MESSAGE OF VIJAYDASHMI
MESSAGE OF VIJAYDASHMI - Pradeep Gupta Nine Day fasting has ended with Vijaydashmi. This is a festival celebrate in almost all the state in one form or the other. For Gujrati community it is the season of Dandia Raas, Garba dancing before Ambe Maa invoking her blessing. For north Indians 10 days long enactment of Ramleela, condensing the entire Ramayan epic in a capsule of ten days. For Bengali community this is Durga Pujo when the entire Bengali culture and tradition is confined to Puja Pandals. Mysore Dassera is another name of tradition and form of grandeur. Mumbai is melting pot of India, where all caste creeds intermingle with each other and easily adopt traditions, culture and practices of other communities with ease. I had an occasion to be a part of Sankalp crowd at Goregaon probably the biggest Dandia and Abhijit’s Durga Puja Pandal at Lokhandwala Andheri. What I share with you the kind of enthusiasm, bubbling youth energy and disc...