India

Precious Water

Even now many people in India have to carry drinking water to their homes from far. Every drop is precious!

Rama Navami

Rama Navami is a festival celebrating the birth of Sri Rama, son of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya. “Yada Yadaa hi…

Ganesh Chathurthi – Ganesha Festival

I have extremely fond memories of Ganesha-Gowri festival. It was one of the grand festivals of the year for the…

Orchid Aerides Ringens

Aerides is a genus belonging to the Orchid family.  It is an high altitude epiphytes.  The fragrant blooms are usually white and…

Orchid Rhynchostylic Retusa

Rhynchostylic Retusa's common name in Rhyncho Orchid. This orchid is widely found in Western Ghats and Himalayas. It is a…

Rakhsha Bandhan

Rakhsha Bandhan festival is a celebration of the brother-sister bonding, celebrated mainly in North India. It falls on Poornima /…

Orchid Aerides Crispum

Orchid Aerides Crispum is widely grown in the western ghats of India. The flowers have a pleasant fragrance. The aerial…

Mannethithina Amavasya

Manneththina Amavasya, “mannu” means mud; “yeththu” in Kannada means bullocks and “Amavasya” means no moon day. This festival is celebrated…