I think avid readers of this blog would probably remember that my family does have a sort of a tradition of buying cakes for all our birthdays and especially for Christmas and/or New Year… This time however, thanks to our neighbours who collectively gave us too much cake for Christmas,…
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Seasonal
World Radio Day 2020 – February 13
The Executive Board of UNESCO recommended first to the General Conference regarding the proclamation of World Radio Day. On the proposal of the Director-General of UNESCO, Radio was established in 1946. Thereafter, the 36th session of UNESCO’s General Conference proclaimed February 13 as World Radio Day. The United Nations (UN)…
Seasonal
History Of Valentine’s Day
The history of Valentine’s Day–and the story of its patron saint–is shrouded in mystery. We do know that February has long been celebrated as a month of romance, and that St. Valentine’s Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. The Catholic Church…
Seasonal
A Note On World Darwin Day
In the beginning, the solar system revolved around the earth, and humanity was carved from clay and bone—plopped, as it were, perfectly formed into a populated garden. Origin stories are, however, meant to be rewritten, and the reformation of central, essential ideas about the nature of things meant and means…
Healthcare
The Theme Of 2019 – 2021 For World Cancer Day By UICC
2020 marks the midway point of the 3-year ‘I Am and I Will’ campaign. ‘I Am and I Will’ is an empowering call-to-action urging for personal commitment and represents the power of individual action taken now to impact the future. World Cancer Day is a campaign built to resonate, inspire…
Food @ Trivandrum
Hopper Restaurants – The Tale Of Crab Soup And Fish Pollichathu
Whenever I goto Hopper, its usually lunch time… However this one time I ended up being a bit too busy and skipped lunch… So, its evening around 5:30PM this time… The restaurant happened to be along the way back home for me and so I called up ahead and confirmed…