VIZAG matters - Sohan Hatangadi's Blog

STOP DESTROYING OUR BEACH https://youtu.be/RU8I2rIFLh4 CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE TO FIND OUT HOW VISAKHA UTSAV DAMAGES OUR BEACH AND SEA If we keep quiet we will lose the beauty of our beach and the Temporary leaders and bureaucrats don't give a damn about our real Vizag. Vizagites, please share this message. Let the authorities know that the destruction of our natural assets will not be tolerated anymore. Everything is not empty show business and commerce. Stop the madness now.

As in January 2017 and now in Dec 2017  temple replicas have been put up on the beach for Visakha Utsav which is essentially a tourist promotion event. Cardboard temples 1.Faith is personal and the state government encouraging such mass promotion of temples in the name of tourism does not reflect a modern society. 2. The government is making a commercial "franchise" out of these temples. Like a branded store opening branches in different areas. Places of religious worship have a sanctity of its own by virtue of being there for centuries. The idea that we build Plaster of Paris models of those temples and prey upon the visitor's faith somehow appears dishonest. 3. The Constitution of India recognises all religions equally. We are a secular and pluralistic country. If we build temples why not mosques, churches and Gurudwaras? Are we making temples because we are a majority Hindu area? There is something  morally wrong in this thinking. 4. If we want religio...

My article We are 16 going on 17 Times of India: 1 Jan 2017 The weather is perfect; the sky is that intense shade of blue that makes Vizag’s spectacular scenery look even more romantic.  The light at dusk is a warm gold colour, what photographers and cinematographers call the golden hour. You begin to notice that we look better in that light.  Everybody loves the winter months. It is quite extraordinary how our spirits lift during this part of the year. Folks dress better, smile more often and generally more upbeat than any other part of the year. The contraction and expansion of time Last week many of us celebrated Christmas and last night we bid good bye to 2016 and welcomed a brand new 2017. There are different reactions to the New Year. Senior citizens exclaim with trepidation “last year went past so quickly!” They feel that the years roll away and new ones roll in in rapid succession, there is a perception that time has inexorably speeded up. They try har...