should make you happy, let us look straight at the issues of life and be strong as we combat them one by one There is a secret I apply, say to myself ‘AM FEARLESS AND I WANT TO BE HAPPY’, Fearless attitude liberates me and choice to be happy brings all the joy from around me and it keeps me safe, I hope it will work for you too in case you get stuck As we come out of this lock down soon let us have a new approach to life and spread energy of happiness thru our smiles to one another and more care for this world we live in. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

It’s not a Holy episode, don’t mistake me. But ‘oh God’ is an expression I hear a lot these days. My relationship with God goes back too long, it must have been days when I was 4 or 5 years old. Holding my mother’s fingers, I travelled to local temple with my parents everyday very early in the morning At the temple. I was very captivated with people inside the shrine including my parents, who transformed as different and they seemed pure people unlike I saw them outside, they communicated intensely with God, some silently but others loudly, I worried for God’s peace those days Poor me, I couldn’t be any unusual like them, whether at temple, home or in school, so I quietly turned back and studied their expressions, sometimes I followed them to see the evaporating reverence as they approached external world I had another, a very harmless intent in this early morning pilgrimage, I loved early morning breakfast of pancakes with coconut scented chutney at our teashop at the village centre, I felt the flavours communicated with me in those still, misty, fresh air My affinity with God continued in dreams where I spent hours interacting to their heroic existence in our land, to be fair, majority of my dreams related to angry demons who scared me down into sweating darkness in late hours Nevertheless, I woke up most mornings with a beam as some Gods had seemingly terrific smile in the dream, that also to the surprise of many around me, I felt I had a fair idea about our chemistry, I mean between God and me. Over the years I collected many great qualities of all Gods that was floating around, although it was hard to overcome or filter down those virtues from bombarded negativity surrounded those periods, sometimes horrific wars and killings and in some ways worse than our present time. I figured out, all nice expressions were his hallmarks, love, mercy, compassion, empathy and anything else you can add on, it was all like inseparable parts of his brilliant persona In years I learned we could feel all those flashing in our lives, mostly, without us being conscious or confident about that occurrence , so most of those divine values go under-nourished in our lives and we seek those blessings and God desperately outside I asked a question myself, why can’t we help God by being available in spreading those lovely qualities to fellow creatures, so that God gets a break or lessen his burdens No matter what happens, we manage some food, fun and a sleep, I was worried whether God gets that fortune of a relaxed meal or peaceful nap, even when you consider his ultimate power and authority Unlike you, I may want to meet God on two counts, firstly to appreciate his imagination and brilliance. Secondly just to share my concerns about his wellbeing and request to share the ways He overcome all pressure from us, all hopefully on a day when I bump into God on Baker street or anywhere at his convenience. Oh God – I salute you everyday as I see wonders in my life, you are magnificent however invisible. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

I recently saw an amazing documentary; Jeremiah tower’s story would easily motivate anyone, not just people in the field of cooking. We have heard of incredible geniuses in the field of food, people with burning desire and passion who changed the way we think and eat food , they opened a new horizon for eating out trends and made it the most fashionable business in the world Jeremiah tower, like so many of my heroes in food industry disappeared at the top of his game and shocked many people in this business His story goes like this, In 1972 a Harvard graduate in architecture, without having any formal training in cooking job entered the most happening restaurant in Berkley in California called Che Panisse, belonged to the angel of American food, Alice Waters As a child he grew up in America, England and Australia, lived in royal style as his rich parents travelled all around the world and mostly abandoned little Jeremiah in 5 star hotels, his favourite hotel being the Hyde park in London He started loving the company of restaurants and food, he said I started reading menus before reading anything else. After his education, he thought he would pursue his dream in under water construction; he failed badly, though he had worked hard on this project After his grandfather’s death, he struggled for money as he set out on a trip around America, he was dragged into the use of alcohol and a bit of drugs At the age of 30, completely broke, he had to find a job as he reached California. From a friend, he heard about a job on offer at a restaurant called Che Pannise Other than cooking for friends in the university, it was his first entry into a commercial kitchen and kitchen crew including the boss Alice waters shocked at his looks and charisma, both men and women fancied his close friendship On cooking, going along che pannise mission to combine French influenced food using local ingredients , Jeremiah wanted to recreate everything he tasted in grant hotels where he stayed as a child, he dreamed every dish and applied his imagination and made it his way, he called his style elegantly simple food Once in control of the kitchen, he transcended the cooking to a new dimension that was the birth of Californian flavours and the huge success of the restaurant Jeremiah went on to open his own restaurant ‘stars’ in san Francisco which became the most famous restaurant, real heroes from music and film world became the customers, and apparently, he became the first celebrity chef in us After the huge success, he took off to start many other ‘stars’, then he just left everything and disappered.in 2014 he emerged briefly in New York to work in another restaurant as the head chef and soon said goodbye again. Jeremiah tower’s considered as the most romantic and ultimate chef and host, of American restaurants who tried to bridge the gap between traditions and modern trends. Answering to people on his mysterious life and unsaid privacy of his personal life, pain and frustration, he simply said, ‘on a bad day, i had a glass of Champaign on my hand, and am alone yes but not lonely.’ All great artistes were alone, great thinkers were alone; no wonder Jeremiah chose that path too. He found it too difficult to be normal and pure; he threw away everything without any regrets. Life of Jeremiah tower really inspired me! Thank you. DasSreedharan.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

Unearthing Contentment About Your Life Happy Easter my friends, hope you are enjoying this auspicious day Let’s continue on this journey to reach eternal joy thru self-discovery, and let’s travel back a bit to prepare ourselves I realise, to pick up your best qualities; you have to be contented about your life and surroundings, a mind with peace and gratitude To be precise you must know the completeness of your life, work, family, friends and all material things, and absolutely satisfied with them Everything in our life happens for a good reason and mostly without our effort or concerns, then again don’t rule out occasional distress Thinking positive, how do you know the value of good times until you pass thru a phase of inconvenience or sadness, so that is bearable for the sake of all blessings Look at all of us now, we have been asked to stay within our own small spaces without any questions, equally searching for a miracle to set out for new journeys But the fact is we have this life now whether we like it or not, it’s a good opportunity to realise the root to contentment Realisation of small things that complete your life, simple needs and effortless time management as you get used to the routines So, mind’s what we are aiming to bring closer to our being, so far it has been in the midst of ideas beyond your space and realistic needs We should learn to agree with what we have and see them as the best you could ideally have, i promise, your mind rest happily with in your existence At this point you are almost ready to see the wonders of your nature, you will see beauty in everthing and reflection of self in whole Your character, power of your thoughts and words, your beauty and magnetism will all emerge in absolute clarity Now you can start picking the best of you, you will easily identify the route in the direction of destiny Come on now, you will start the first few steps, then you will see the path opening in front of you, most importantly, the journey will begin to spread joyful vibes to all around you Happy Easter again! Dassreedharan.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

Find our own blessing can help us achieve happiness! Das Audio Sensation podcast has been a timely addition to my life’s experiences and a platform to share my memories and thoughts . This opportunity has helped me to express my untold ,inner feelings , a sense of liberation as you listen to my story and become part of my journey. Follow me along this new sensitive journey! Check out my Youtube Channel and my website www.DasSreedharan.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

A smile does not need much but just knowing self is good enough Everyone has a unique smile that reflect the beauty of your heart but how often do you express that true reflection of your inner self, either you don’t value the splendour of your smile or worry whether other people will exploit softer side of your personality A true story, unbelievably someone told me once, “you have a good smile and I think you should be in hospitality” That wonderful first boss of mine brought me into food industry that was the first revelation of power in a smile and the miracles it could bring into your life Since then I explored smiles and I saw its divine quality in everything, not just humans, in flowers, in birds, animals, literally the whole thing and everything has a smile A smile always greeted me every morning, anxiously I waited for it as i get ready for the day, it was always somewhere blossoming for me that expectation never disappointed me till today, so i can tell you so much about your smile and how wonderful you look as you smile Today we realise everything that was dear to us has so much limitations, money, fame, style, your intellect, health and anything else you have been trying to protect a smile can elevate your spirits and help you fly above the dark clouds of misery and negativity in life It invites only positive vibes unlike your selfish concern about profit and loss about everything you do If you believe god’s love, a pure smile demonstrate the godliness in you in the most effortless way Your body and existence mean only a vehicle to endorse the purpose of your birth; a smile can furnish the higher state without anything material that controls you It does not cost us anything to smile, so let us use that ability to share our divine love, which a mother has entrusted you with Let us fill the world with our new smiles and embrace a fresh awakening as we step out soon into the fresh soil that will be our best gratitude to the creator --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

I wanted to share with you an amazing conversation which made lasting effect on me.. A gentleman rang me as I was traveling for an important business meeting in kerala, he was surprisingly polite, slow and simple, introduced himself and his charity works. On top talked about Rasa Gurukul and how proud he felt about our project. But what attracted me most was the way he spoke and the gap between words.. That sweet, semi formal conversation ended there, a brief one but the biggest impact was with in me, how relaxed I felt. Later in my meeting I said very little but I was too cool being crisp and simple, I answered my points precisely in spite of continued discussions on numbers which never attracted me.. Apparently in this instance, I made a sweet impressioin on my potential associate, that was too good and thanks to that guy on the phone sometimes we don’t pay enough attention to each interaction we have with people. Wise people in their imaginative style of talking often help you change the way you think and behave, even after you complete your chat with that person. Word are so powerful as we know from our life and tales from history. They do wonders if you know how to use them with your thoughts just before delivery and if you are capable of enjoying its journey as it strikes the opposite person exactly how you expect it to be. I enjoyed many such intimate coversations with one of my heroes, dr. v joseph, chancellor of garden city university in bangalore. Everytime we met, he gave me enough and more to relish his observations and continue to wonder with the way he talks. History was made or changed by people who knew the art of playing with their thoughts and the way they articulated in real life, they always make it sound so simple, its far away from truth, its an intesive process to consistently deliver such conversations. Though I passed that continent already in 2 weeks, I feel the thrilling beauty of those trascending words from that phone call. A lesson learned and am so happy to be more careful as i speak in public. I hope you do the same to enjoy the emotion of words more and the people behind them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

In this episode I share with you story that changed my life along with probably other hundred thousands if not millions of lives in the world.. Stay safe and happy listening. Dr.Das --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

London is quiter than usual and I have message for you during these challenging times that the whole world is facing right now.. Happy listening, Dr.Das --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

In this episode I share with you the story of somebody who never stop to believe in her dreams. An inspiring jouney that can teach all of us how a dream can reshape the destiny of our lives. Happy listening --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

Feel free to skip between the lines as this episode is incredibly rich of value for our lives as we must adress other needs to feel fulfilled. Like I tried and managed to do at Rasa Gurukul, recreating the village I grew up as a kid. In this episode I was interviewed by one of my UK collaborators Giovanni, who visited me in Kerala at Rasa Gurukul. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

Storytelling is far more important than we think. It can be a tool for our own fascination in life! Das Audio Sensation podcast has been a timely addition to my life’s experiences and a platform to share my memories and thoughts . This opportunity has helped me to express my untold ,inner feelings , a sense of liberation as you listen to my story and become part of my journey. Follow me along this new sensitive journey! Check out my Youtube Channel, type Das Sreedharan in the search bar. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

Today is my 55th birthday and I have a message for you! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

FRESH FOOD REMINDS US OF CRISP & VIGOROUS LIFE EVERY DAY AND THE NEED FOR PRESERVING YOUR MAGNESTISM IN LIFE I continue to believe in remarkable yet simple analogies from food that could help our life. Most people eat in restaurants today and very few people cook at home or touch fresh ingredients as they become your power of freshness and energy in life In an ideal world nobody likes old or yesterday’s food, it makes you feel bored not only eating but the very feeling of touching it Many of you would have noticed fresh food has tremendous effect in your personality and days, colours and flavours could influence and change the way you look at the world and your relaxed mannerism Its hugely important to always find your favourite food made fresh by yourself or a chef who knows this equally well Fresh food reminds me of fresh You every morning, with a little effort we could modify our approach and friendliness, you could create a fresh new world around you. By being conscious of this effective self-designing strategy, your reputation and charisma could become a secret door to more success in life This’s something we could all follow because we are so connected with food everyday, with a little effort it can happen LET’S TRY IT! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

Wish You a fabulous 2020! Hope your new year has begun well Never mind if things are happening slowly but they will indeed happen That’s the subject today , slow appearance of taste or outcome and how fascinating it’s to watch as everything unfolds People ask me sometimes , is it taste or goodness more important in cooking ? I would say , it’s the involvement and surrender and leave the taste to appear with brilliant quality. Every phase of this artistic expressions, there’s something happening, it’s very spiritual and glorious to experience As you travel thru this process , you will see the taste finale effortless and beyond your imagination Shall we manifest the same ideology in life , apply fascination with everything you do , take every little conversation seriously , every action as your most important one, you will see how rich your day will become . It will exceed your expectations and bigger surprises will enter your life Just like enjoy your cooking while you do that art and live with absolute focus every moment , Why don’t we try that? Forget the outcome , let’s enjoy life this time round Let’s do it! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

As we approach the festive season , it’s the beautiful occasion to share gifts of words that could change the days to come There are numerous secrets lie in the art of cooking. But you have to be gentle and fascinated to see the underlying flashes of divinity which could make our life eternally peaceful and full of natural glory To me , beginning to end of making a dish is a spectacular journey however small the dish is . Every phase offers uniquely vibrant pictures of your mind and true excitement. It’s not just about the finale , something we call the taste . I learned every act, a gentle stir , spicing, adding liquid ground gravies it’s satisfying and complete I realise the same happening in life too , everyday , every person . Every meeting , all surroundings you are part of , they all offer you a complete life’s joy and accomplishment. We just have to ready and fascinated Let’s open ourselves this festive season and fill our eyes with gifts of this universe and blossom your smile in return to show your love Happy holidays | Visit DasSreedharan.com to discover more --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

"If you know your self you don't have any doubts.." Enjoy this video as I am happy to share with you my morning thoughts! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

What are the layers of spices and how the cooking style matters in our daily life? Das Audio Sensation podcast has been a timely addition to my life’s experiences and a platform to share my memories and thoughts . This opportunity has helped me to express my untold ,inner feelings , a sense of liberation as you listen to my story and become part of my journey. Follow me along this new sensitive journey! Check out my Youtube Channel, type Das Sreedharan in the search bar. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

What fire and anger has in common? And what can we learn from cooking to improve our lives ? Das Audio Sensation podcast has been a timely addition to my life’s experiences and a platform to share my memories and thoughts . This opportunity has helped me to express my untold ,inner feelings , a sense of liberation as you listen to my story and become part of my journey. Follow me along this new sensitive journey! Check out my Youtube Channel, type Das Sreedharan in the search bar. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

Food is a great inspiration.. Das Audio Sensation podcast has been a timely addition to my life’s experiences and a platform to share my memories and thoughts . This opportunity has helped me to express my untold ,inner feelings , a sense of liberation as you listen to my story and become part of my journey. Follow me along this new sensitive journey! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

Thanks for tuning in to Das Audio Sensation. In this brief episode I share with you my 'new religion' , 'my favourite dish' , and much more! Remeber to share it with your loved ones! Happy Listening ;) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

Interviewed by a local Radio FM in Kerala shares his blissful thoughts on this year special celebration of Onam India. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

"DAS" podcast has been a timely addition to my life’s experiences and a platform to share my memories and thoughts . This opportunity has helped me to express my untold ,inner feelings , a sense of liberation as you listen to my story and become part of my journey. Follow me along this new sensitive journey where in this first series I share my emotions and my best stories of my childhood. Good Listening --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

"DAS" podcast has been a timely addition to my life’s experiences and a platform to share my memories and thoughts . This opportunity has helped me to express my untold ,inner feelings , a sense of liberation as you listen to my story and become part of my journey. Follow me along this new sensitive journey where in this first series I share my emotions and my best stories of my childhood. Good Listening --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message

"DAS" podcast has been a timely addition to my life’s experiences and a platform to share my memories and thoughts . This opportunity has helped me to express my untold ,inner feelings , a sense of liberation as you listen to my story and become part of my journey. Follow me along this new sensitive journey where in this first series I share my emotions and my best stories of my childhood. Good Listening --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/das-sreedharan/message