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Time of India
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
When it rained mangoes in Delhi's heritage garden
Delhiites rejoiced taking part in a mango feast at Lodhi Garden For mango lovers, the arrival of monsoon marks the final call to indulge in the season's last mangoes. So, when a mango party was hosted in the Lodhi Garden, even the rains couldn't stop aam enthusiasts from showing up. As the greens glistened around the Shish Gumbad, the aroma of over 50kg of ripe mangoes mingled in the air. Under the heritage mango tree, host Ravinder Singh treated the attendees to a sensory performance titled Memory Orchard. 'You will not just see a mango, you will see my childhood,' he said while talking about how mangoes reminded him of his naani and how she taught him to savour dasheri aam and more. Folk songs like Ambwa Ki Chhaiyan Mein played in the backdrop, enhancing the mood of indulging in all things mango Scent meets sentiment Through the five senses - smell, sight, touch, sound, and taste - the host took the attendees on a journey of mango memories. They wrote childhood anecdotes and their favourite mango stories on postcards and then smeared them with mango or green mango-scented attars. Attendees smeared themselves with mango or green mango-scented attars The scent of the mangoes filled the air Mango mania meets monsoon at Lodhi Garden The final stage of the immersive journey was sharing the joy of eating, while songs like Ambwa Ki Chhaiyan Mein played in the backdrop. From Rataul and Husnara to unique varieties like gulab jamun and banana, the mango party was a joyful plunge into childhood. 'Mango is a fruit of integration' 'Garmi se tilmilaya hua sheher ho aur usmein thodi si barsaat ho jaye, aur aam apne aap apke paas ajaye… gazab hai maano! Mango is a fruit of integration - of families, friends and regions,' said veteran theatre actor-director MK Raina, while gorging on a slice of langda aam. Mango mania gripped aam lovers 'We hardly use the public spaces in the city to bring people together. Through the mango and my memories with mangoes, I want to bring people together," said Ravinder, who hosted the fourth edition of the mango party at Lodhi Garden The mango party was a joyful plunge into childhood 'This mango party was like recreating a summer moment from my childhood when our family used to sit together, on the floor, to eat mangoes. Haath, kapre sab gande ho jaate thay' Disha, who attended the mango party Ravinder Singh hosted the fourth edition of his annual mango party at Lodhi Garden
Time of India
27-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Delegates meet of SFI national conference begins in Kozhikode
Kozhikode: The four-day delegates conference of the 18th national conference of SFI began in Kozhikode on Friday with the slogan "Education is our right, unity is the way, diversity is our strength". Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The conference was inaugurated by veteran journalist Sashi Kumar and theatre actor MK Raina at the Aspinwal Courtyard. The delegate conference will conclude on Monday with a massive rally where around 25,000 students are expected to participate. Chief minister will inaugurate the concluding public meeting. SFI national president VP Sanu presided over the inaugural function. Former SFI national president Arun Kumar, AIKS general secretary Vijoo Krishnan, AIDWA all India president PK Sreemathi addressed the gathering. Journalist Sashi Kumar said that RSS-BJP regime was distorting history. "By introducing new curricula, they are implementing their own agenda," he said. "We are living in a time when people cannot distinguish between truth and falsehood due to rampant social media propaganda. It's an era where the world blindly follows fabricated lies. This is the time for the youth to take up the fight to uphold the truth," Kumar added.
