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The Mangalore Diaries

Festivals of Mangalore: ISKCON Rathotsava

International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) organises Sri Jagannath Rathotsava in Mangalore once in a year. Every year, the splendidly decorated chariots of Lord Jagannath roll down the avenues of dozens of Cities across the world including Los Angeles, New […]

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The Mangalore Diaries

Festivals of Mangalore: Aati Kalanja

Aati festival in Mangalore is one of the regional festivals of the territory. The Aati festival of Mangalore is celebrated by the Nalke community of Mangalore as a reverence to Kalanja, a minor spirit. Aati Kalanja Festival is folk dance […]

The Jaipur Journal

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Faking Manipal

Bollywood studios to replace panel of writers with translators

With the amount of original content coming from OTT platforms, producers are running haywire to convert black money to white for the next unoriginal masala budget eater. Many actors from Bollywood have also reportedly shown [...]

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This Professor Wears Prada

The Devil wears Prada. The scene where Meryl Streep is about to enter the office and everyone is running around to make sure everything is just the way she wants it to be- that’s what you’re reminded of when she […]

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Delhi Heights

Sombre December winters turned out to be vibrant with Delhi vacation. My highly awaited Delhi trip took its course when my mom informed me about our flight bookings. The excitement and planning of meeting good old school friends, relatives, shopping […]