Experiences

Traditions and then some…

Team Kalamwali

Traditions and then some… - By Eesha Patwardhan Shravan or Saavan is the holiest month for Hindu’s ( as are all the other months of the year ). During this month short month which falls in the fifth month as per the solar calendar, we celebrate quite a few... read more...

05-Aug-2019 • 2522 views

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Barcelona

Team Kalamwali

- BY EESHA PATWARDHAN. We walked through the bylanes of Barcelona on a windy sunday afternoon just soaking in the sights and smells around us. It seemed strange that all shutters were down and most cafes had no patrons . I thought to myself that maybe I made a mistake coming... read more...

28-Jul-2019 • 2315 views

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Mayank chi Aaji (Mayank’s granny)

Asmita Javdekar

“Food, shelter, Money, Education. I don’t know when I grew old, chasing these necessities. Looking back, I can tell you that these things are a part of Life, everyone’s Life but it’s not these things that bring joy. Real joy of living... read more...

28-Jul-2019 • 2663 views

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DOES YOUR HOME HAVE AN ECO-HEART?

Manasi Bhosale

It is heartening to know that people have become more conscious of the environment. Eco-friendly living has come a long way in the last decade. It has reached the homes of numerous families and is not limited to being a problem at the global level. Reducing plastic, conserving water... read more...

20-Jul-2019 • 2485 views

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Yoghes (That’s exactly how he pronounced it)

Asmita Javdekar

After churning stories from my hunky-dory comfort nest, I finally stepped out into the real world of putrid monsoon lunch sheds and bumper to bumper traffic.My first day as a #TeachIndia volunteer!After attending the day long, rigorous “Student-centric facilitator training” program at the... read more...

19-Jul-2019 • 2278 views

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Sarodey Kaka

Asmita Javdekar

On my way to #TeachIndia this morning, I had a tête-à-tête with my Rickshaw driver; Sarodey Kaka. . . He told me that besides driving, he has a farm and he is also into marketing of Sakas Food products. His zest for multitasking was interesting so... read more...

19-Jul-2019 • 2382 views

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Daily Diary

Dr Sana Khan

I was unable to enjoy college life due to many reasons. One of them being the distance from home to college as well as the distance between hearts. There's a lot of difference in the opinion of people from place to place. I'm proud to... read more...

18-Jul-2019 • 2304 views

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Kusum Taware

Asmita Javdekar

I was on my #100humanencounters prowl this morning when I chanced upon a vendor selling giant jackfruits...Kusum Taware has been selling fruits for the last 26years. Her work hours are 9am to 9pm. I asked her how she managed her children when they were younger.Her reply was... read more...

06-Jul-2019 • 2445 views

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Beautiful moments and precious memories

Team Kalamwali

Was having a conversation with grand mother-in-law over coffee at home n suddenly it started raining..with tears in her eyes she started talking about how her late husband took her for a drive and sugarcane juice(her fav)evertime it rained..i asked her to get... read more...

26-Jun-2019 • 2182 views

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Living the Dream: in the Home away from Home-II

Team Kalamwali

Living the Dream: in the Home away from Home-II - By Gautam Govitrikar UPDATE: In a sensational development, Ashish Bagai has agreed to a 9 month contract to help his "Home" country qualify for the World T20 as well as the Real Deal-The ICC World... read more...

22-Jun-2019 • 2361 views

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Living the Dream: in the Home away from Home-Part I

Team Kalamwali

Living in the Dream: In the Home away from Home - Part 1 - By Gautam Govitrikar To a casual observer, he was just another Indian kid flying to US for his Masters, leaving friends and family behind. But there was something else that Sushil Nadkarni was leaving behind... read more...

22-Jun-2019 • 2433 views

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Tina

Asmita Javdekar

The kids have a Walmart “junk raid” ritual in the first few days of our stay in Macon. It has to be carefully administered while my sister is at work as Cheetos, Chips Ahoy, Gold fish, Gummies and Mac n cheese don’t really qualify as... read more...

20-Jun-2019 • 2290 views

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Sindhu

Asmita Javdekar

For anyone who’s a member at ABS, she is “Maushi” Today while ambling on the treadmill, I had a tête-à-tête with her about life. For starters, Maushi is Sindhu and just a few years older than me. She lost... read more...

20-Jun-2019 • 2360 views

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The Journey of Death

Asmita Javdekar

Memory, Remembering, Missingalways dwells on the essence.Not the becoming, not the perishingBut the spirit. Day by day, the pain begins to ebb.The debilitating images start fading,getting infused by a warm presence.An eternal companionThe body may have gone.The presence always lives through you The Journey of... read more...

16-Jun-2019 • 2290 views

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Feeling Loved

Asmita Javdekar

For Amit who secured admission at COEP for Mechanical Engineering, it was the first time in his life that his father, Mr.Shrirang Godbole had ever smiled and said “Good” to him.The Godbole family took immense pride in the fact that Amit would be the fourth generation... read more...

31-May-2019 • 2324 views

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Are we Americanising Indian kids?

Diyaa

It was a lazy weekend and we had no out of the ordinary plans. We generally reserve the weekends for our kids and do stuff they like or they would want to. Since there was not much on the list that day, we thought of catching up on some... read more...

25-May-2019 • 2336 views

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