by Sravasti | Dec 2, 2020 | Social Trends, Sravasti's Blog
3 most important reasons why persons with disabilities are not seen in developing countries In 2010, my son who has Down’s Syndrome (DS), spent his first birthday in an Indian hospital due to severe pneumonia. During late evening of the same day, some sisters from the...
by Sravasti | Sep 30, 2020 | Lifestyle, Social Trends, Sravasti's Blog
Coffee and Cafes have taken over our lives. It is supposedly the most loved beverage after water. We love to spend time at trendy coffee shops, warming the chairs with a hot cup of coffee in hand, saying cheers with friends. Or alone, working on our laptops while...
by Sravasti | Sep 26, 2020 | Lifestyle, Sravasti's Blog, Travel
Fishing among Crocodiles and Rhinos Dusk settled stealthily on the banks of the East Rapti River, sandwiched between Nepal’s Chitwan National Park (CNP) and the picturesque tourist village of Sauraha. A group of men loitered around the thatched mud hut of...
by Sravasti | Sep 18, 2020 | Poems, Social Trends, Sravasti's Blog
On the gradual degeneration of memory and self, brought about by the debilitating diseases of Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Schizophrenia. We have known families whose loved ones have never come back, as we see at the end of Aparna Sen’s film 15 Park Avenue. An ending...
by Sravasti | Sep 16, 2020 | Poems, Social Trends, Sravasti's Blog
Bright blue skies with White cotton clouds; Emerald fields laden with Gleaming white blooms of feathery kaas, Bend in cool autumn breeze To herald a dawn of hope. Words & Image: Sravasti Ghosh Dastidar Editing: Mitul...
