As a kid the most awaited festival for me after Deepavali was Navarathri Golu. Golu is a display of clay dolls, usually in odd tiers(3, 5, 7, 9), during Navarathri in South India. Idols of Gods and Goddesses are usually displayed on the tiers, some dolls depict mythological events. A village setup which depict...
Tarangambadi is a small coastal town located in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. I first visited it when I was very young. I remembered only few things which I saw back then. I remember exploring the fort and playing in the sea shore with my cousins. Recently I had to visit Karaikal, part of Pondicherry...
We often hear about the importance of education in mother tongue (native language). There is a strong division among people who support education in mother tongue and those who do not support it. In India, most people prefer to send their kids to English medium schools over other mediums. There is a strong historical...
Most of us, I suppose, are a little nervous of the sea. No matter what its smiles may be, we doubt its friendship. ~H.M. Tomlinson The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper, I cannot quite make it out ~ Annie Dillard Even before we could realize, the sea we played...
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