Category: events
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Mine Ban Treaty
April 4th is the UN’s international day for mine awareness and assistance in mine action. This day is about raising awareness about landmines and progress towards its eradication. Landmines are explosive mines laid either on the land or just below the surface. This explodes by the presence, proximity or contact of a person causing incapacitation,…
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World Theatre Day
Its world theatre day. I am looking back on my own journey through theatre. Having a mother whose unfulfilled dream was arangetram, she insisted that I learnt Bharatnatyam and did my vidwat. My only claim to independence is that I refused to the arangetram this remains a bone of contention between us. I remember crafting…
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Transmitting on World Radio Day
March 26th 2012 Plinky Prompts had asked us do people still listen to radio and my here is my musing on broadcasting. Today is the 7th edition of the world the theme is Radio and sports. All radio stations, regulatory bodies and related organizations are invited to celebrate the radio and its contribution, to democratic…
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Three Litfest and Blogfest
“Mom this is my last year in Hyderabad,” She said, Jay has this effect on me she can get me to do anything. “Mom HLF is amazing and fun” Second input from her. Anyway as I could catch up with her I decided to attend the Hyderabad Literary festival believe me it was fun. There…
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Co-creating 2018
It was fashionable for members of Mango Meadows to make New Year resolutions, it used to be quite standard in the younger days. Loose excess pounds in weight and not currency. Wash the inner wear and sun-dry it. Find a sensible boyfriend who is romantic towards you and not a alcoholic, workaholic, teacher’s pet, megalomaniac,…
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Blogabonds in Ruskin Bond’s Doon
Dr.Lokesh Ohri the anthropologist and team member of VOW2017 took us on the Ruskin Bond walk. Dr.Ohri made it so interesting and personal, with extensive knowledge and storytelling skills, what was interesting to me, was he was not performing the story he was sharing Dehradun and Ruskin Bond with us. Ruskin Bond is the icon…
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