Kushi is Biryani - My Biryani Story

Kushi is Biryani - My Biryani Story

What does this food have in it?how many fans for it.. no other food has got such a fan following as this… yes, I am talking about THE BIRYANI. Having its origin from the Mughal cuisine this food has build its own empire today. Right from Lucknow Biryani, Bombay biryani, Thalassery biryani, Hyderabadi biryani, Calcutta biryani, Bhatkali biryani, Memoni biryani, Palakkad Rawther biryani, Sindhi biryani, Karachi beef biryani, Kalyani biryani, Bohri biryani and our region famed Dindigul biryani, Vaniyambadi biryani has huge number of ardent fans. Though its tastes differently from region to region the pride it earned is same.I have tasted many times this mouthwatering food, but the first experience of tasting this scrumptious food (other than home) is still fresh in my mind.

THE BIRYANI HUNTING

“I have a long time desire to eat biryani after my mother stopped cooking it at home I was like pestering my mom for my favourite food but she refused to do (grrrrr…) and as a bonus to my pestering activity a newly opened biryani shop has announced an offer as buy one get one free for a week near my locality. Ahhh!!! It's my time (my mind voice). I strongly recommended the offer to fulfill my long time desire. It was a rainy night in the month of November and yes finally got a nod from my mother at 8.30 p.m. The shop is situated at M.K.B Nagar which was about 5 km from my home. Me and my dad started the journey in bi-cycle by 9.00 p.m with me having a mindset of reaching my long time objective. YES, THE BIRYANI HUNTING STARTS.

It was raining cats and dogs though we reached the destination. But as the saying goes on “Many a slip between the cup and the lip” it was there for me. Yes, the shop was closed, as it was raining no one was there to enquire so next what? Upma at home? (noooooo…..). My father searched for other biryani shops but in vain. So, we started our return trip in another route with a possibility of finding another shop I nearly lost all my hopes of eating my favorite food. I was insisting my dad to return to home, but he was reluctant I felt very pity for him as he is riding the bi-cycle with me in this heavy rain with fully dumped in the water. After a 6 km of ride I was with negative hopes as the time was already 10.30 p.m and strongly insisted my dad to return as the last cutting for my home is nearing. But as I was saying my dad “Polam daddy veetuku” (we’ll go to home) I could see  5 to 7 men standing under the green tube light as we approached further I started reading “BISMILLAH HYDERABADI BIRYANI (HALLAL)” OMG… its there, my hunting objective. We went into the hotel and ordered for 3 half biryani as I was shivering due to the effect of rain I stood near the biryani vessel which was giving a warm feeling with its heat. The smell and the ding ding sound of the biryani vessel… wahhh awesomatic!!! (slangy) my mouth rained equaled to the outside condition, but I secretly swallowed my saliva in order to avoid my embarrassing situation with others. We got the parcels and I was holding the bag full of biryani as if  I have achieved something great. Finally, the clock was ticking 11 we reached our home. I quickly changed my dress and sat on the floor with the opened parcel. Yes, my tasty, appetizing, scrumptious, yummy, luscious, delectable, mouthwatering BIRYANI is in front of me. Enjoyed every bit and finished it as a hungry lion.

Though I have eaten it hundreds of time after this the first-time experience still stays fresh in my mind. And each time I eat my favorite food the memories trickle me to the rainy night. The lust for Biryani never ends in me.

Many say Biryani is a Food but for me Biryani is an Emotion

 

sri

Is Indian Cars Safe?

So, finally Global NCAP has slapped at the Indian Car market with a shocking test results that none of the base variants cars selling in India has passed the frontal collision test or in other words they are not safe. With the number of road accidents go on increasing year by year in our country these recent reports turns to be an eye opener for both the government and the automobile manufacturers.

According to the reports the first round of test which took place in the month of January took base variant cars of Tata Nano, Hyundai i10, Maruti Alto 800, Ford Figo and Volkswagen Polo. In this test, frontal collision was tested and the safety of the car is rated on a scale of 5 stars. Before conducting the test, these cars were declared as fail as the base variants don’t have the airbags and ABS which are the eligible criteria for the tests. Though these were not present the test was made to judge the structural stability of the vehicle after the collision. The structural stability was also not up to the expectations which resulted in complete collapse of the car. So, all the cars were given zero stars and rated as unsafe for passengers. To the depth of the test the collision of the car was made at two speeds 56 km/hr and 64 km/hr. Practically speaking the minimum speed at which we drive in NH roads is at 90km/hr and more. So, now think of the severity of the accidents.

In the month of March second tests was conducted with two variants of Swift that is the base variant (Lxi) and Higher variant (Zxi) both are sold in the Indian market while only the later was exported to the Latin American region which comprises of both airbags and ABS while the base variant doesn’t equipped with it and also with Nissan Datsun. We all know Swift is one of the fast selling and largest selling car model in India with a high sale of reaching 10 million units. So will all these say that swift is safer? No... Absolutely not... the base variant which only sold in India failed the test with zero star and rated unsafe and the another one which were exported passed the test with three star as it is equipped with air bags and ABS.

So the air bags and ABS forms the basic safety feature for a car on the roads which were denied or can be optional for the Indian customers. The main reason for the absence of airbags and ABS is that there are no certain regulations for safety features of the car or in other words it is not been revived with development of technology in India. And also the car manufacturers in order to increase the sale, focuses only on the price of the vehicle and not the safety features which might increases the total price of the car. If the airbags and ABS are made mandatory as brakes, steering and indicators the manufacturers will surely impose it. After these tests the Government of India reported that new Motor Vehicle act is being revived and soon be under practices and also a testing platform for judging the car’s safety and features will be established within a couple of months in Chennai.

So, the Indian Government must ensure that the airbag and ABS must be mandatory in the cars sold in our country. In order to assure a safe driving on Indian roads three things must be there: driver’s discipline, well built rules and roads, safer vehicles. If these three are followed strictly we can surely reduce the accidents by a huge margin.

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video of the first test

video of the second test

The info collected from various sources