Kitchen Poems

Rasode Raja! Who doesn’t like family picnic. Specially the ones that we see in the English films. This podcast talks about one important facet of this picnic. How can this be a fun for the woman who has to prepare so many things to eat for the whole family? Why does it has to be fun for everyone but the one who is cooking? Ever wondered? Listen to this podcast to know about this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A housewife has a special place for people whom they daily deal with, the one they buy vegetables from or the one they would go for groccery shopping. Ever thought why? This is only place mostly where she has an upper hand and can dictate even if it’s bargaining for a few rupees. This small little experiances of empowerment is what this podcast is about. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pati na dil na rasto pet thi kem jay? Love starts at early age, From our favorite teacher to filmstar to the cricket captain. But the true essence of Love is felt when we meet the man of our dreams. His gesture his touch the way he looks at you oh my god what bliss. Till the time when he asks, hope you can cook well? And then what all these wonderful thoughts come crashing down as we start imagining the never ending hours in kitchen fighting the heat and the sweat. This podcasts brings up the question in our mind if the other person wants some one who understands their tastebuds or someone who understands their each and every taste. A woman spends 18 years of her life on an average in the kitchen but never gets her due. The least we can give is a smile to what she does as our gratitude towards her.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why have we always co related only women with Kitchen? Nobody has ever thought that even when a woman has come out of the kitchen she not necessarily has come out of it in her thoughts. The planning of the next meal or managing the cook when you are not cooking is all constantly going in her head. Only in a woman’s head. Is the planning phase in your kitchen is any less work that that of a CEO of a company? How the thoughts of kitchen our crushing the dreams of a woman. Well to find that out listen to this episode of Kitchen Poems. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you heard about the curse given to Prometheus by Zeus God for stealing fire from the heaven for the sake of safeguarding humankind, how about if we tell you that the women in kitchen are also cursing Prometheus! Well what does a Greek mythology has to do with these women in Kitchen? Well to find that out listen to this episode of Kitchen Poems   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There was a time when my mother had never worried about cooking, She didn’t even know what all is there in which compartment of kitchen but today when this guys has come to ask me for my hand in marriage he has asked me as I am a modern woman if I know how to cook. Today  modern word is used more as a sarcasm for women than as appreciation so now I don’t know what should I say to this boy, Yes or no?? Well to find out listen to this episode of Podcast Kitchen Poems. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s always said that a way to husband’s heart is through his stomach, why? Why can’t we find a different route? Aren’t they excited about any other things? What about woman’s gut, wit, sense of humor, smartness? Aren’t these things seen. Apart from “do you know how to cook” have we asked her any other question? No! I don’t know how to cook, or I don’t want to cook. A woman would have definitely thought to straightway refuse if she’d not know cooking but would have feared to lose him. This episode talks about the same fear and confession. Find out more about the same in this episode of Kitchen Poems See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Women and Kitchen have an inseparable love hate affair. Some find their identity here and some loose. Some are territorial about it and some are carefree. Devaki recites India’s well known author Dhiruben Patel’s kitchen poems and takes on a tour of our own kitchen and helps you understand the women in them better. “  Dhiruben Gordhanbhai Patel is born on 29 May 1926 in Vadodara to Gordhanbhai Patel, a journalist with the Bombay Chronicle, and Gangaben Patel, a political activist and member of the All India Congress Committee. Her family belongs to Dharmaj village near Anand Dhiruben Patel has written several collections of short stories and poetry as well as novels. She has written radio plays and stage plays. Her work is influenced by  Gandhian Ideals. This podcast is an adaptation of her bestseller ‘Kitchen Poems’ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Women and Kitchen have an inseparable love hate affair. Some find their identity here and some loose. Some are territorial about it and some are carefree. Devaki recites India’s well known author Dhiruben Patel’s kitchen poems and takes on a tour of our own kitchen and helps you understand the women in them better. “  Dhiruben Gordhanbhai Patel is born on 29 May 1926 in Vadodara to Gordhanbhai Patel, a journalist with the Bombay Chronicle, and Gangaben Patel, a political activist and member of the All India Congress Committee. Her family belongs to Dharmaj village near Anand Dhiruben Patel has written several collections of short stories and poetry as well as novels. She has written radio plays and stage plays. Her work is influenced by  Gandhian Ideals. This podcast is an adaptation of her bestseller ‘Kitchen Poems’ The poem describes the kitchen which as in the centre of the house it seemed as if the kitchen was calling them. Everybody has memories of their kitchen. We all have spent our childhood in the kitchen. We have sat on the platform, have seen our mother cooking, and have learnt so many things in the kitchen. From sweets to snacks to her love she has severed everything to us from that kitchen. But she has never mixed her emotions of anger or her discomfort in the food. Women knows it all from a small jars, utensils, spices to all the minute things in the kitchen our mothers, grandmothers have been Sherlock Holmes! She’d not have studies math but her count of utensils or kitchen things have always been accurate.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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