The pumpkin festival

When you hear the word pumpkin, what comes to your mind?

I am reminded of a story from my childhood in which an old lady sits in the carved pumpkin and saves her life from the wild animals in the jungle. She says one line ‘chal re bhoplya tunuk tunuk’ (speed up pumpkin speed up). And then pumpkin finds a regular place in our kitchen as it is a great benefactor of health. Pumpkin raita and pumpkin puris were the only two recipes which I knew related to pumpkin, but when I visited the ‘Kürbis Ausstellung’ in Ludwigsburg yesterday, I was amazed to see the different shapes and sizes and colors of pumpkin and also the recipes made out of this not very likeable vegetable in India, at least. 

Marathi Sammelan in Germany

The Marathi Sammelan (get-together) was held by the Marathi Mitramandal, Germany in a resort called Familiendorf, Hübingen on 30th and 31st August 2014. It was a two days event and there was a stay-over at the resort at night. Most of the people had got their cars, but there was also a pick-up arranged from the closest train station called Montabaur to the resort.