Kiran Sawhney

I met this very intelligent ("most intelligent," is more appropriate) friend over lunch (Details about our intelligent conversation is coming up soon). We ate at Fresco. Fresco is originally from Barcelona and a boon for salad lovers like me. I had my fill of vegan food there. Something that I had in large quantity (and I mean 4-5 helpings) was watermelon with hummus. No need to say eeks. I also tried it for the first time and I just loved the combination. Try it. It is nice. Details about what I wore, will be in the next blog post. This blog post is about our conversation. My friend pointed out (and I second her) how she hates the term, "socialite". Yes, what is so big deal about being a socialite? In fact, it is the dumbest thing to be. It is like labeling yourself dumb blonde. She said, "we all socialize. Who does not socialize? Socializing is about meeting friends. And we all meet friends all the time. We go out for movies with them, have lunches,...

Yesterday was the inauguration of Delhi's first Marwari restaurant, Shraman, in Ashoka hotel. Delhi's tourism minister Shri Subodh Kant Sahay was there for the inauguration. Also present was Vir Sanghvi. The food was of course, pure vegetarian. It was divine. I gorged so many tiny Ram Laddoos. I loved the decor of the place, the savory snacks and the scrumptious meal. The owner of the restaurant is Jayaram Banan, who also owns Sagar Ratna and Swagath, Delhi's most popular South Indian restaurants. I highly recommend the place. It is a must visit. What I wore is a french chiffon saree, which I have previously worn  here and here , on this blog. 

There is this famous quote about Tango from the movie Shall we dance, " is the vertical expression of a horizontal wish. You have to hold her, like the skin on her thigh is your reason for living. Let her go, like your heart's being ripped from your chest. Throw her back, like you're going to have your way with her right here on the dance floor. And then finish, like she's ruined you for life. Don't say anything, and don't think. And don't move unless you feel it." Tango is not a dance. It is a feeling that is danced. The tango is an embrace in movement. A man and a woman enter a dialogue through their bodies, guided by music, which has an almost somber quality of yearning, of a passion that can never be fulfilled, of a sweet sadness. Two strangers become one for the duration of the dance. Two opposites come together briefly to create the fantasy of a harmonious whole. When you dance tango, you must give everything. If you can...