Earthly Musings

  Crunchy Tales from here and there: SNR Chips, Alathur, Palakkad Kerala may be the land of backwaters, elephants, and houseboats, but for those who know the place well,   it's also the kingdom of snacks—and few do it better than SNR. In this little corner of Palakkad, tradition meets taste in the most delicious way possible. History of SNR dates back to 1947, when Shahul Hameed opened shop for banana chips as a small venture at Alathur. He hand chopped a local variety of banana (Nendra) and used home made coconut oil to make chips that not only tasted good but also found favour with gourmets of those times.   Story of SNR did not stop there. Packs of SNR banana chips caught attention of political heavyweights too and it started travelling out of he state as a souvenir. It is said that even Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was gifted a Pack of SNR banana chips by political leaders from Kerala. A Pitstop You Won’t Forget` While the original SNR Chips is locate...

  The Illusion of Separation   “You cannot do anything about loneliness.   Whatever you do is an activity of escape. That is the most essential thing to realize.   Then you will see that you are not different or separate from that hollowness.   You are that insufficiency.   The observer is the observed emptiness.   Then if your proceed further, there is no longer calling it loneliness; the terming of it has ceased.   If your proceed still further, which is rather arduous, the thing known as loneliness is not; there is a complete cessation of loneliness, emptiness, of the thinker as the thought.   This alone puts an end to fear”. Jiddu Krishnamurti In a world filled with distractions and endless forms of entertainment, loneliness remains one of the most pervasive and unsettling human experiences. In his characteristically profound and challenging way, J. Krishnamurti offers a radical insight into the nature of loneliness: "You cannot do ...