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Category: Rhythm Indiana

  • sati-parampara

    Like my standard refrain, the “sati” that seems to be the burning problem of India… so what is this all about… The Sati has come in honour of the goddess Sati, who jumped into the sacrificial fire as she could not bear her father insulting her husband Shiva. The word originally was used to mean…

  • what are women’s issues?

    An activist I am told emerges when a person’s butt is on fire. Mine is kind of getting warm. Do excuse me, for another day; I shall complain about intelligentsia and women’s day before tackling the issues. I remember a friend in travel and tours telling me that some destination, the survey was people travelled…

  • Hase-chittra workshop at ICG

    THE EVENT organizer:    Sadhanalaya coordinator:   Sahil Isani — MES College. Host:            The international Center Goa/ The Origin Like many of the Tribal Arts of the world, Hase Chitra was originally done for special occasions such as weddings, festivals and auspicious days. The overall theme is usually centred on…

  • the silent story tellers of the voiceless

    the silent story tellers of the voiceless in the anonymous city of Bombay where we have been, but never been, I mean we traverse without it touching us, or us touching it, houses half stories of people we have never heard of, people we rather not know of, real stories their obstacles, their challenges, their…

  • Backing Sumitra Kamble.

    Sumitra Kamble–http://milaap.org/fund/sumitra-kamble-and-group/2037 Sumitra Kamble is a resident of Ghataprabha in Belgaum district like other former Devadasi women, unschooled; illiterate she sustains her family by raising buffaloes. This makes ends meet, sending her two children to school, but that is a challenge in itself. Sometimes she gets anxious for any new challenge would be a financial…

  • random thoughts on dharma

    Dharmasya charnam shreyah Dharmajnam tu dushkrama. The good and righteous follow the dharma but it is difficult to know what the dharma is. The keeper of dharma tend to become self righteous  such men are known as dharmadwaja these people on the face of it are vociferous keepers of dharma but their rigidity gives rise…