
A thali for a lighter evening
Rice, spinach, dal and a little fish, in the order I eat them.

October 25, 2026
Pumpkin, green bananas and bitter gourd, and how I cook each one.
Quiet nights · a free letter on Sundays
A short letter from Mitali on sleeping well through midlife: hot nights, a late tea, an ordinary Bengali dinner.

Rice, spinach, dal and a little fish, in the order I eat them.

A turmeric tumbler that works, and the hour after which it does not.