Come Dasara and the entire community in the region celebrates it in a unique way by exchanging leaves of a tree of the Bahunia Species. This custom has largely followed in parts of Maharashtra and North Karnataka for ages. What has changed however is a case of convenient mistaken identity on account of the lack […]
Leena Bokil-A Stellar Journey
by Sameer Majli Space Advocate, a science enthusiast and a hard-core Science Communicator, emerging to become a future space leader! She is a multifaceted, young and a dynamic achiever! She is a role model for many youngsters and her students. Yet for her – KALPANA CHAWLA is an icon and a role model. She wishes […]
Make hay while the sun shines
The mercury soars and the looks of the sun border around the unkind as he goes about his business of heating up everything in the region to intolerable extents. Summer has arrived and its more than official. Adding a degree or two to the environmental effect is the fact that one election has just drawn […]
ODE TO MUMBAI
ODE TO MUMBAI by Sameer Majli It was a starry winter night I tried to settle down Soft music flowed, the scenes were bright At Taj, my lovely crown. Folks gathered sharing tales of fun Unaware of the savage game Unaware of the approaching gun With bullets that had their name. The sweet melody of […]
The Jam is Ours to Manage
The horrendous lack of traffic discipline among Belgaumities is what is becoming increasingly evident with the shutting down of operations for construction of the ROB. While the inconvenience of having diverted a large traffic to the poor (quite literally)Congress Road is a truth that cannot be denied, the sheer apathy towards traffic rules or rather […]