Though I have a traditional hand mortar-and-pestle (ammikal in Tamil), I hardly make use of it. For the morning rush hours of cooking, I automatically turn to my trusted mixer-grinder for making any spice pastes or chutneys. No doubt, the taste and flavor of traditional grinding far exceeds that of a machine-ground chutney. And yes, traditional hand grinding is a good exercise for the arms and shoulders. But the time-saving and convenience of the mixer-grinder outweighs these benefits. Luxury once sampled becomes a necessity. Last night, I was narrating the experience of how TV evolved in the 80s and 90s - from black&white to colour, Doordarshan days, changing channels by pressing buttons on the TV, no way to skip intro/skip ad, no way to rewind or forward, no way to rewatch an episode, no way to pick and choose a movie to watch and much more. She was taken aback by all the "privileges" the 80s and 90s kids didn't have from a TV point of view. Will we choose to go b...
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