Paloma Sharma, Sonil Dedhia

Stories by Paloma Sharma, Sonil Dedhia

Why Mumbai visarjans are so orderly

Why Mumbai visarjans are so orderly

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2014

Mumbai visarjans take place with military precision. Thousands and thousands of Ganpatis are immersed across 11 days with hardly an incident. And minimum traffic disruption given the scale of the festival. Meet the the folks who ensure visarjans happen smoothly and efficiently.

The Ganeshotsav festival's biggest tragedy!

The Ganeshotsav festival's biggest tragedy!

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2014

Ganesh Chaturthi no longer has the power that Lokmanya Tilak had seen in it way back in 1893 -- the power of bringing people together. This, say 83-year-old Vinaysheela Govilkar and 19-year-old Arnav Thakker, is the festival's biggest tragedy.