parag_kj

create, what you can destroy!

[parag_kj @ParagKJain]

@atulkasbekar Finally, someone said it! ✨

[atul kasbekar @atulkasbekar]

I remember this so distinctly from my childhood.

The Ganesh idol was brought in cloaked, its face covered, and without the band, baaja and general fanfare
There was a pooja at the ‘sthapana’, the installation of the idol.
THIS WAS the tradition!

The festivities, processions and dancing were reserved ONLY for immersion day

Cut to Parel today

For 4-5 weekends before Ganesh Chaturthi, large idols are being transported to various pandals from the workshops with full processions, music and crowds

Entire streets are shut down. Traffic is gridlocked. Residents in the entire neighbourhood are effectively placed under house arrest.

Not once. Every single weekend. For over a month

Surely faith and consideration for everyone else can coexist?

If we’re invoking tradition, then perhaps follow the tradition. Bring the idol from the workshop to the pandal quietly, respectfully and efficiently. Save the glorious noise, dancing and celebration for immersion day, as it was always done.

Celebrating your faith is absolutely your right.

But repeatedly bringing an entire neighbourhood to a standstill cannot be a prerequisite for doing so.

There has to be a reasonable middle ground.

[Aman Vinod Jain @jain0632]

"भगवान ने कहा था — इंसान तुम्हारे लिए बनाए हैं, तुम्हारा ध्यान रखेंगे… पर अब लगता है, शायद भगवान से ग़लती हो गई। न आसमान छोड़ा, न खाना… अब साँस लेना भी इंसानों की मेहरबानी पर है। – एक टूटता हुआ कबूतर 🕊️"@pfaindia @asharmeet02 @AnimalAid_India @AmitShah @PMOIndia @Dev_Fadnavis

[Aman Vinod Jain @jain0632]

🐦 तुम्हारी आबादी बढ़ी, हमारे आसमान घटते गए।
विकास के नाम पर पेड़ कटे, घर उजड़े पर हम चुप रहे, क्योंकि बोल नहीं सकते।
अब मुंबई में सिर्फ़ 52 जगहें बचीं हमारे लिए वो भी बंद हो रही हैं कृपया इन्हें फिर से खोलो, हमें भी जीने दो।
@PMOIndia @AmitShah @Dev_Fadnavis @mieknathshinde

[Aman Vinod Jain @jain0632]

"वो उड़ नहीं सकते अब… भूख और प्यास ने पंख तोड़ दिए। पिछले 3 दिनों में हर दिन 4000 कबूतर मर रहे हैं, क्योंकि इंसान ने कबूतरखाने बंद कर दिए। क्या हमने वाकई इंसानियत खो दी है? #SavePigeons #कबूतरखाना"@PMOIndia @AmitShah @mieknathshinde @Dev_Fadnavis @AnimalPlanet @India_AE

[parag_kj @ParagKJain]

@mybmcWardGN Today’s view (24th March) @mybmcWardGN

[parag_kj @ParagKJain]

@mybmcWardGN
Bhawani Shankar Road, Besides Ram Mandir.

[parag_kj @ParagKJain]

Still waiting for your team, sir! @mybmcWardGN

[parag_kj @ParagKJain]

@drmadiwr @RailwaySeva Thanks we got blankets

[parag_kj @ParagKJain]

Are we not supposed to get fresh blankets with fresh bedroll and sheets? We were asked by the attendant to use the opened and used blankets! Travelling 09472 B2 29/30/31/32 @IRCTCofficial @RailwaySeva @RailMinIndia

[Himanshu @whomanshu]

F*ck you all who got those tickets. I hope Chris Martin has sore throat that day and they have to replace him with Arijit.

#Coldplayindia #ColdplayMumbai

[parag_kj @ParagKJain]

We’re Indians. We like to sit in the dirt. Thanks @Finnair for flight AY125 departing for Mumbai on 15th March. Seats 30A & 30C. @thisisFINLAND

[parag_kj @ParagKJain]

@mybmcWardGN Your daily reminder! @mybmcWardGN @mybmc

[parag_kj @ParagKJain]

Encroachment near Ram Mandir, B. S. Road, Dadar West, Mumbai - 28

[parag_kj @ParagKJain]

@mybmcWardGN Day 3 without any recourse from you! @mybmc @mybmcWardGN

[parag_kj @ParagKJain]

@mybmcWardGN I’ll update you everyday, till the time you choose to pull some stunt on these worms! @mybmcWardGN @mybmc

[parag_kj @ParagKJain]

@mybmcWardGN These people are addicts loitering the footpath and gathering more and more members each day! Awaiting your action at the earliest! @mybmcWardGN @mybmc @mumbaimatterz

[parag_kj @ParagKJain]

@mumbaimatterz @mybmcWardGN @mybmc Urgent action needed.

[parag_kj @ParagKJain]

Encroachment near Ram Mandir, B. S. Road, Dadar West, Mumbai - 28

[parag_kj @ParagKJain]

@TOIMumbai

[TIMES NOW @TimesNow]

#WaqfLandSecretNote

In 2005, Taj Mahal was declared Waqf property. SC asked Waqf Board when this property was dedicated as Waqf'S property. Show the deed of dedication by Shah Jahan. There was no answer: @Vishnu_Jain1

@thenewshour | @navikakumar