One in every 5 humans that inhabits planet earth dumps his/her garbage in India. GARBAGE = FILTH = DISEASE Hence, one would expect an organized and efficient system of garbage collection/disposal to be a fundamental condition of nation management. However, garbage has a whole different story in India. And here it is in pictures. At [...]
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Why Garbage Cans Disappear in India: A Story (in Pictures)
Posted by Rita Banerji on April 11, 2012
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/how-garbage-disappears-into-peoples-pockets-a-story-in-pictures/
The Clever Crow Got Water, And Stupid Man Got None!
Probably the moral of this story, for the cultures that have sustained it through childhood narrations, is that one needs to be enterprising and creative to survive, particularly in the face of scarcity and hardship.
Posted by Rita Banerji on March 23, 2012
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/the-clever-crow-got-water-and-stupid-man-got-none/
A Lesson Learnt One ThanksGiving
An American friend today emailed me some of his favorite ‘Thanksgiving’ anecdotes. And I in turn sent him one of mine. And then I thought maybe I should share it on my blog too — it might resonate with others as it has with me. This happened when I was living in Washington D.C. [...]
Posted by Rita Banerji on November 25, 2011
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/302/
The Apple That’s Not An Apple
That’s the last batch of rose-apples we had last month from the rose-apple tree in our garden. This bell shaped fruit, about 2 inches big, is found only here, in Bengal, in Eastern India. Growing up in the north in India, I actually never saw, or ate or heard of this fruit!! In Bengali it [...]
Posted by Rita Banerji on October 17, 2011
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/17/the-apple-thats-not-an-apple/
What’s This Bird?
This beautiful bird (that I sadly can’t identify) was on the neem tree outside my window. So if you know what bird this is, I’d appreciate a message below! Ours is an older house, the types that were built with gardens, and it always amazes me how in the middle of this crowded, congested, polluted [...]
Posted by Rita Banerji on October 17, 2011
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/17/whats-this-bird/
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