Earth Mela 2010 at Maharashtra Nature Park, Mumbai

During my recent trip to Uttarakhand , I was faced with a problem I had never encountered before. We were passing through Delhi, but we had hardly any time in the city. On earlier visits when I have had to change trains/flights at Delhi, I have always arrived in the morning and left again at night, visiting relatives in between. This time, I was arriving in the city at night, and leaving again early in the morning. There was hardly any time to visit people. I would only have a couple of hours with them before I’d have to leave again. For the first time, we considered booking a hotel, but there again, we were hesitant about the actual hotels, the costs involved, and the logistics of getting from the airport to the railway station and then back again from the station to the airport. That’s when we remembered reading something about a corporate-managed lounge at Delhi station. We soon figured out that we could book online and pay by the hour. Besides, we also learnt that there wasn’t ju

Earth Mela 2010 at Maharashtra Nature Park, Mumbai

Here's an interesting event being held in Mumbai - the Earth Mela, 2010! I am planning to take Samhith along for part of it.... Here is their full schedule. All those of you living in Mumbai, try to make it for a while.... If anyone would like to come along with me, please do drop me a line! There is a registration charge of Rs.175/- per day, and the activities listed seem quite interesting..... Waiting to see what it is like...

Earth Mela 2010 – April 24-25 (7am to 6pm)

at Maharashtra Nature Park Society

Central Theme: Biodiversity – In with UN's International Year of the
Biodiversity

Day 1 - April 25th Schedule (Sunday)

Time                                        Activities

7:00am                                     Registration Desk Opens

7 am – 9 am                             Cycle Rally (12km)

9 am – 10 am                           Breakfast for Volunteers

10 am – 11am Inauguration (Registration starts at 9.30am)

11am – 12 pm Film Screening

1. Papiroflexia (Short Film) 3min

2. The Climate Change Mystery, by CERE (Short Film) 23min English

3. SPROUTS by Unlimited

India

2min English

4. Hard Rain by Mark Edwards 20min English

12pm – 1pm Lecture

Important Trees for Cities & Rare Indigenous Plants of India,

by Dr. C S Lattoo

1 pm – 2 pm Film Screening -------- (Lunch)--------

Finding Nemo,

Walt Disney Pictures, Animation Feature Film, Hindi

2 pm – 3 pm Film Screening

1. Diminishing Resources
By Himanshu Malhotra and Sabina Kidwai (UK Environment Film Fellowship)
16min English

2.Once there was a Purple Butterfly by Sonya V. Kapoor

(

Environment Film Fellowship), 12min English

3.Mi MasaBoltoi 8min Marathi

3 pm – 4 pm Film Screening

Nagarahole : Tales from an Indian Jungle by Eco Media

(Shekhar Dattatri), 53min English

4 pm – 5 pm Key Note Lecture:

`Himalaya' – Then & Now…

Mr. Harish Kapadia, Mountaineer & Writer

5 pm – 6 pm Film Screening

Ganges : Daughter of the Mountains by

BBC Natural History Unit, 50min,English

11 m – 6pm (Whole day activities)

- Adventure Sports Activities – Rock Climbing, Rappelling,

Burma

bridge, Zip-line crossing and so much more fun…

- Kids Activities – Face painting, poster painting &
Paper/Mache making.

- Photo Exhibition: Indigenous and rare species of flora and fauna

- Stalls & Exhibition of eco-friendly products and life-style ideas
– Matsya Crafts, Hide-Out, Daily Dump, Indian Adventures, Ecoexist,
RUR, BNHS, UTMT, Baker's Street, Excel Industries, Learning Fantasies,
SPROUTS…

Day 2 - April 25th Schedule (Sunday)

Time                                        Activities

7:00am                                     Registration Desk Opens

7am – 9am                               Nature Trail led by Dr. Parvish Pandya

9am – 10am                             Breakfast for Volunteers

10am – 11am                           Film Screening

The Private Life of Plants: Episode1: Travelling

by BBC 50min,English

11am – 12pm Lecture1:

Urban Biodiversity Research and Role of Communities

by Ms. Ovee Thorat (20mins)

Lecture 2:

What's Biodiversity for? by Anand Pendharkar (20mins) Good for Kids & Adults

12pm – 1pm Film Screening

1. The Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan, 4 min English

2. Dreaming of my Clean Creek by Enviro-Vigil, 15 min English

3. Goa Goa Gone 28min English, Konkani, Marathi

1 pm – 2 pm Film Screening (Lunch)

Madagascar

, Animation Feature, English

2 pm – 3 pm Film Screening

Gaaz, call of the Ocean by Arti Kulkarni 50min Marathi/English

3 pm – 4 pm Film Screening

Planet Earth : Great Plains by BBC, 50min English

4 pm – 5 pm Guest Lecture :

Why do we need leaders in the field of Ecological Conservation?

Dr. Sudhakar Solomon Raj, Reader, Wilson College

5 pm – 6 pm Film Screening

Born Free by James H. Hill

Feature Film, 95min English

10am – 6pm (Whole day activities)

- Adventure Sports Activities – Rock Climbing, Rappelling,

Burma

Gokarna Part II – The Five Lingams

We continued our Gokarna trip by visiting four other Shiva temples in the vicinity, all connected to the same story of Gokarna. The story of Gokarna mentions the Mahabaleshwara Lingam as the one brought from Kailas by Ravana, and kept at this place on the ground by Ganesha. (See my earlier post- Gokarna – Pilgrimage and Pleasure). However, the story does not end here. It is believed that, in his anger, Ravana flung aside the materials which covered the lingam- the casket, its lid, the string around the lingam, and the cloth covering it. All these items became lingams as soon as they touched the ground. These four lingams, along with the main Mahabaleshwara lingam are collectively called the ‘ Panchalingams’ . These are: Mahabaleshwara – the main lingam Sajjeshwar – the casket carrying the lingam. This temple is about 35 Kms from Karwar, and is a 2 hour drive from Gokarna. Dhareshwar – the string covering the lingam. This temple is on NH17, about 45 Kms south of Gokarna. Gunavanteshw

The Havelis of Bikaner - A Photo Post

The lanes are narrow , twisting and turning amidst buildings old and new. Crumbling old structures with intricate workmanship stand side by side with art deco buildings, and more modern constructions, which follow no particular style. Autos, bicycles, motorcycles and vans rush past, blowing their horns as loudly as possible, while cows saunter past peacefully, completely unaffected by the noise. In the midst of all this chaos, children play by the side, and women go about their chores, as we explore these by-lanes of Bikaner, and its beautiful Havelis. Facade of one of the Rampuria Havelis

The Elephanta Caves

The Elephanta Caves , located on Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri, about 11 Km off the coast of the Gateway of India, Mumbai, are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A visit to these caves, excavated probably in the 6 th century CE, is awe-inspiring, and also thought-provoking. Over the years, I have visited the caves a number of times, and also attended a number of talks by experts in the fields of art, history and archaeology on the caves. Together, they help me understand these caves, their art, and the people they were created for, just a little bit better. Every new visit, every new talk, every new article I read about the caves, fleshes out the image of what the island and the caves would have been like, at their peak. I last wrote about the caves on this blog, in 2011, almost exactly 11 years ago. Since then, my understanding of the caves has, I would like to think, marginally improved. Hence this attempt to write a new and updated post, trying to bring to life, the caves of Elephan

A journey called LifeApril 23, 2010 at 5:20 AM
wow.. sounds nice.. im sure there will be a write up, once u guys are back.. waiting for that and the photos :)
A journey called LifeApril 23, 2010 at 5:20 AM
wow.. sounds nice.. im sure there will be a write up, once u guys are back.. waiting for that and the photos :)
SoulSpaceApril 24, 2010 at 7:35 AM
wow
envy you
hope yu have a great time
prassannaMarch 28, 2012 at 10:29 AM
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