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Photo: What a beautiful cycle

Sometimes some handicraft item looks so beautiful. This hand-made cycle made of aluminium wires is so beautiful! I bought it in 20 Rupees near Rajghat, New Delhi (it was also available at Lal Qila). This is arguably the world’s most beautiful cycle. The guy was also selling motorcycles, rickshaws etc. and every item was breathtakingly [...]

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Diwali Celebrations in my hostel and the JNU campus: A Photo Essay

These are photos of the Diwali celebrations from the Sabarmati Hostel and the JNU campus. The Rangoli was made by students in the Sabarmati Hostel. The last pic is of the food festival Tastopia held near Ganga hostel of the JNU campus.

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Durga Puja celebrations in JNU Campus: Photo Essay

A religious festival in a premiere educational institution and that too in the ‘bastion of the left’? Yes! It is not only the Durga Puja which is celebrated within the JNU campus but also the Kali Puja, Saraswati Puja [at two venues], Ganesh Puja, Lohri, Id and Onam (and this list is only indicative [...]

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Iftar Party in JNU campus: A Photo Essay

The multicultural, plural JNU has many nice aspects that are not very common in other universities or educational institutions. One of these is the Iftar parties [also called the "grand Iftar party"] held in various hostels of JNU campus. Before the holy month of Ramadan starts, a committee of Muslim students is formed in every hostel [...]

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62nd Independence Day Celebrations in JNU Campus: A Photo Essay

This is a pictorial documentation [15 pics] of the 62nd Independence day celebrations in the JNU university campus, New Delhi. Like 95 per cent JNUites, I used to stay away from the flag-hoisting in the campus [you know JNUites leave the bed rather late!]. But this time I went out with my camera and [...]

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13 interesting political wall posters from JNU campus [season 2009, monsoon semester]

Just as astrologists and palmists can predict your life and future by looking at your horoscope, you can tell a lot about the political and social milieu of a place or organisation or a university by looking at the posters, notices, pamphelts and papers obtaining in that place. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is famous for its [...]

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