Subhadra Krishna Rau Parigi, the protagonist of our vegetarian cookbook Cooking at Home with Pedatha is no more. She passed away on 20th February 2008, leaving a void behind. This blog is a tribute to her.
Warm, friendly, and above all, an embodiment of unconditional love, she was charming, witty and ever so passionate about cooking and feeding.
A P Parigi, the proud son of our Pedatha, has 35 years of experience spanning across several sectors including telecommunications, media & entertainment. He serves on Boards of several Times of India Group companies including Times Innovative Media Limited (out-of-home), Times Internet Limited (internet), Times Now (television), and WorldWide Media (a joint venture with the BBC). He has fondly recounted his childhood days with his “Amma” and written a tribute to her titled Whose food I eat, her song I sing.
Scenes from the Mumbai launch; Parigi, the proud son speaks about his mother; Cine Celebrity Yash Chopra with Pedatha, Parigi, his wife Vrinda Parigi (lady in black), Jigyasa & Pratibha
Mrs. Sarla Surya Rao, Pedatha’s sister wrote a page titled Pedatha…an inspiration in “Cooking at Home with Pedatha” praising her elder sister and giving us an insight into their relationship.
Sarala Athaiyya and Pedatha chatting away
Lovely writeup.. we Miss U Pedatha..:(
Siri
Thank you Siri, we miss her a lot too…she simply gave so much of herself to us that it is tough to believe that she is no more a phone call away.
Wow…..u were blessed to have Pedatha in your midst and she has left a great legacy…
HI!
I am originally from Bangalore but live in New Delhi now. I was introduced to Pedatha’s book by a Telugu friend in Bangalore. I like to cook and lately it is a form of therapy for me. Pedatha’s book made me famous among some of my friends.
My wife (who lives in Bangalore) has borrowed my copy of the book and I got online now to check if there is a second edition available. I am sadly disappointed to read about Pedatha’s demise. My condolences to her family.
May her soul rest in peace and I truly hope her family members will continue disseminating the vast culinary knowledge inherited from Pedatha.
– Anil KUMAR
I am from Coorg but now live in the US and find the book simply fantastic. Infact I wish i could meet Pedatha.
To all of you that have put together this fantastic story of “a life well spent” my sincere congratulations.
Mrs. Parigi was my teacher in St. Josephs Boys High School. I read her name in the book and would be obliged if you could forward to me an e mail contact for her.
My very best wishes from the US.
uttam muthappa.
Dear Uttam,
Thank you for liking our book. We like your phrase, “a life well spent” – affirmations such as this makes it all worthwhile. We will inform Vrinda Parigi and send her your email so she can contact you. Your email id is not going through, so pls check that.
Thanks and Regards,
Pratibha & Jigyasa
The book is so good that I just could not resist going through all the pages the day I bought it and I have been preparing atleast 2 recipes daily. Infact, my husband was saying he was really feeling like having an authentic Andhra meal prepared by Pedatha. She will live in our memories forever.
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We miss you so much Madam. You are a legend.
Hi, I treasure my copy of ‘Cooking with Pedathaa’ and would like to buy Sukham Ayu. I could not find the link for this online. Can you please assist? Thanks for such a wonderful contribution to the culinary world.
Dear Vrinda,
Thank you for your warm words. Sukham Ayu is available at amazon.com in USA, as well as in major bookstores across India. Or else, you can always order it from our website – http://www.pritya.com.
HI!I am originally from Bangalore but live in New Delhi now. I was incerdutod to Pedatha’s book by a Telugu friend in Bangalore. I like to cook and lately it is a form of therapy for me. Pedatha’s book made me famous among some of my friends.My wife (who lives in Bangalore) has borrowed my copy of the book and I got online now to check if there is a second edition available. I am sadly disappointed to read about Pedatha’s demise. My condolences to her family.May her soul rest in peace and I truly hope her family members will continue disseminating the vast culinary knowledge inherited from Pedatha. Anil KUMAR
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Hi, We just bought a copy of the book “Cooking at Home with Pedatha”. I am 6 months pregnant and have lost all my taste buds due to extended nausea. My husband and i started cooking from this book just like the movie Julie and Julia. We both love food so its exciting to have a book that we can really relish. So far we made 3 dishes and all of them were superb. The tips are really great.
May pedatha’s soul rest in peace.
I love to cook and feed all my friends and my daughter of course, but Telugu dishes seemed to me to be too spicy for my palate… however, having gone through these recipes, I’m tempted to try out some of these receipes instantly. Sadly I live in a hostel now and will have to wait a few months for that…!
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Hi,
Pedatha seems like such a fascinating and inspiring personality. After going through this website , I’m really tempted to buy this book because I love spicy cuisine. Cookbooks like this make it really worthwhile to buy the book as we get to read about such a dynamic and positive person in the bargain.
Sabah
My friend gifted me ‘Cooking with Pedatha’ a year back, and I’ve been trying a whole lot of the recipes. Just this morning, I made the coconut chutney from this book, which is a huge favourite at home and we were thanking Pedatha for such simple, delicious recipes. Really sad to hear about this. May her soul rest in peace.
Hi, My sister who is married to Pedhatha’s sister’s son gifted this lovely book to me. I knew Pedhatha personally and everytime you go through a recipe, you can feel her presence and the “joy” of sharing her recipes with you. I enjoy it thoroughly. Although Mrs Sarala Surya Rao (sarala aunty) as we call her praises her sister for the cooking, you can see from aunty’s great cooking skills that it runs in the family.