(Informative) Beat the Summer heat

Summer heat

Here are a variety of home remedies to stay cool when the summer sun is blazing

 

It is well known how drinking and splashing water as a shield against temperature changes and many opt to stay cool with frequent showers and drinking plenty of water. There are other simple remedies that can help you stay cool when the weather gets sizzling hot.

Medicinal mint

Guess what the Romans did to protect themselves from the harmful effect of heat? They tucked a spray of mint behind each ear!

Mint is a cooling and soothing remedy for indigestion, biliousness, flatulent colic and diarrhoea caused due to the soaring summer temperatures. Fresh leaf juice of mint mixed with a teaspoonful of limejuice and honey is recommended thrice a day by naturopaths for the aforesaid ailments.

Mint tea is a cool and comforting summer drink. To prepare mint tea:

·                          Add 10 – 12 mint leaves to a cup of water and let it come to a boil.

·                          Leave it covered for a couple of minutes.

·                          Add powdered jaggery as per your requirement.

Mango medicine

Excessive loss of sodium chloride and iron during summer due to excessive sweating can be easily prevented by consuming raw mango with a dash of salt. Eating a couple of unripe mangoes with salt and honey cures summer diarrhoea, dysentery, piles, chronic dyspepsia, indigestion and constipation.

Pineapple power

The most valuable healing factor in pineapple is its similarity to human gastric juices, which makes it an effective remedy for digestive problems, especially in the summer months as it also helps relieve body heat. Drink plenty of pineapple juice throughout the hot weather or freeze undiluted juice in ice cube trays and add to other beverages and juices.

Rice remedy

Thick gruel of rice mixed with a glassful of buttermilk not only makes a nutritious and easy to digest summer food but curative too in cases digestion-related disorders. Rice powder makes an excellent prickly heat powder and helps heal other inflammatory affection of the skin including burns and scalds.

Healing henna

Mehndi or henna flowers are an age-old antidote for headaches caused by the heat of the sun. Headaches are said to be relieved if a plaster made of mehndi flowers and vinegar is applied over the forehead.

The Arabs use henna on hands and feet not just to ornament these parts of the body but also to keep themselves cool and protected from the scorching desert heat. Mehndi soothes and comforts heat-related swollen ankles and scorched feet as well as burns and blisters.

Tamrind tea treatment

Tamrind pulp is cooling and antiseptic. Tamrind tea is considered to be very healing for summer colds and sore throat. To prepare the tea:

·                          Take a cup of tamrind pulp to one litre of boiling water.

·                          Cover and leave to infuse for two hours.

·                          Strain and drink, half a cup at a time, sweetened with a little honey, every four hours.

Simple sun-tan solutions

To remove a sun tan, try applying some lime juice mixed with rose water on the face before going to bed at night. Wash off with cool tap water in the morning. Another traditional solution to counteract sun tan involves mixing olive oil with equal quantity of vinegar and applying the mixture on the affected body parts an hour before bath.

Rose remedy

Rose petals are used to make an excellent cooling summer tonic popularly known as Gulkand. To prepare Gulkand, fresh petals of roses are cleaned and kept in a clean glass jar in layers. In between the layers of the rose petals, a type of sugar called khadishakar, is spread. (sugar quantity being twice the amount of petals). Alternate layers are thus prepared in the jar and left in the sun for fifteen days.

Rose water too can be prepared at home by using fresh rose petals or shade dried and powdered rose petals and some boiling water. Washing the face with rose water particularly after coming from the hot sun is very soothing and refreshing.

Margosa Magic

Summer boils, itching and prickly heat heal rapidly when neem leaves are used in the bathwater. Simply boil a handful of neem leaves in a container and add it to your bathwater. Use this as a last

7 Easy Ways to Lose Weight Without Starving or Breaking a Sweat

1. Fidget
 People who tap their feet, prefer standing to sitting, and generally move around a lot burn up to 350 more calories a day than those who sit still. That adds up to nearly 37 pounds a year!

2. Keep most meals under 400 calories
Spacing out your meals at regular intervals and keeping them all about the same size. Eating meals at regular intervals has been linked to greater calorie burning after eating, better response to insulin, and lower fasting blood cholesterol levels. When you eat regular meals throughout the day, you're less likely to become ravenous and overeat.

3. Take yourself off cruise control
Increase the intensity of your everyday tasks, from vacuuming to walking the dog,
 "Turn on some music, add in some vigorous bursts, and enjoy the movement."

4. Drink 8 glasses of water per day
Water is not just a thirst quencher--it may speed the body's metabolism. When drinking water, no calories are ingested but calories are used, unlike when drinking sodas, where additional calories are ingested and possibly stored," Increasing water consumption to eight glasses per day may help you lose about 8 pounds in a year,  so try drinking a glass before meals and snacks and before consuming sweetened drinks or juices.

5. Step it up--and down
Climbing stairs is a great leg strengthener, because you're lifting your body weight against gravity. In addition to taking the stairs at every opportunity, try stepping up and down at all possible opportunity.

6. Use grocery bags as dumbbells
Letting someone else load your groceries or carry your suitcase is an opportunity missed for strengthening and calorie burning. Carrying your own bags help burn calories and tone Muscles.

7. Eat 4 g of fiber at every meal
A high-fiber diet can lower your caloric intake without making you feel deprived.  Experts see a number of mechanisms through which fiber promotes weight loss: It may slow down eating because it requires more chewing, speed the passage of food through the digestive tract, and boost satiety hormones. To get 25 g of fiber a day, make sure you eat six meals or snacks, each of which contains about 4 g of fiber. For to-go snacks, buy fruit; it's handier than vegetables, so it's an easy way to up your fiber intake. One large apple has just as much fiber (5 g) as a cup of raw broccoli.

How to use Vodka in home, except for drinking

How to use Vodka in home, except for drinking

 

I know I might have dampened your enthusiasm that you might have experienced on reading the word vodka. But, I figured today that vodka could be used in other constructive ways as well, not that drinking is not. However, the uses that I found for Vodka just left me amazed. I didn’t know that vodka could make a very good disinfectant too. Well, that is the reason I love internet, I learn new things everyday. Here is how you can use Vodka inside your home, except for drinking.

• Vodka as a Disinfectant
All you have to do is mix 1 part vodka and 2 parts of water and when the mixture dries up the smell of the booze dries up and the mixture does a great job a cleaning glass.
• Vodka to Fight against Odors
If you have some clothes, which are stinking, then just sprinkle some vodka and keep the clothes for drying. When all the drying is done your clothes will be left smelling clean.
• Vodka as a Dish Cleaner
You can add some to your dish soap and use it while cleaning. It will help you cut grease. The same mixture can also help you remove sticky residue from the labels of the bottles, which you might need while recycling the bottle.
• Vodka for Toothache
Toothache can actually squeeze the life out of you. But, if you take a vodka shot and swish it around in your mouth, then it will help you numb the painful area and you might get some relief until you reach the dentist.
• Vodka as a Bug Repellent
All you have to do is mix one part vodka, one part apple cider vinegar and some citronella essential oil. It will give you a nice bug repellent.
• Vodka for Hair
A shot of vodka mixed in every shampoo bottle will make your shampoo more effective. It will remove old residue from your hair.
• Vodka prolongs the life of your razor
When you are done with the shaving, all you have to do is, soak your safety razor in the alcohol. This soaking will not only help disinfect the razor, but will also prevent rusting.
• Vodka as an Astringent
You can apply vodka on your face with a cotton, it will cleanse the skin and tighten the pores too.
• Vodka as a Pain Reliever
Mix half cup vodka and half cup water and pour it in a freezer bag, the result will be a refreshable ice pack for your pains.
• Vodka to relieve Fever
To do so, you will have to use a washcloth to rub vodka on your chest and back.
• Vodka for a Sore Throat
Add a tablespoon of vodka to a glass of warm water and gargle. It will help numb the sore throat.

The Amazing Cucumber

 

Interesting info.......

 

The Amazing Cucumber

This information was in The New York Times several weeks ago as part of their "Spotlight on the Home" series that highlighted creative and fanciful ways to solve common problems.
1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.

2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber.  Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.

3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower?  Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.

4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds?  Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long.  The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.

5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool?  Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite.  Works great on wrinkles too!!!

6. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache?  Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!

7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explorers for quick meals to thwart off starvation.

8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes?  Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.

9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge?  Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!

10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa?   Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber will react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown to reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.

11. Just finished a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints?  Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.

12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel?  Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but it won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.

13. Using a pen and made a mistake?  Take the outside o f the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!!

SPICE SOLUTIONS - EFFECTIVE & ECONOMICAL

Effective and Economical

Spice Solution to the health.

 

COLDS 
Mix a gram of dalchini/cinnamon powder with a teaspoon of honey 

to cure cold. Prepare a cup of tea to which you should add ginger, 

clove, bay leaf and black pepper.. This should be consumed twice a day. 

Reduce the intake as the cold disappears.

GINGER FOR COLDS.

Ginger tea is very good to cure cold. Preparation of tea: cut ginger 

into small pieces and boil it with water, boil it a few times and then add sugar 

to sweeten and milk to taste, and drink it hot.

DRY COUGHS.

Add a gram of turmeric (haldi) powder to a teaspoon of honey 

for curing dry cough. Also chew a cardamom for a long time.

BLOCKED NOSE.

For blocked nose or to relieve congestion, take a table spoon 

of crushed carom seeds (ajwain) and tie it in a cloth and inhale it.

SORE THROAT.

Add a tea spoon of cumin seeds (jeera) and a few small pieces 

of dry ginger to a glass of boiling water. Simmer it for a few minutes, 

and then let it cool. Drink it twice daily. This will cure cold as well as

 sour throat.

AJWAIN/AJMO FOR ASTHMA.

Boil ajwain in water and inhale the steam.

CURE FOR BACKACHE.. 
Rub ginger paste on the backache to get relief.

GARLIC FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

Have 1-2 pod garlic (lasan) first thing in the morning with water

HONEY AND GINGER FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. 
Mix 1 table spoon and 1 table spoon ginger (adrak) juice, 

1 table spoon of crushed cumin seeds (jeera), and have it twice daily.

MIGRAINE.

For the cure of migraine or acute cold in the head; boil a 

tablespoon of pepper powder, and a pinch of turmeric in a cup of milk, 

and have it daily for a few couple of days.

BITTER GOURD/KARELA IS GOOD..

A tablespoon of amla juice mixed with a cup of fresh bitter gourd (karela) juice 

and taken daily for 2 months reduces blood sugar.

TURMERIC/ ARAD CURE FOR INJURIES 
For any cut or wound, apply turmeric powder to the injured portion to stop 

the bleeding. It also works as an antiseptic. You can tie a bandage after 

applying haldi/turmeric. 


CRAMPS

You must do a self-massage using mustard oil every morning. Just take a

 little oil between your palms and rub it all over your body. Then take a shower. 

This is especially beneficial during winter. You could also mix a little mustard 

powder with water to make a paste and apply this on your 

palms and soles of your feet.

HEADACHES.

If you have a regular migraine problem, include five almonds along with

 hot milk in your daily diet. You could also have a gram of black pepper 

along with honey or milk, twice or thrice a day. Make an almond paste 

by rubbing wet almonds against a stone. This can be applied to forehead.

Eat an apple with a little salt on an empty stomach everyday and see its 

wonderful effects. OR When headache is caused by cold winds, cinnamon 

works best in curing headache. Make a paste of cinnamon by mixing 

in water and apply it all over your forehead 

TURMERIC

FOR  ARTHRITIS.

Turmeric can be used in treating 

arthritis due to its
anti-inflammatory property. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than 

adding to dishes to help prevent all problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric 

powder per cup of warm milk every day. It is also 

used as a paste for local action.


GOOD FOR THE HEART

Turmeric lower cholesterol and by preventing the formation of the internal 

blood clots improves circulation and prevents heart disease and stroke. 

Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help 

prevent all problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup of 

warm milk every day. It is also used as a paste for local action.

GOOD FOR INDIGESTION

Turmeric can be used to relieve digestive problems like ulcers,

 dysentery. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes 

to help prevent all problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per 

cup of warm milk every day. It is also used as a paste for local action.


HONEY IS A GOOD CURE FOR ALL DISEASES

Mix 1 teaspoon honey with ? teaspoon cinnamon 

powder and have at night.


HICCUPS

Take a warm slice of lemon and sprinkle salt, sugar and 

black pepper on it.. The lemon should be eaten until the hiccups stop.

HIGH BLOOD CHOLESTEROL 
In 1 glass of water, add 2 tb sps of coriander/dhania seeds 

and bring to a boil. Let the decoction cool for some time and 

then strain. Drink this mixture two times in a day. OR Sunflower seeds 

are extremely beneficial, as they contain linoleic acid that helps in 

reducing the cholesterol deposits on the walls of arteries.

PILES

Radish juice should be taken twice a day, once in the morning and then 

later in the night. Initially drink about ? cup of radish juice and then 

gradually increase it to ? cup. OR Soak 3-4 figs in a glass of water. 

Keep it overnight. Consume the figs on an empty stomach, 

the next day in the morning

VOMITING 

Take 2 cardamoms/elachi and roast them on a dry pan (tava).

 Powder the cardamoms and thereafter add a tsp of honey in it. Consume it
frequently. It serves as a fabulous home remedy for vomiting. OR In
the mixture of 1 tsp of mint juice and 1 tsp limejuice, add ? tsp of
ginger juice and 1 tsp honey. Drink this mixture to prevent vomiting. 

OR Limejuice is an effective remedy for vomiting. Take a glass of chilled limejuice 

and sip slowly. To prevent vomiting, drink ginger tea. OR In 1 glass

 water, add some honey and drink sip by sip.

WARTS

Apply castor oil daily over the problematic area. Continue for
several months. OR Apply milky juice of fresh and barely-ripe figs 

a number of times a day. Continue for two weeks. OR Rub cut raw potatoes 

on the affected area several times daily. Continue for at least two weeks. 

OR Rub cut onions on the warts to stimulate the circ lation of blood.. 

OR Apply milk from the cut end of dandelion over the warts 2-3 times a day. 

OR Apply oil extracted from the shell of the cashew nut over the warts. 

OR Apply Papaya juice OR Apply Pineapple juice.

URINARY TRACT INFECTION

In 8 oz of water, put ? tsp of baking soda and drink it. OR Drink
plenty of water, as it aids in flushing out the waste products from the body. 

OR Drink Cranberry juice. You can also add some apple juice for taste.

SINUSITIS

Mango serves as an effective home remedy for preventing the frequent 

attacks of sinus, as it is packed with loads of vitamin A. OR Another 

beneficial remedy consists of consuming pungent foods like onion 

and garlic, as a part of your daily meals. OR Fenugreek/methi leaves 

are considered valuable in curing sinusitis. In 250 ml water, boil 1 tsp 

of Fenugreek seeds and reduce it to half. This will help you to perspire, 

dispel toxicity and reduce the fever period. OR Tie a tsp of black 

cumin seeds in a thin cotton cloth and inhale.

TONSILLITIS

Take a fresh lemon and squeeze it in a glass of water. Add 4 tsp of
honey and ? tsp of salt in it. Drink it slowly sip by sip. OR Milk has
proved beneficial in treating tonsillitis. In 1 glass of pure boiled
milk, add a pinch of turmeric powder and pepper powder. 

Drink it every night for about 3 days.

The Greatest of World in India

 

ARYABHATT
(476 CE) MASTER ASTRONOMER AND MATHEMATICIAN

Born in 476 CE in Kusumpur ( Bihar ), Aryabhatt's intellectual brilliance remapped the boundaries of mathematics and astronomy. In 499 CE, at the age of 23, he wrote a text on astronomy and an unparallel treatise on mathematics called "Aryabhatiyam." He formulated the process of calculating the motion of planets and the time of eclipses. Aryabhatt was the first to proclaim that the earth is round, it rotates on its axis, orbits the sun and is suspended in space - 1000 years before Copernicus published his heliocentric theory. He is also acknowledged for calculating p (Pi) to four decimal places: 3.1416 and the sine table in trigonometry. Centuries later, in 825 CE, the Arab mathematician, Mohammed Ibna Musa credited the value of Pi to the Indians, "This value has been given by the Hindus." And above all, his most spectacular contribution was the concept of zero without which modern computer technology would have been non-existent. Aryabhatt was a colossus in the field of mathematics.

BHASKARACHARYA II (1114-1183 CE)

GENIUS IN ALGEBRA Born in the obscure village of Vijjadit (Jalgaon) in Maharastra, Bhaskaracharya' s work in Algebra, Arithmetic and Geometry catapulted him to fame and immortality. His renowned mathematical works called "Lilavati" and "Bijaganita" are considered to be unparalled and a memorial to his profound intelligence. Its translation in several languages of the world bear testimony to its eminence. In his treatise " Siddhant Shiromani " he writes on planetary positions, eclipses, cosmography, mathematical techniques and astronomical equipment. In the " Surya Siddhant " he makes a note on the force of gravity: "Objects fall on earth due to a force of attraction by the earth. Therefore, the earth, planets, constellations, moon, and sun are held in orbit due to this attraction." Bhaskaracharya was the first to discover gravity, 500 years before Sir Isaac Newton . He was the champion among mathematicians of ancient and medieval India . His works fired the imagination of Persian and European scholars, who through research on his works earned fame and popularity.

ACHARYA KANAD (600 BCE)

FOUNDER OF ATOMIC THEORY As the founder of " Vaisheshik Darshan "- one of six principal philosophies of India - Acharya Kanad was a genius in philosophy. He is believed to have been born in Prabhas Kshetra near Dwarika in Gujarat . He was the pioneer expounder of realism, law of causation and the atomic theory. He has classified all the objects of creation into nine elements, namely: earth, water, light, wind, ether, time, space, mind and soul. He says, "Every object of creation is made of atoms which in turn connect with each other to form molecules." His statement ushered in the Atomic Theory for the first time ever in the world, nearly 2500 years before John Dalton . Kanad has also described the dimension and motion of atoms and their chemical reactions with each other. The eminent historian, T.N. Colebrook , has said, "Compared to the scientists of Europe , Kanad and other Indian scientists were the global masters of this field."

NAGARJUNA (100 CE)

WIZARD OF CHEMICAL SCIENCE
He was an extraordinary wizard of science born in the nondescript village of Baluka in Madhya Pradesh . His dedicated research for twelve years produced maiden discoveries and inventions in the faculties of chemistry and metallurgy. Textual masterpieces like " Ras Ratnakar ," "Rashrudaya" and "Rasendramangal" are his renowned contributions to the science of chemistry. Where the medieval alchemists of England failed, Nagarjuna had discovered the alchemy of transmuting base metals into gold. As the author of medical books like "Arogyamanjari" and "Yogasar," he also made significant contributions to the field of curative medicine. Because of his profound scholarliness and versatile knowledge, he was appointed as Chancellor of the famous University of Nalanda . Nagarjuna's milestone discoveries impress and astonish the scientists of today.

ACHARYA CHARAK
(600 BCE)

FATHER OF MEDICINE
Acharya Charak has been crowned as the Father of Medicine. His renowned work, the " Charak Samhita ", is considered as an encyclopedia of Ayurveda. His principles, diagoneses, and cures retain their potency and truth even after a couple of millennia. When the science of anatomy was confused with different theories in Europe , Acharya Charak revealed through his innate genius and enquiries the facts on human anatomy, embryology, pharmacology, blood circulation and diseases like diabetes, tuberculosis, heart disease, etc. In the " Charak Samhita " he has described the medicinal qualities and functions of 100,000 herbal plants. He has emphasized the influence of diet and activity on mind and body. He has proved the correlation of spirituality and physical health contributed greatly to diagnostic and curative sciences. He has also prescribed and ethical charter for medical practitioners two centuries prior to the Hippocratic oath. Through his genius and intuition, Acharya Charak made landmark contributions to Ayurvedal. He forever remains etched in the annals of history as one of the greatest and noblest of rishi-scientists.

ACHARYA SUSHRUT (600 BCE)

FATHER OF PLASTIC SURGERY
A genius who has been glowingly recognized in the annals of medical science. Born to sage Vishwamitra, Acharya Sudhrut details the first ever surgery procedures in " Sushrut Samhita ," a unique encyclopedia of surgery. He is venerated as the father of plastic surgery and the science of anesthesia. When surgery was in its infancy in Europe , Sushrut was performing Rhinoplasty (restoration of a damaged nose) and other challenging operations. In the " Sushrut Samhita ," he prescribes treatment for twelve types of fractures and six types of dislocations. His details on human embryology are simply amazing. Sushrut used 125 types of surgical instruments including scalpels, lancets, needles, Cathers and rectal speculums; mostly designed from the jaws of animals and birds. He has also described a number of stitching methods; the use of horse's hair as thread and fibers of bark. In the " Sushrut Samhita ," and fibers of bark. In the " Sushrut Samhita ," he details 300 types of operations. The ancient Indians were the pioneers in amputation, caesarian and cranial surgeries. Acharya Sushrut was a giant in the arena of medical science.

VARAHAMIHIR (499-587 CE)

EMINENT ASTROLOGER AND ASTRONOMERA
renowned astrologer and astronomer who was honored with a special decoration and status as one of the nine gems in the court of King Vikramaditya in Avanti ( Ujjain ). Varahamihir' s book "panchsiddhant" holds a prominent place in the realm of astronomy. He notes that the moon and planets are lustrous not because of their own light but due to sunlight. In the " Bruhad Samhita " and " Bruhad Jatak ," he has revealed his discoveries in the domains of geography, constellation, science, botany and animal science. In his treatise on botanical science, Varamihir presents cures for various diseases afflicting plants and trees. The rishi-scientist survives through his unique contributions to the science of astrology and astronomy.

ACHARYA PATANJALI (200 BCE)

FATHER OF YOGA
The Science of Yoga is one of several unique contributions of India to the world. It seeks to discover and realize the ultimate Reality through yogic practices. Acharya Patanjali , the founder, hailed from the district of Gonda (Ganara) in Uttar Pradesh . He prescribed the control of prana (life breath) as the means to control the body, mind and soul. This subsequently rewards one with good health and inner happiness. Acharya Patanjali 's 84 yogic postures effectively enhance the efficiency of the respiratory, circulatory, nervous, digestive and endocrine systems and many other organs of the body. Yoga has eight limbs where Acharya Patanjali shows the attainment of the ultimate bliss of God in samadhi through the disciplines of: yam, niyam, asan, pranayam, pratyahar, dhyan and dharna. The Science of Yoga has gained popularity because of its scientific approach and benefits. Yoga also holds the honored place as one of six philosophies in the Indian philosophical system. Acharya Patanjali will forever be remembered and revered as a pioneer in the science of self-discipline, happiness and self-realization.

ACHARYA BHARADWAJ (800 BCE)

PIONEER OF AVIATION TECHNOLOGY
Acharya Bharadwaj had a hermitage in the holy city of Prayag and was an ordent apostle of Ayurveda and mechanical sciences. He authored the " Yantra Sarvasva " which includes astonishing and outstanding discoveries in aviation science, space science and flying machines. He has described three categories of flying machines: 1.) One that flies on earth from one place to another. 2.) One that travels from one planet to another. 3.) And One that travels from one universe to another. His designs and descriptions have impressed and amazed aviation engineers of today. His brilliance in aviation technology is further reflected through techniques described by him:
1.) Profound Secret: The technique to make a flying machine invisible through the application of sunlight and wind force.
2.) Living Secret: The technique to make an invisible space machine visible through the application of electrical force.
3.) Secret of Eavesdropping: The technique to listen to a conversation in another plane.
4.) Visual Secrets: The technique to see what's happening inside another plane.
Through his innovative and brilliant discoveries, Acharya Bharadwaj has been recognized as the pioneer of aviation technology.

ACHARYA KAPIL (3000 BCE)

FATHER OF COSMOLOGY
Celebrated as the founder of Sankhya philosophy, Acharya Kapil is believed to have been born in 3000 BCE to the illustrious sage Kardam and Devhuti. He gifted the world with the Sankhya School of Thought. His pioneering work threw light on the nature and principles of the ultimate Soul (Purusha), primal matter (Prakruti) and creation. His concept of transformation of energy and profound commentaries on atma, non-atma and the subtle elements of the cosmos places him in an elite class of master achievers - incomparable to the discoveries of other cosmologists. On his assertion that Prakruti, with the inspiration of Purusha, is the mother of cosmic creation and all energies, he contributed a new chapter in the science of cosmology. Because of his extrasensory observations and revelations on the secrets of creation, he is recognized and saluted as the Father of Cosmology.

(Very Informative) First In India

First In India

 

First and Last Indian Governor General of Free India	C. Rajgopalachari
First British Governor of India	Lord William Bentinck
First British Viceroy of India	Lord Canning
First Chairman of Prasar Bharti	Nikhil Chakravorty
First Chairman of Rajyasabha	S.V. Krishnamurthy
First Chief Election Commissioner of India	Sukumar Sen
First Dalit President of India	K. R Narayanan
First Deputy Prime Minister	Vallabh Bhai Patel
First Doctor to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine	Dr.Hargovind Khurana
First Education Minister	Abul Kalam Azad
First Ethnic Indian Prime Minister of Fiji	Mahendra Chaudhury
First Field Marshal of India	General S.P.F.J. Manekshaw
First Foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna	Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
First Governor General of free India	Lord Mountbatten
First Home Minister of India	Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
First Indian Air chief Marshal	S. Mukherjee
First Indian Chess Grandmaster	S Vishwnathan
First Indian Chief Justice	Justice Hiralal J Kania
First Indian Commander-in-chief	General K. M. Kariappa
First Indian Cricketer to score three centuries in three matches successive on debut	Mohd. Azaharuddin
First Indian Cricketer to score Triple Century in Test	Virendra Sehwag
First Indian Judge of International Court of Justice	Dr. Nagendra Singh
First Indian Member of the viceroy's executive council	S.P.Sinha
First Indian Naval Chief	Vice Admiral R. D. Katari
First Indian Pilot	JRD Tata
First Indian to Cross English Channel	Mihir Sen
First Indian to get an Oscar	Bhanu Athaiya
First Indian to get Anderson Award	Ruskin Bond
First Indian to go in space	Squadron Ldr. Rakesh Sharma
First Indian to Join the ICS	Satyendra Nath Banerjee
First Indian to reach Antarctica	Lt. Ran Charan
First Indian to reach in British Parliament	Dada Bhai Naoroji
First Indian to reach the deep sea floor in the Mid Atlantic	P.S. Rao
First Indian to reach the south pole	Col. I K Bajaj
First Indian to Receive Bharat Ratna	Dr. Radha Krishnan
First Indian to receive Jyan Peeth award	Sri Shankar Kurup
First Indian to receive Magsaysay Award	Vinoba Bhave
First Indian to receive Nobel Prize in Economics	Dr. Amartya Sen
First Indian to receive Stalin Prize	Saifuddin Kichlu
First Indian to win Nobel Prize	Rabindra Nath Tagore
First Judge to face Impeachment proceedings in Loksabha	Justice V. Ramaswami
First Muslim President of India	Dr. Jakir Hussein
First Muslim President of Indian National congress	Badruddin Tayyabji
First person to reach Mount Everest without Oxygen	Sherpa Arga Dorji
First person to receive Paramvir Chakra	Major Somnath Sharma
First Person to resign from Central Cabinet	Shyama Prasad Mukharjee
First President of Indian National Congress	W.C. Banerjee
First President of Indian Republic	Dr. Rajendra Prasad
First president to die in Office	Dr. Jakir Hussain
First Prime Minister of Free India	Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
First Prime Minister to resign without full term	Morar Ji Desai
First Speaker of Loksabha	Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar
First Vice President of India	Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

How To Repair Detectable But Corrupt USB Drive

How To Repair Detectable But Corrupt USB Drive

Posted: 13 May 2010 02:37 PM PDT

Have you suddenly encountered with the problem that when you plug in your USB drive, the Removable media shows up but when you try to open it, it returns with the message “Please insert a disk in to drive H:”.

If yes then you have been on right tutorial page.
By applying this simple method you’ll have 80 % chance to get back your USB drive hardware.
This works only in the above error condition. If the windows doesn’t detect your USB drive, then there is probably flaw in the USB media.
Please keep in mind that, you’ll have to lose your data when following this tutorial.
Plug in your USB drive.
Go to Start>My Computer, right click on My Computer icon and click on Manage menu.

Computer Management window will pop up. Click on Disk management under Storage tree menu.

Now at the right side of the window right click on your removable media. (unlike the image below, it will show unknown information), right click on your removable media and choose Change Drive Letter and Paths.

Now in new window choose any drive later that is not taken by any media (M:, N: , :K: etc).
Click on ok button and close the management window. Try opening your pendirve. There may be the chance to have your pendrive recovered if this method worked.
If the problem still prevails then follow the above tutorial but instead of choosing  Change drive letter and paths, choose Fomrat and give a quick format to it.

Now you’ll have finally lost your data but the pendrive is safe in your hands.
Hope this tutorial was working. If it didn’t please do comment me. I’ll find other solutions as we

 

NORTHERN GOA'S BEST RESTAURANTS

CNN Go travels the length of northern Goa to uncover the best places to fill your tummy in 2010

Soft jazz, softer sand, finger-licking French food and the best chocolate crepes 
outside France make La Plage in Ashwem one of the few beach shacks you actually need to reserve in advance.

Whether you're a fan of shoreline shacks, riverside restaurants, treehouse tables or candlelit cliff-top dining, north Goa has a really eclectic variety of places to put your beach tote down and get your fingers greasy.
Whether it's rustic Italian pizzas, gourmet Greek, fine French, Asian noodles, a BBQ steak, classic Goan prawn curry and all manner of fresh seafood these are the 25 best restaurants in north Goa for 2010. Not forgetting dessert, for our writer practically has a degree in chocolate hunting in Goa, India's hippie-style, global-vibe beach destination.   

 Eat: Pizzas at Fellini's in Arambol.

1. Pepperoni pizzas at Fellini's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria, Arambol 
Amongst the meandering shop lined lanes of the Russian appropriated Arambol, is a well hidden shack-style restaurant. Plastic chairs and fold-up tables serve as the no-nonsense décor that comes with some very, very serious pizza eating. Run by Moses Fernandes, pizza worshipers visit Fellini’s to try an exhaustive selection of oven fresh massive thaali-sized pizzas. Mozzarella melts in a delicious mess, the tomato sauce is just perfectly tangy and sweet, and each herb infused slice of salami pizza bends over with its generous helping of toppings. Your search for the best pizza along the Goan coast will end here, where a young staff of local boys have been trained in the art of pizza crafting. Socoillo Vaddo, Main Arambol Beach Road, Arambol Pernem Goa; tel.  +91 9764893896  +91 9764893896 , 9881461224; fellini.arambolgoa@yahoo.com
2. Liver pate or chocolate pancakes at La Plage, Ashwem
Over the years our love affair with La Plage has not only survived, but become stronger, despite an infiltration by chi chi crowds who make this an essential daily stop over. La Plage could be without a doubt the most stylish shack ambience and finest French food in Goa. Up three stone steps just off the hip Ashwem beach, La Plage appears like a fairy in white on a sand dune. Accented by billowing colourful muslin curtains cordoning off the outside sand seating from the larger open deck area one step up. An abundance of deck chairs, soft jazz or eclectic hip-hop and a finger-licking French cuisine make this one of the few places you actually need to reserve in advance. Off Ashwem beach; tel.  +91 9822121712  +91 9822121712 ;frenchfoodindia@hotmail.com

  
Eat: Desserts at Pink Orange in Ashwem.

3. Brownies and apple pie with ice-cream at Pink Orange, Ashwem
As shacks go, Pink Orange isn’t particularly spectacular. Chances are you’ll probably miss the inconspicuous blackboard that acts as a sign. Cheek-to-jowl with a sarong selling tent, and another with a menu of Goan food written in Russian, Pink Orange’s popularity has mostly spread through word of mouth. Dreadlocked owners Jai and his girlfriend Alex create a familial atmosphere, where seating comprises cushions on bamboo chattais and hammocks. Their toddler paddles around in her plastic blow-up tub with other the guest toddlers, while the mother shoots orders to the kitchen and her father handles other niceties. A completely vegetarian menu makes this the perfect detox vacation spot, where you can gorge yourself silly on salads, juices and spinach lasagne. Your only sin here will be Alex’s desserts, which aside from her regular brownies and apple pie offerings also include a daily experimental surprise. Beach Village, Morjim-Ashvem Beach; tel.  +919822347462  +919822347462 ; pinkorangegoa@gmail.com;www.myspace.com/pinkorangegoa
3. Chocolate fondant at Sur La Mer, Morjim
This Italian style villa, with hints of Spanish and Moroccan influence has rooms that open out onto a large swimming pool and courtyard is perfect for those looking to get off the beaten hotel and shack route. Tastefully done up, the retreat’s excellent cuisine comes courtesy of food aficionado owner Aneel Verma, who spent years travelling the globe taking fancy cooking courses. The military like attention to detail of the food is countered by a flexible eat-where-you-want rule in the rest of the resort. Sur La Mer serves what could be called a rich, brilliantly textured chocolate fondant and filo pastry. Precede this with the escargot, clam chowder, beef carpacio, lobster thermador or baked goat cheese salad with balsamic sauce, ruccola and cherry tomatoes. All with fruits, herbs and vegetables that are grown organically on this property. Morjim-Ashwem road, Morjim; tel.  +91 9850056742  +91 9850056742 , 9811253521

 
 Eat: Grilled ham and cheese and milkshakes at Sharewood Treehouse Cafe in Vagator.

4. Hot ham and cheese croque-monsieur at Sharewood Treehouse Café, Vagator
Put me in a tree house, and you have a winner. Put me in a tree house with orange-pineapple juice and the best ham and cheese and I’ll never leave. Every tree has a tree house and sunlight streams into the bamboo environs of each magical floating room, where round tables painted in monochromatic Zebra stripes add a dash of funky colour. Your state of mind will be as if a magician is holding you hostage. And it seems he may be holding the staff too. Despite the fact that they seemed to be constantly dashing in and out, we waited 45 minutes for each juice, ham toasty ham sandwich and chocolate banana pancake to come. But we couldn’t complain. Chapora Vagator Road, Daul Vaddo, Vagator, Bardez;  +91 9881832230  +91 9881832230 , 9767019248

  
Eat: Gourmet Greek at Thalassa in Vagator.

5. Greek food and profiteroles at Thalassa, Vagator 
In the Aesops fables, Thalassa appears as a woman formed of sea water rising up from her native element. An eerily similar vision is formed as you enter the muslin-curtained, mirror-filled, all-white Grecian restaurant near Nine Bar in Vagator. The welcome from the proprietor Mariketty makes you feel like you’re in her home. Amongst patrons, who looked like they could be at any voguish carefully laidback restaurant in Mykonos, low key waiters hover, taking orders of prawn or chicken souvlaki, mousakka and greek salad. End this mythical evening with plates of the deliciously addictive profiterole balls. Little Vagator beach, near Nine Bar, Vagator; tel.  +91 9850033537  +91 9850033537 ; www.myspace.com/thalassagoa
6. Beef burgers at Salt and Pepper, Vagator 
A glorified Goan dhaba, a father and daughter team run Salt and Pepper -- a simple bamboo shack with orange-yellow walls and a couple of archetypical Goan plastic beach chairs. The only reason we flock here year after year are the beef burgers made by Pepper the elder daughter. Without any decipherable signboards, the place is hippie and makes no pretensions about it. Aside from personal favourite of the homemade burgers, try their pepper steak, and chicken escalope.  
7. White Nigger chocolate soufflé at Zooris, Anjuna
It doesn’t really get more old school than Zooris, and its proprietor Mr Zoori. Both have been around for longer than even the most wizened hippies can remember. The big “no drugs" sign, garishly landscaped faux fountain, big chillum-smoking mural of Mr Zoori himself, all precariously overlook Anjuna beach. Fantastic for a chilled out sunset, sprawl out on the worn out cushions or lie inert on the bed this balcony restaurant serves excellent staples. The humus pita bread, a delicious gooey mousse hidden inside a chocolate cake (with the somewhat controversial moniker White Nigger), crunchy tostadas topped with Gouda, olives and fresh veggies, washed down with a chocolate milkshake -- just keep coming, in no particular order, accompanied by glass after glass of mint tea. 
8. Mustard Fish at Sublime, Saligao
After moving from the forests in Anjuna to a house in Saligao, resto-bar Sublime has reinvented itself with a subliminally more sophisticated, high-end avatar. Owner Christopher Agha Bee and his trademark faux-hauk (whose other claim to fame is being the son of comedian and actor Jelal Agha) runs a tight ship at the recently taken over house, that is a restaurant downstairs and lounge bar upstairs. Dinner can be had downstairs under a thatch and coconut tree-enclosed area, on simple rustic minimalist chairs, at dining tables strewn with flower petals, or you can make do with a drink upstairs on lounge beds. Their menu is as simple and classy as the interiors. Highly recommend are the Greek Pastry Filo with olives and sun-dried tomatoes in a ruccola based sauce and the mustard fish with baby potatoes, asparagus and dil sauce. Get plastered by their Goa Blast, a fenni and aarakh concoction.H No 1/9-A, Grande Morod, Saligao; tel.  +91 9881154892  +91 9881154892

  
Eat: Sesame grilled tuna at La Plage in Ashwem.

9. Sandwiches, Shawarma, Steak and fresh Strawberry juice in Chapora

Ganesh Fruit Juice Centre, Chapora
Despite the lack of a beach and shady by lanes, Chapora is quiet a hub for tourists. A little red wall is home to a no-nonsense juice stall dhaba style, where shoulders rub -- from the fancy Prada bag ones to the dreadlock framed leather pouched ones. Though juice is pretty much the Goan tourist’s staple diet, we put out for the undeniably best juice in Goa at Ganesh Fruit Juice Centre. The fresh strawberry and avocado juice is pulpy and smooth all at the same time, while the more conventional mixes of beetroot and carrot, or pineapple and orange are just the right consistency without even a hint of artificial sweetening, flavor or thinned out with extra water.
In Chapora, the two other places that captured our imagination and our stomachs are both little, inconspicuous stalls. La Befa’s sandwiches made by the owner himself are addictively popular. And anyone can tell you addictive sandwiches have secrets in them that even the most effusive chef won’t part with. At this small four or five table sit out, the owner places delicious bits of parma ham, or aubergine seasoned with olive oil and his other secret ingredients in between slices of fresh locally made French bread. Toto are we in Goa? 
Clara’s Shawarma and Falafel in Chapora is recognized as the best, most authentic shawarma in North Goa. Here you only get two things as the name suggests, and the stall, run by a French lady, has no place to sit. Ask for the spiciness according to your palette, and chose between the vegetarian or non-vegetarian shawarma envelopes, either in local Goan poie bread or traditional pita.
Post the Ganesh Fruit Juice Centre, Clara’s Shawarma and Falafel is on the main Chapora street right after the fork, while La Befa is on the left just after the fork. Chapora Market road, Chapora.

  
Eat: BBQ meats at Lloyd’s Steak & Grill in Candolim.

10. Barbecue and steak at Lloyd’s Steak & Grill, Candolim
Lloyd’s proves that good things come in small packages. In this blink-and-you-miss-it garage by the side of the road, a five-foot something Goan is busy over the tiniest grill ever. Always packed with everyone from tourists to locals, and even other restaurant owners, Lloyd’s Steak and Grill is almost like eating steak by a roadside stall. A one-man army, Lloyd manages all his clients like a tiny illusionist. Conjuring steaks out of previously marinated meats, the jovial, cheery atmosphere won’t let you ever feel you were kept waiting for your meal. Without a doubt this garage serves the best beef, chicken and pork steaks in Goa and maybe even the country. It’s a no fuss, no sauces kind of place. Only good old, manly meat eating. The secret is in the way you cut the meats. The only problem you might have is in finding it. We could give you hints, like spa, hotel and the only vegetarian restaurant on Candolim but that would really spoil the fun. Saipem, Candolim, Near Candolim Church; tel.  +91 9823032273  +91 9823032273 
11. Burma Tea Leaf Salad at Bombras, Candolim
In the hustle-bustle neon lit brightness of Calangute, the understated elegance of a little Burmese restaurant does threaten to get overshadowed. Yet, Bombras mud floor and walls and low bamboo seating have withstood the assault of its louder neighbours and come through a winner. Mostly because the chef Bawmra Jap is simply a genius. Gushingly called the best Burmese restaurant in the world, its basic tree and sky-lined ceiling is coupled with some divine Chinese and Thai inspired Burmese cuisine. Favourites here are the beef salad with cucumber, crackling pork pomelo and the very Burmese Tea Leaf Salad. For your main course check out the softly boiled snapper with lemon grass, chili, fish sauce or the slow cooked belly pork cashew nut crust, lentils, spinach apple chutney, and end this with a sinful not–so-South-Asian chocolate fondue. The Bombras special cocktail is a weirdly tasty mix of lemon grass, sugar cane juice, ginger juice and vodka. 247 Fort Aquada Road, Candolim; tel.  +91 9822106236  +91 9822106236

  
Eat: Pad Thai with caramelized prawns at Republic of Noodles in Candolim.

12. Pad Thai with caramelized prawns at Republic of Noodles, Candolim
Despite the manufactured, chain restaurant feel of Republic of Noodles, we actually stumbled across it while walking down Calangute. So, given the excitement of a Columbus-like discovery, the food was way more than just a pleasant surprise. What it lacked in personalised service or ownership it made up in the quality of the food. Republic Of Noodles is where Goa’s best South East Asian food is to be found. In the very Balinese interiors, you can either choose to sit at the bar of a Tepenyaki kitchen or amongst the black sandstone décor with little Zen fountain areas. The noodles are a satisfying bowl of stir-fried vegetables with a plethora of sea food to choose from, the pork ribs are succulent and juicy and the Javanese duck dish curry scrumptious. Amarante Beach Resort, Vadi, Candolim; tel.  +91 832 3988188  +91 832 3988188 
13. High Tea at Café Chocolatti, Candolim
Searching for in-between meal munchies in Goa is never really a problem. Just off the main Candolim road, a small garden path leads you away from the hustle-bustle of Candolim to a tree-enclosed, white umbrella-covered garden bakery, café and chocolatier. Run by the London born Nazeen Sarosa Repelo, who after 15 years in Goa considers herself a local, the café’s homemade sweet-tooth satiating menu is pretty sinful. It includes brownies that are just the right consistency of chewy, gooey and sweet, a carrot cake with a cinnamon aroma, a ginger cake with lime icing that explodes in your nose and the special chocolatti cake that is a multi-layered chocolate heaven. For days when you feel especially royal come in for Nazeen’s high-tea spread, complete with a tea cozied tea pot, scones, strawberry jam and fresh bread. Everything, says the matronly Nazeen, is made in limited quantities and hand made at home. Yes, even the bread. 409A Fort Aguada Road, Candolim; tel.  +91 9326103522  +91 9326103522

 
 Eat: Grilled fish at J&A’s Little Italy on the Baga River.

14. Grilled fish, potatoes and vegetables at J&A’s Little Italy, Baga River
Along the edge of the beautiful Baga River, upon a bed of gravel, sits a Portuguese cottage that greets you with softly lit sandpaper textured walls and rustic wood beam-enclosed corners where you sit. Host couple and owners Jamshed and Ayesha, who set up this Mediterranean-style restaurant with an extensive Italian menu in 1995, might not be around all the time but the warm staff make up for it. The best place to praise this place is in the loo. We're serious! The guest book placed in the all-white toilet is where guests jot down feedback notes. 560, Villa Rodrigues, Baga River Road, Baga-Calungute, Bardez, Goa; tel.  +91 9823139488  +91 9823139488 ; www.italyingoa.com
 

  
Eat: Breakfast at Lila Cafe on the Baga River.

15. Croissants at Lila Café, Baga River 
Breakfast is a very important meal in Goa. That’s why it’s only here that a place can do fabulously well, open only between 8:30am to sunset. Along Baga River, just past the bridge, the tiled roof and white billowing canopies that cordon Lila Café off from the road, are succour for the late night revellers coming in search of morning munchies, the business patron who comes for a quick deliciously healthy breakfast or lunch, and for anyone else who generally aims to sit around aimlessly. Sink into a wicker chair and keep your shirt on (as politely asked to by a shirtless muscleman painted on a sign outside the café) and make your way through a veritable smorgasbord of European breakfast foods. Try the apple pie, Rösti, liver pate, pumpernickel bread and for the main course check out the beef goulashes with pasta and smoked fish. Along the Baga River, Arpora-Baga; tel.  +91 832 2279843  +91 832 2279843 


16. Lobster at i-95, Calangute 
For Goa’s chic, i95 is perfect. Hosts Tina Dehal, Sunil Singh and chef Sumera Bhalla met on the Royal Carribean Cruise, from where their common love for great food and personalised service led them to the shores of Goa. A bookings-only place, the open air, moonlight lit restaurant is rustic in its red stone, waist high mud wall partitions and bamboo covering. Dinner comes discreetly, the hosts without being intrusive constantly check in on diners and I revelled in the modish, well-heeled crowds that trickled in. The cuisine is amalgamated from all over the world, and the grilled meats have a smoky taste enhanced by lava stones. The tangy beef carpaccio melts in your mouth, while the lobster is spiced simply with salt and pepper, and the grilled tuna and cilantro risotto are also delicious. They also have some of the best house wines. Castello Vermelho, behind the Art chamber, 1/115A Gauravado, Near Kamats Holiday Homes, Calangute; tel.  +91 832 2275213  +91 832 2275213 , 9881301184, 9823128567

 
 Eat: Salads, juices and spinach lasagne at Pink Orange in Ashwem.

17. Prawn curry and crab xacuti at Souza Lobo, Calangute
Souza Lobo is a Goa institution with spicy coastal food to satiate both a local and traveler’s desire for authenticity. Patrons have been coming here for generations, to this long restaurant with glorified dhaba interiors, plastic chairs, cheap table cloths and faux garden scenes painted on faux windows. The one obviously aesthetically pleasing bit is its sea-facing seating area. After the mandatory long wait be prepared to scarf down some subliminal prawn curry, fried fish, Goan sausages and crab xacuti. We’ve heard the occasional complaint that the turnover causes them to have to re-heat already prepared dishes, and the blips of the microwave that occasionally filter above the dining chatter should act as a warning for the fussy. But the quality, as far as we could tell, was as good as ever. Calangute beach, tel.  +91 832 228 1234  +91 832 228 1234 
18. Burgers at Travel Bar, Calangute
Travel Bar’s innocuous name suits its innocuous front façade. Driving past you’d be forgiven for assuming that the long bench outside a door and window simply opens into someone’s house. It’s a nice surprise to walk through the frugal chapel like reception which is actually a travel desk and emerge into a fully fledged restaurant. Hosts Vinay and Angelique are as eager to discuss the seasoning of your fish as they are to help you plan your next road trip to Hampi. The hosts wanted an atmosphere of travel story telling, that is if the average Indian traveller does decide to get off his high bar stool and mingle. A big plus is that it’s also open in the off-season. Opposite Tarkar Ice Factory, Calangute, Bardez;  +919845400223  +919845400223 ,  +919850471639  +919850471639 
19. Prawn and crab curry at Brittos, Calangute 
Eating at Brittos, especially during peak season means having to navigate the muck that is Baga -- the crowds, the dirty beach, smells of a brackish seaside, traffic jams and if you’re a woman lots of groping hands. But for the institution that is Brittos we’ve braved all that and more, time and again, just for the extremely spicy crab and prawn curries. Set up in 1965 by owner-chef Cajie, Brittos is the oldest restaurant in Goa and is now run by his son Cajeten. Its very basic feel has been spruced up over the years and now has elements of a resto-bar type shack. The best seats in the house are still the sea facing ones, and the pork vindaloo is almost as much a reason to come here as the prawn curry. For the weak hearted, you can choose the coconut milk based prawn curry, or dry your tears after the spicy dishes with a strangely out-of-place sounding Alpine chocolate mousse.  
20. Pizzas at Fiesta, Calangute 
Sitting on a sand dune, Fiesta has been touted as the most romantic restaurant and by some, one of the best in India. Just opposite the once very happening Club Titos, we do give Fiesta full marks for its amorous Portuguese inspired décor. The expansive foliage covered restaurant has seating arrangements all different from one another, intersected by gravel pathways or coloured clay flooring that merge into either mud benches or those seemingly carved into singe tree trunks all subtly overlooking the Arabian sea. It attracts a clearly well-heeled crowd, not just from its haute décor, but also because of its steep prices. Mediterranean cuisine includes some excellent salads, delicious thin crust pizzas, parma ham and fungi and a wide selection of meat and sea food platters. 7/35, Sauntavado, Calangute; tel.  +91 832 2281440  +91 832 2281440 
21. Finger foods at Infantaria, Calangute 
Not really the haunt of the young, upwardly mobile tourist or the hectic rave scheduled hippy, Infantaria is the one-stop-shop for the locals and older hippies. Sans the Goa vibe or the beach, locals come here for breakfast and post work meals. A wide gamut of food hunger pangs can be satiated here, with a menu that starts at an excellent breakfast of juice, scrambled eggs (in butter) and meats to breads (that are more than full dishes), chicken in European sauces, excellent pastas and even a delicious selection of local dishes, like the seafood curies. The service leaves much to be desired but that’s typical in Goa, it’s the yummy foods and dessert counter that bring the regulars back time and again. Old school music and a mostly day menu, makes this place a landmark food pit stop. Umta Vado, Calangute Junction, Calangute; tel.  +91 8323291290  +91 8323291290

  
Eat: Himalayan Trout at A Reverie in Calangute.

22. Japanese style tuna with sesame at A Reverie, Calangute
As fine dining gets increasingly reinvented in laid back Goa, A Reverie puts a new twist on holiday dining. A Reverie’s unexpected décor is slightly decadent. Huge pillars support the lounge and dining areas. Both are individually covered to give you the option of sitting inside under chandeliers or al fresco, with unusual chairs, plush sofas, weird lamps and even disco balls -- all, somehow, creating a hauntingly beautiful ambience. Run by a young couple Aakritee and Virendra, food is an eclectic mix of international cuisines from local ingredients with a smattering of global spices. French smoked duck, mushroom cappuccino soup, prawns in Wasabi and Himalayan Trout are some of the delicious main course suggestions, while the desserts range from a spicy berry sorbet to chocolate mousse. Jazz sessions warm up the weekends. Next to Hotel Goan Heritage, Holiday Street, Calangute; tel.  +91 9823174927  +91 9823174927 
23. Goan sausages at Mom’s Kitchen, Panjim
The team at Mom’s Kitchen have a cause. Ronzy and Suzette Martin are dedicated to reviving the cuisine of Goa lost to fusion bastardisation. Walking into Mom’s Kitchen the décor actually recreates the feeling of sitting in someone’s house. The walls are like a Goan kitchen and the tables are topped with local tiles. Amongst their local fare their prawn hoonam is exactly what you would get in local Goan homes and the delcious harem mas is similar to what you’d get in Catholic Goan homes, but the marinated Goan sausages are legendary. What makes Suzette’s Goan food different is her absolute obsession with keeping spices and recipes authentic, sourced as they are from mothers’ cook books across the state. Of course if you aren’t feeling the local vibe, their regalo di mare (prawns and squid in a tomato vinaigrette dressing served) and crespelle con gamberi (crepes stuffed with seafood) are pretty delectable too. 854, Martins Building, DB Street, Panjim-Miramar; tel.  +91 9822175559  +91 9822175559 
24. Chicken Xacuti at Hotel Venite, Panjim
The centre of Goa’s commercial capital Panjim, in the hustle and bustle of traders, government officials and office goers, Hotel Venite looks into the street from quaint Portuguese style balconies. From these wooden sit outs you can watch passers by and take in the colourfully roofed buildings. A versatile menu ranges from pepper steak to fish Portuguese, fried fish with spicy, home-made chips, the fish balchao (fish in coconut and feni, the local brew) to chicken xacuti (chicken with roasted spices). Aside from their local cuisine, even their global dishes have a touch of local Goan spice. Hotel Venite, 31st January Road, Sao Tome; tel.  +91 832 2426637  +91 832 2426637 
25. Pork Ribs at Ernesto's, Panjim Under the heritage protected zone in old Panjim, the 400 year-old houses that make up this neighbourhood make you feel like you’re part of a Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel. And amongst the red tiled, wide courtyard and pristine white facade is the house inside which Ernestos Alavres runs his bistro. Ernesto’s menu has an interesting array of international dishes, made famous by his barbeque skills. There are even some Brazilian dishes here. You can choose to sit inside or al fresco on Vietnamese garden furniture courtesy of an Italian lady who sells her furniture under the same roof -- all Euclyptus wood and wrought iron. The laidback, non-commercial atmosphere allows you a genuine foodie experience as you start off with their batter fried squid or fusion oriental prawns with Thai chillies and tempura vegetables. Main courses can flow into pork ribs and steaks, while to-die-for desserts include the caramelised banana with rum and apple juice reduction with pannacotta on the side. House No. 49, Mala, Fontainhas, Panjim;  +91 9823015921  +91 9823015921