The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

Peek a boo! A homage to the old windows of Calcutta. My sister is obsessed with these old timey windows and we knew we had to get this the moment we saw it! Hello!  My  heart just feels so heavy these last couple of days. The idea of an impending war and killings just makes me terribly anxious and sad. I can't even begin to imagine how those in the Armed forces handle these situations and thoughts, and what their families live through.  :(  I am trying to keep away from the News and ignore what's happening around us but it's nearly impossible.  I can only hope and pray that we, as a nation, see good sense and make the right choice.  I just want any more people to die.  Naive, I know but I don't want to see any more bodies covered with the tricolour.  It's too hard.  :(  But let's look at some colour and beauty and attempt to distract ourselves?  Shall we?  I recently got some beautiful things ...

Hello!  I spent a part of my birthday exploring the caves at Ellora.  This place had been on my travel wish list for absolute ages.  To see these marvels of art and history up close and personal. I was especially curious to see these caves after I saw the Feluda film Kailashe Kelenkari , where Feluda, Topshe and Lalmohan Babu fight smugglers who are looting Indian artefacts.  A fun film and a little travel diary in itself.  :)  We, my parents and I, spent close to an hour and a half exploring the caves and taking pictures and generally marvelling at it all.  I just can't wrap my mind around the fact the a group of people made all of this out of nothing. Carving away and chipping away rock to make this.  TRAVEL GUIDELINES & TRAVEL TIPS FOR ELLORA CAVES 1.  Wear comfy shoes at all cost. Lace up keds/sneakers if possible. There is a fair amount of walking involved and steep stairs a...

Hello!  Long time no blog.  Life has been a little busy, in the best way possible, and blogging has taken on a back seat.  I turned a year older last week and I got to my favourite thing- travel. A little road trip to Aurangabad. A city I had never been too before. It took us 8 hours in a car to get there. The drive was quite lovely. The roads good and there was music playing and my family around me and it was wonderful.  I love spending my birthday in a new place. Earlier, I have celebrated my birthdays in Ooty, Pondicherry, Goa and last year I went to Jaipur. I am always happy to celebrate my birthday exploring a new place.  Aurangabad has so much history and culture and going to the Ellora Caves had been on my travel wishlist for a while now. I am so glad I got to go there finally and see the beauty first hand. My sister was there on work and me and my family went along to keep her company and celebrate my birthday.  :)  I took a...

Lucknow is a city that is very close to our hearts because we have lived there for a period of five years at some point in the 90s. Lucknow is known for its tehzeeb  and you have to visit there just to see how lovely and polite the locals are! My sister was back in Lucknow after almost 17 years this past week and so, I am going to hand it over to her to share some snippets of her travel to the city she loves! I stayed at Lebua Lucknow, a heritage hotel in the heart of the city in Mall Avenue. Lebua is housed in a heritage haveli built in 1936 by an officer of the British Indian Army. The house is sprawling and built in the style of old Indian homes with an angan in the middle of the property. It is a beautiful hotel and the staff is really helpful and nice. Highly recommend Lebua Lucknow if you are looking for a good hotel to stay in the city. Now, I didn't have a whole lot of time on my hands to do everything that I wanted to do, but I had a few things on my Lu...

Hello!  And here we are with my first batch of books hauled in 2019.  January feels like it was so long away...funny how time works.  I got all of these books in the second week of January and these were a great way to kickstart my New Year in terms of what I added to my bookshelves.  I have already read 3 of these books and the rest I am sure to delve into soon.  Let's see what I added to my shelves in January.  First up, the book I wanted the minute I saw it!  Perfection!!  This book is seriously gorgeous.  Inside and out.  Read.  Loved. Reviewed.  A thriller.  I recently read something else by the same author and wanted to read more from her.  My sister may read this one before I do.  This book- We That Are Young- had been on my radar for most of 2018.  I have heard only good things and so  after spending months on my Wishlist, I dec...

Hello!  Hope your Saturday is going super well.  Mine has included reading a thriller- The Promise by Teresa Driscoll. I loved it. Review coming soon.  :) Today I want to share a home decor haul.  I am mad about having cushions all over my space. The brighter the better. They are such a great way to add colour to your space. Over the years I have collected a bunch of gorgeous and unique cushion covers.  When I saw these cushion covers on Aham Bhumika I knew they would look gorgeous in my home and I when I saw the stunning embroidery in person I was so happy I had decided to get these. Especially the Jamini Roy ones.  These are truly works of art.  So pretty!  I love this one so much.  The alta coloured feet are so gorgeous.  :)  They also do a tote bag with this embroidery and I really want to get it as well.  :)  Birds!  So cute!  Flowers and pom-pom...