September 12, 2009 was indeed a day of significance for the youth of Hyderabad. No, it wasn’t for the recently concluded internal examinations or the Ramadan Special Happiness Sale at Hyderabad Central! Nor, was it for the fact that Josh was running to full houses in the very first week of it’s release! Well, no prizes for guessing, the youngsters of the ‘City of Pearls’ had come forward to hosting a ‘No Plastic’ Rally on the occasion of the International ‘No Plastic’ Day on the 12th of September, 2009. (Picture – ‘Do... Read→
Residents of Jupiter Colony, Trimulgerry, Secunderabad, literally justified the adage ‘Charity begins at home’. On 30th of August, 2009 at 10 am, the residents of Jupiter Colony at Secunderabad had come together for a very noble cause – a Plantation Drive! The Drive was inaugurated at 7:30 am by the elders of the colony, Shri S B Sugunakar Rao garu and Smt S B Indira garu, who planted a Silver Oak each. (Picture – Earth Warriors hold the poster of the 350 International Campaign! Credits: Sayyed)
A total of 25 to 30 people, from... Read→
To mark the ‘World Green Day’ on 22nd August, there were quite a lot of activities and events carried out in the city but this event, undertaken by ‘Chaitanya Smruthi’ deserves a special mention for reasons galore. It was initiated and executed solely by the students, with no help from the college management. Let alone ‘help’, the Director of CBIT had to be compelled to grant permission for this event to take place. Despite all these impediments, CS (Chaitanya Smruti) – the student body of CBIT supported by the... Read→
Year after year, Ganesh Chaturthi, the great Ganesha festival, also known as ‘Vinayaka Chaturthi’ or ‘Vinayaka Chavithi’ is celebrated by Hindus around the world. It is observed during the Hindu month of Bhadra (mid-August to mid-September). The idols of Lord Ganesha that come in varied shapes and sizes are worshiped during this period. The grandest and most elaborate of them lasts for 10 days, from Bhadrapad Shudh Chaturthi to the Ananta Chaturdashi. On the 11th day, the idols are taken through the streets in a procession... Read→
