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Attending and blogging about the session(In my company) of Dr.Pawan on The Mumbai Dabbawala's reminded me of our very own Dabbawala back in Bhilai and the extended family. Yep, you read right - Extended Family ! Starting with Dabbawala, am sure most of you would have been impressed by the way the Mumbai Dabbawala's are functioning. Awed by the details of their routine etc and how they work it out as an organization and equally wondering why they don't expand their service beyond Mumbai! From the day I have been in Chennai, I never saw a Dabbawala here. Somehow I had always assumed that there would be Dabbawala's in every city just like we had in Bhilai. I came to Chennai and made this observation even before Prince Charles visited India and the Mumbai Dabbawala's and they became famous! So the general talks about Dr.Pawan about the Dabbawala's didn't surprise me as I have seen many like them in action. The only difference would be that in Mumbai, its an or...

"Ma, What is a festival?" - asked a eleven year old boy to his mother as she finished puting rangoli. She looked at him with warm eyes and said - "Festival means Celebration" . Son looked at his mother and asked - "What is celebrated?" She smiles at him and says "Different things" He asks her - "What different things?" She makes him sit next to her and asks him - "Pongal,Diwali,Holi etc" He immediately asks - "Christmas?" She looks at him bewildered. Then immediately smiles and nods her head saying - "Yes, Christmas too". He again asks - "Then Eid?Why don't we celebrate it? Anwar celebrates!" She looks at him lovingly and tells - "We celebrate Eid too by wishing Anwar and his family and many others" But he is not convinced - "Why doesn't Anwar celebrate diwali?" She replies - "Anwar also celebrates holi by playing wth colors and diwali by bursting crackers al...

A Typical Iyer Wedding would be inside a mandapam and range from 3 to god knows how many days. But with the changing times, The number of days range from 1 to 3 days. When I say 1 day - it will be for whole 1 day with the main ceremony at a time and different religious ceremonies surrounding it!! Receptions are also equally a grand and monotonous affair, with a queue standing near the stage to meet Groom-Bride and to mark their attendance by posing for the photo.But Exceptions are everywhere!! And that was what witnessed in JeyaMahal Palace in Bangalore on 12th September!!! Muhurtham - 10.30 am to 12 pm Venue - Open Ground in Jeyamahal palac So starting off with a small religious ceremony from Bride's side kick started the marriage ceremony!!! Kasi Yatra Malai Matral Oonjal Mangalya Dharanam Saptapadi And the Reception - An evening with them - No stage, they went around meeting everyone :) And what's a wedding without feast?? A mix and match of food items o...

She kept switching the channels - various News channels showcasing India's achievements on all the events that were held for past 13 days in commonwealth Games 2010. India beat England in the medals tally and finished 2nd overall! She saw all the smiling faces being shown, those who had won the medals for India and made our country proud. She was both happy and sad. Happy with the achievements but sad for the winners! 8 years back she had been beaming and smiling. People surrounded her and wished her. Camera-persons came behind her to take her video, Photographers to capture her photo with medal. She felt happy for getting recognized, after all she had won Gold Medal for her country. She felt proud. As she gave interviews and posed for photographs, she sincerely hoped that now things should be smoother. With her achievement, Sports Ministry should try and help more aspiring athletes by providing good facilities and training and fund them for coaches. She felt her Achievement would ...

There were 5 Wanderers, who accidentally or coincidentally, met at one of the greatest Wanderer's house on a saturday morning The 6 Wanderers(NP2KMCRS) decided to hang around for the weekend with nothing much to do! They are - Mr.P, Mr.M,Ms.R,Ms.S,Mr.C and Mr.NPK So the 6 Wanderers decided to go out in car to a place called Valparai. No concrete idea was made. They simply started from R's house without taking any eatables or anything. Camera's in hand and smiles in their face, they decided to explore not just the nature of Mother Earth but also themselves!! Mr. NPK - Prasanna - He wandered in the tea states in Pollachi and Valparai and found a new passion - plucking tea leaves ;) Mr. C - Chiranjib - He wandered and got awed by the Nature's beauty and got out his passion for photography!! Ms.R - went into the stream of journalism and scared a few people near Valparai Police Station ;) Ms.S - The MAD Scientist felt herself completely lost looking here and there!! Mr.P - ...