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Ganpati festival Day 5 and 6

As the festival goes on, more people come out and the streets and beaches are getting pretty lively. I live on a lane near a beach in local Maharathi neighborhood so the loud drums and firecrackers keep bursting well deep into the night. Hindu devotees immerse Ganesh idols on certain days during the festival. The...

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Ganpati festival Day 2 and 3

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spel rea - I agree. Good blog by the way

Missed opportunity – Mumbai’s water crisis

It’s been raining almost everyday here in Mumbai. Although it’s said that monsoon (rainy season) hasn’t quite arrived yet, it’s definitely getting around the corner. Mumbai had far less rainfalls during last year’s monsoon than it’s yearly average. Because of that, the officials were expecting serious water shortage this year and the city has began...

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Work like a coolie, Live like a prince

Arrived in Delhi this afternoon after spending 4 days in Kashmir for a couple of assignments. Lower 10 degree (celsius) to mid-40….what a gap in just one hour and a half flight! The hotel room in Srinagar was quite cold and I was sleeping in electric blanket last night. Not even 12 hours later here...

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