The festival of lights is back with a bang! With gleam of diyas and lots of delicious mithais to eat, Deepawali is celebrated with full flare all over the country. And just as this festival is back, so is the controversy surrounding the use of crackers and the amount of pollution generated through it. Let me tell you I am not a big fan of crackers myself and stopped bursting … [Read more...]
I Am Not A Cynic Who Doesn’t Want You To Celebrate Diwali, But Here’s Something I Have To Say
The most beautiful time of the year is back. It’s the time when the entire nation hurls itself into the sea of happiness and enjoyment. It’s that time of the year when prolific lightning of diyas and candles fill one’s heart with cheerfulness. People sharing a good laugh and young kids incredibly excited to burst crackers, the atmosphere that builds up is really worth … [Read more...]
This Is What Durga Puja Was Like For A Policeman & A Fruit Seller: Never Knew It Was So Different!
Durga Puja is a time of festivities and celebration, but there is a lot more than this. Somehow we might be aware of most of it, but we overlook them for obvious reasons. In this post I have decided to throw some light on these untouched but common things that we come across. To do this I decided to cover the all-round perspective of the people involved in it directly and … [Read more...]
A Braveheart Woman Is On A Mission This Dusshera – To Feed 1 Lakh People Over 11 Days!
“A small step for a man, and a giant leap for mankind.” - Neil Armstrong said, when he landed on the moon. This month, a group of common people in Bangalore fits the note. They might not have got the moon, but their effort is surely a shining star for those hungry souls in the city on this Dussehra. A 34-year old braveheart, Mahita Fernandez and her team is out on a … [Read more...]
The Festival That You Don’t Know About, And It’s a Lot Different Than You Can Imagine
Rajasthan, the Royal State, having majestic forts and vast stretches of Desert land, attracting thousands of tourists every year, has numerous villages which are still under the cover of a dark veil, yet to savour the taste of the otherwise developing India. When I was selected for this Fellowship, one of the things that kept me on my toes was the opportunity to reside in one … [Read more...]