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Using public transport to find bliss in a remote ashram There are many people in remote places who are doing profound contribution to mankind. I had heard so much about the stellar work done by a team of volunteers at an interior village that I just had to visit this place on my own. So […]
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Attending a ladies haldi-kumkum event Some simple traditional customs still hold their charm even after repeatedly attending such events year after year! South Indians have a custom of inviting ladies during navrathri and honouring them in from of the Goddess with haldi and kumkum. Such a simple act of devotion in from of the Goddess […]
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When street artists perform at home especially for your parents There is something about traditional customs that bring back memories. As a child I would be quite in awe of street artists who were dressed up in scary garish costumes, screaming away in a language that I couldn’t quite fathom. Over the years I had […]
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Impromptu drumming at 3 a.m with ‘tiger dancers’ One traditional event that has retained it’s devotional spirit is the all-night procession of Sharada devi. Thankfully the commercialisation is not much visible in the floats with the men dressed as ‘dancing tigers’. As the frenzied crowds danced to the beat of the live bands I just […]
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2.am to 5am solo adventure to watch Nava Devi Processions Probably nowhere in our country except Mangalore, can a women be out alone from 2am to 5am on the streets filled with hundreds of devotees celebrating the victory of good over evil. I just had to see the rows of floats and tableaus, highlighting the […]
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When you are invited as a speaker and you see your own photo on the backdrop poster. I have been blessed to be invited many times as a speaker to address gatherings. And in spite of many other issues that I was dealing with, I somehow made it somewhat on time for this particular event […]
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When a very committed and active environmentalist comes within one hour to meet your local team At a conference I heard a very inspiring presentation about a starting a ‘Safai Bank’ in schools and colleges to collect the one time use silver coloured wrappers which are not taken by ragpickers. Mr. Rishi Agarwal who founded […]
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Happy birthday Neela, my friend since birth! We have so many childhood memories together playing school school, house house, kho kho, crocodile crocodile, catching cook, chain cook, badminton, etc We have shouted dabba tip, ice spice, antiphutli, abudhabi, l-o-n-d-o-n, together. We have beaten the building boys in cricket, hockey, stick and stone, seven tiles, volleyball, […]
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Cheers to the miraculous human machine. As we age in life, I am surrounded with stories about people with different kinds of health issues… I then tell all of them to focus on only one point… That the human body is a miraculous machine. It is not medicines (davaa) alone that cure a person, it […]
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Interacting with computer centre students It was an interesting morning to spend time with students at a computer centre. The topic of discussion was ‘Listening’ and I really listened to every one of them. In a world where different students get different opportunities in life, it was nice to listen to them at the end […]