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Celebrate Gently
Last year, on the sixth day of Ganapati Mahotsav, a truck carrying an idol was proceeding towards immersion. The reveling children and adults were dancing to loud music and throwing gulal (red colour) on passers-by. As this writer overtook the truck in his car, some of the ecstatic celebrators tossed some colour, which landed on his windshield, blocking the view partially. Fortunately, it covered only the passenger side of the windshield. If the colour would’ve landed on the driver’s side, …
Bridging the gap
“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future,” said Franklin D Roosevelt. Wiser words are seldom spoken. Last week Thane Women’s Guild (TWG) organised JOSH, a forum for the youth of Thane where young participants got a rare opportunity to interact directly with public authority figures. TWG is a non-profit group comprising of socially conscious women from Thane. The forum took place at Sahyog Mandir at Ghantali. The audience comprised …
Alerting Young Girls
The recent episode of the rape and murder of a young BPO employee in Bangalore is just one of the many that has brought to the fore the growing incidence of sexual crimes against young women. The trauma of victims of crimes such as molestation, torture and rape is not only severe but indelible too. A major contributing factor in preventing such crimes is the refusal of prospective victims (as also their parents and teachers) to believe that they are …
Expressions of Love
Love and music are inseparable twins. Love is expressed best through music. Likewise, one of music’s biggest sources of inspiration is love. Last Saturday, about 60 students of Indian classical music experienced the awesome combination of love and music at a programme organised by the city-based group called Music Circle. Renowned classical singer Rajashree Pathak was accompanied by tabla maestro P Mukundraj Deo in her rendition of thumri, which is a rich form of classical music that is romantic and …
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Each One Reach One
Losing a loved one is perhaps the most challenging of all tests that life offers. At such times it is comforting to know that even though our physical existence is a time-bound phenomenon, the mysterious and unseen energy called life is beyond the grip of time. In that sense, each one of us is immortal. One such immortal soul is Archit Chitre, a compassionate and visionary young boy, whose physical existence came to an end on 18 April 2000 when, …
Elders’ Day Out
In an era when apathy towards elders is becoming a norm rather than an exception, when grandparents are looked upon as a burden and are often abused, and when increasing number of crimes are being committed against senior citizens, it is reassuring that there are still people who respect the aged. A couple of weeks ago, more than 200 elders attended the thoughtful programme organised in their honour. The occasion was World Elder’s Day and the organisers were their own …
Walking like Mahatma Gandhi
In spite of what some people think, Mahatma Gandhi’s values and principles are more relevant now than ever before. Today, even as his ideologies are being criticised by people of far less stature, we would do well to remember that the world’s most respected thinkers openly declared their reverence of the father of our nation – Albert Einstein, Nelson Mandela, George Bernard Shaw, Rabindranath Tagore, Sri Aurobindo, Dr Martin Luther King Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt, Sardar Vallabhai Patel – the list …
Selflessly Yours
Every once in a while we hear of an individual who we would all like to emulate. Meet 63-year-old Thaneite C R Upendra Rao, fondly known as "Shri Balgopal", who did the city proud when he was chosen to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani Award in New Delhi last month. The Award is conferred on select Indian citizens in recognition of their outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of industry, business, public life, administration, social, educational and cultural services. …
Now Showing: God and His Creation
Pitale family from Thane is one of the few who celebrate Lord Ganesha’s birthday by spreading a socially relevant message. After winning the award for the best eco-friendly Ganpati decoration for two consecutive years, Jidnyasa’s managing trustee Surendra Dighe requested them to create a “role model” decoration this year for the rest to follow. And Pitale’s gladly obliged. Visit their home at Shruti Park in Kolshet, where Lord Ganesha sits in his comfortable abode – a mini-theatre, complete with …
Height of Teaching
Madame Montessori, whose name is synonymous with child education, was a tall woman. No, I am not referring to her height, but her social stature. Born on August 31, 1870, Montessori became Italy’s first woman doctor. Initially, she took care of children’s physical ailments and diseases. Eventually, her curiosity led her to explore the minds of children and how they learn. By the early twentieth century, Dr Maria Montessori’s mission was to propagate radically different methods of teaching young children. …
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