family – Itisaras

Sao Joao Festival- A tribute to St. John the Baptist

August 22, 2020August 22, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments Affection, Ambience, Anjuna, Baptism, Beaches, Belief, Boat festival, Catholic, Celebration, Contentment, Copel, Culture, diversity, Elizabeth, family, Feni, festival, food, Friends, Fun, Ghumott, Goan delicacies, Happiness, Heterogenity, History, Holiday, india, Indian festival, Jesus, Jordan, Kansallem, Mandos, Mary, Merriment, Monsoon, Monsoon feast, Music, North Goa, Patoleo, Portugal, Portugal History, Prejudice, Regional festival, Relation, Religion, Sannas, Siolim, Sorpotel, South Goa, St. John, Tradition, Trip, Vacation, Virtue

Goa, also known as “The Pearl of the Orient” is usually associated with parties, beaches, authentic cuisines and cheap flea markets. Amidst all this, we forget to see the unusual side of this beautiful state that has so much to offer architecturally, historically, and culturally.
Goa has its authentic side too, and the Sao Joao Festival is just one of the things that adds to its authenticity.

Culture

An Indian Lunisolar New Year

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments Ayodhya, Bihu, Calender, Chaitra, Chaitra Navratri, Culture, Dance, Dhanteras, diversity, family, festival, festival of harvest, festivities, food, Gudi, Gudi Padva, heterogeneity, hindu, Hindu calendar, india, language, Lord Brahma, Lord Rama, lunisolar, Maharashtra, Makar Sankranti, Makar Sankrati, Maratha, Music, New Year, orissa, Panchanga, Pongal, Puran Poli, Puri, Ram Navmi, rangolis, Ravana, Religion, Sakkar Bhaat, Sanskrit, sari, season, Shrikhand, sindh, Ugadi, Worship, Yugadi

Owing to its unique and vast cultural diversity, India has many festivals and celebrations specific to certain areas and regions. Since Hindus form the majority, a Hindu calender is followed to keep track of the festivities throughout the year. This calender holds great importance for a lot of people, and with good cause.

Society

Casteism in the Kinnar Community

June 14, 2020June 16, 2020 Shriya Tandon 2 Comments Caste, casteism, casteless, communities, conditioning, deprived, Discrimination, dogmas, family, freedom, gender binary, hatred, Hijras, Hinduism, Humsafar Trust, indoctrination, Kinnar, opportunity, oppression, ostracized class, perpetrator, relatives, Rudrani, self, sense of safety, socialization, Society, stigma, superiority, The Diplomat, transgender, victim

We are more than familiar with the caste-based discrimination prevalent in society. Unfortunately, the stigmatised transgender community is not immune to it either. This article probes deep into the challenges they face, along with many others.

Polity Society

Affirmative Action – A Poisoned Chalice?

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments affirmative action, Ashok Acharya, backward class, behaviour, Discrimination, diversity, dominant members, electoral incentive, fairness, family, inequalities, inferior, Justice, opportunity, policy, politicization, positive discrimination, reservations, social costs, social groups, suppressed classes, traditions and customs, upper class, validity, violence, vote bank politics, voters

The ghosts of social injustices in the past haunt us even today. And affirmative action was supposed to be its panacea. But, how effective has it been so far? Do such policies hold any rational ground today? Find out in this article.