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Category Archives: environment
Distant Cousins
There was a time when cousins were as close as your own brother or sister. But for me, those days are gone. At one time, I was pretty close to my cousin sisters. They are my age; but time, geography … Continue reading
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Tagged #cousins, #environmen, #environmentalcrisis, #environmentalwoes, #family, #familyfirst, #familyties, #giftculture, #gifts, #howwelldoyouknowme, #indianfamily, #indianfestivals, #indiansociety, #knowme, #life, #plant, #plastic, #pottedplant, #rakshabandha, #ramblings, #random, #relatives, #siblinglove, #sisterbrother, Family, festivals, rakshabandhan, sisters, society, strangetimes
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Things people do during COVID pandemic
These are a list of things I have seen people do in this time of Pandemic (COVID19): Standing in cue outside shop, with your hands over your face (he was wearing no mask, so the hands were a substitute) Tying … Continue reading
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Will the world become a better place after the #COVID crisis?
People keep talking about how the air has cleared up, how nature has reclaimed some urban spaces, and how people are going out of their way to help the needy. Sounds all nice. But I wonder whether the world has … Continue reading
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Testing times during the #COVID19 crisis
Image Courtesy: Pixabay Never would our generation even fathomed that this would be the state of the world today… that we would witness a catastrophe like this where an invisible agent is killing thousands of human beings. Our world was … Continue reading
Posted in conflict, crisis, environment, equity issues, Family, friendships, general lessons from life, Inclusion, life, people, privilege
Tagged #anxiety, #coronasedarona, #coronavirus, #covid19, #covidcrisis, #covidsituation, #environmentalcrisis, #environmentalwoes, #guilt, #health, #humanityfirst, #lifeduringacrisis, #lifeiscomplicated, #lifelessons, #mentalhealth, #mind, #politics, #ramblings, #rant, #relationships, #richandpoor, #sad, #stress, #togetherwestand, #unitedwestand, #virusthreat, #whatishappeningintheworld, #whatishappeningtoIndia, #worriedaboutpeople, #worry, humanity, observations, privilege
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Festivities to overcome mourning
The city of Mumbai is soon going to witness loud and glamour filled mandaps to celebrate Ganesh Chaturti, a much loved God in Maharashtra, India. Recently, another much celebrated festival called “Janmashtami” which marks birth of Krishna, was also celebrated … Continue reading
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Tagged #ecofriendly, #environmentalcrisis, #festival, #festivals, #festivities, #ganesha, #ganeshchaturti, #greenfestivals, #greenwashing, #hopeful, #hopeless, #indianfestivals, #indianpeople, #indiansociety, #mourning, #pollution, #trashingtheplanet, #worktogether, observations, people, society
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Frugal living according to Urban Indian middle class citizens
These days I see a lot of urban middle class people talking about frugal living. Image Courtesy: Investment Zen/ Flickr (Creative Commons) They join “green clubs” and spend time going out for nature trails, volunteering with NGOs etc. They even … Continue reading
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