by - Zubin Daver Each one of us has at some point of time littered, spat, or has done something that has in some way harmed the very environment we live in, and after doing this have also complained about how dirty the place is, a fact which cannot be denied. Celebrating festivals to name a [...]
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Over 350 join Rodas ecotel green team segregate and vermicompost festival waste at powai lake.
Even as the city ends it’s celebrations of the Ganeshotsav
At the Visarjan Ghat, Powai Lake on 29/9/2012, Interview with Suman Basu
The mood at the Visarjan Ghat today is palpitating, throbbing with energy,devotion and faith. The volunteers and the police are working hand to hand is cordoning and ensuring that the traffic movement and the visarjan procession moves as smoothly and efficiently as possible. Here I catch up with Suman Basu for a short interview to [...]

Hiranandani Dahi Handi – Tweets & Pictures on 10th Aug 2012
Here are some pictures of Dahi-Handi festival
This NGO “Ranphul” makes Eco- Ganesha’s
Here is a short interview with volunteers of the NGO “Ranphul”. They deliver in mumbai, and even come to your house to custom design “rangoli” and decorations. To order eco ganesha’s , contact this NGO called “Ranphulll” means “Wild flower. It provides employment and sustenance to women. email is ranphull@gmail.com Tel: 9967154267 Name Sujata Chouwdhary.

Clay Ganesha idol making kickstarts at Rodas Powai by Young Environmentalists.
With just a month and a half away from the city’s most celebrated Ganesha festival, the NGO Young Environmentalists Programme trust is taking no chances in leaving any stones

Onam Celebrations at Shree Ayappa Temple Powai
Here are is a brief video, where I talk to the Shree Ayappa Temple management, they talk about mythology behind Onam and also how Shree Ayappa Temple came in to being at Powai .

Photo’s of Hiranandani Dahi Handi Utsav- Govinda ala re…
The pictures are coming late, as I couldn’t capture the dahi handi utsav at Hiranandani gardens, as i was busy, but I found a Facebook friend had posted some good pictures.

Naga Panchami was celebrated with religious fervor at Panch Kutir’s Sri Survarna Temple
Naga Panchami was celebrated with religious fervor at Panch Kutir’s Sri Mahashesha Rundamalini temple (Survarna Temple), located at Powai, on Sunday August 04 2011.

Eco-Ganpati workshop at Powai Lake by Chaitali Gupta – Ankan (NGO)
Mrs Chaitali Gupta is one of the pioneers in advocating the use of Eco-Ganpati made out of Clay, She has through her NGO Ankan, trained 100″s of underpriviledged woman skills which has made these woman self reliant. She held a workshop at Powai Lake where she taught us how to make a Eco-friendly Ganpati with clay [...]

Powai Sindhi Association Celebrates Lohri in Hiranandani Powai
The Powai Sindhi Association Celebrated Lohri at Norita grounds in Hiranandani Powai. There was free food coupons given out, the food was delicious Sindhi Style with Aloo tikki with Chana, Somosa Chat, Gulab Jamun, Dahi Vade and Coffee. Powai Sindhi as well non Sindhi’s turned out in large number. Lohri, is celebrated every year on [...]
“Chhath Puja” celebrated at Powai Lake!
By Elsie Gabriel “Chhath Puja”, the biggest festival of the Poorvanchali was celebrated on Friday with traditional enthusiasm and fervour as the devotees prepare to go to Powai lake to offer prayers to the setting sun in the evening. A main festival in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, Chhath denotes the number six and thus [...]

Let’s Save Ourselves from Noise Pollution
Noise pollution is one of the emerging threats to health in modern era. The ill effects of acute and chronic exposure to loud noise are well known to doctors and scientists but the ordinary citizen in India is largely ignorant about it.
Hariharan Lets his Hair Down at Powai Dandiya
Celebrity singer had a blast at the Hiranandani dandiya at Powai on the 13th of October. Just having returned from the CWG performance did not deter him from performing, and dancing and sending the crowds crazy with his “Chappa Chappa Chale” number!







