The two things which I held on to...
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Gurgaon to have cars off the roads on every Tuesday
A few weeks ago, Beijing was to host a huge parade and the Government took extra special effort to ensure that the city enjoyed a clear, pollution free atmosphere. So they closed down the factories, took the cars off the roads for a while. The result of this exercise was this... Beijing, before and after the pollution free days I read somewhere that Gurgaon has taken the initiative to go car free every Tuesday. Why cannot we replicate this same model all across the country? Can u imagine what it would do to the pollution levels? pic courtesy: The Better India FB page
Never give up, no matter how bad you are
I've been wanting to learn dance since I was a kid. Never got a chance. So finally when i got the opportunity, last year, at the age of 37, I began to learn dancing...hip hop, none the less. One of the most vigourous dance forms I think, ever invented!!! Let me be honest. My myth about my skills as a dancer were busted in a couple of weeks. I'm terrible. I can't stretch, I'm self-conscious and I cannot remember the steps no matter what I do. Thank god there are no mirrors at our studio. To add to my agony, I am in a class filled with twenty year olds. So you can only imagine my horror. So many times, in the last year, I have thought of giving it up. But then I read this article and it's changed my perspective towards the art. It's by one of my favourite authors called Leo Babuata. Here it goes...
It's not London or Dubai, it's Mumbai
These are pictures of a park in Yari Road, Versova, Mumbai. Till a few months ago, it was just a normal walkers park. It's completely transformed with a clean playing area for kids. It looks like it can be in a foreign country. But it's right here in Mumbai. Where: Yari Road, Versova, Mumbai, India Cost: Free for all