UNIQUE KUMAONI HOLI: A CELEBRATION OF “SUR” AND “TAAL”

By: Rakesh Lohumi, Sr. Editor-ICN Group The hills of Uttrakhand reverberate with melodious notes of Hindustani classical music as the Kumaonis celebrate the festival of Holi in a way very different from the rest of the country. Folk songs are integral to Holi , which is celebrated as the “festival of colours” all over. It is the rich infusion of classical music in the Holi songs that  lends the festival altogether a different dimension in the Kumaon region. The unique tradition of singing Holi songs based on different classical ragas virtually…

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THE WORLD OF AGRITOURISM

By: Subhashini, Asstt. Editor-ICN The small landholders are the most precious part of a state- Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of the United States NEW DELHI: Agricultural tourism or Agri-tourism has been a widely discussed topic since the last 15-20 years. However, what I believe is that this phenomenon has been a part of our economy since thousands of years in many different forms. Agritourism is the idea of bringing urban residents to rural areas for leisure travel and spending. In today’s world, where the mechanization has expanded many-fold, people seem to have…

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MONEY SERIES: PART 59

By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group “If a correct decision is taken with delay, there is no meaning of its being correct, but if a wrong decision is taken quickly, we will have enough time available to prove it right.” Wrong Time and the Right Time: LUCKNOW: Is time itself becomes ‘wrong’ and ‘right,’ or our behavior or the decision taken by us at a particular time is ‘wrong’ or ‘right’? Those who criticize time, try to find an excuse for their mistakes only. Throughout the country, thousands of…

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Excellence With G.O.P.T.A.© Series: Part 26

By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: In the past articles, we have seen that our sub-conscious mind works like a GPS and we have to evaluate as to where we are in different walks of life as on date. Today, we will see how to evaluate yourself in different walks of life. Evaluate current status in different areas of life Look at your present life state and evaluate your present ranking in the following table on the scale of 1-10 for different aspects of life. (where 1…

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