Saat Bangla to Juhu Chowpati used to be so easy to get around and fun in those double decker buses…summer hols fun.
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To begin with in South karnataka towns(including Bangaluru ), sarvajanik Ganapathi pendals were few, they were big (but not in Mumbai scale), they were more about providing platforms for local talent for music, classical dance, mimicry etc.
The processions were big, orderly. Everything looked rather upper crust lead , etc (well… ), provided a platform for upcoming leaders etc, while reinforcing old elite.
Now, the trend has caught on, become more “democratic”, there is jostle for leadership and more often one up manship. The appetite for lite culture has gone out, it had become very assertively awe”hindu”, giving a wider section more action and participation than before.
In between, the “masses”,had sort-of down sized the Ganapathy festival in favour of celebrating nada devates (Maari, etc) on the same metric.
Now it looks like Ganapathy has made a come back.
In Many smaller towns where there was no tradition of public Ganapathy, have become centre of brash display, polarisation, and what not.
I am sure even RSS will be ill at ease here and cannot control neither the narrative nor the action.
Need some serious society studies on these movements.
Nice initiative – https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/pakistan-to-play-asian-champions-trophy-hockey-in-india/20260914.htm
Until my teen years I was in Bombay, and grew up with Ganesh Chaturthi around. Still one of my favorite festivals.
thank you for the Title Correction. yes I love to celebrate the Festivals, where we can.
Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to all!
Pandal hopping used to be a thing. No more with the loud ungodly music and the crowds.
If anything, I believe Vighnaharta himself will stay away given the crass commercialization of this festival.
>Pandal hopping used to be a thing.
Yes, I have memories of doing this with friends as a middle schooler. Simpler times.
Touché…I miss those days…
Saat Bangla to Juhu Chowpati used to be so easy to get around and fun in those double decker buses…summer hols fun.
To begin with in South karnataka towns(including Bangaluru ), sarvajanik Ganapathi pendals were few, they were big (but not in Mumbai scale), they were more about providing platforms for local talent for music, classical dance, mimicry etc.
The processions were big, orderly. Everything looked rather upper crust lead , etc (well… ), provided a platform for upcoming leaders etc, while reinforcing old elite.
Now, the trend has caught on, become more “democratic”, there is jostle for leadership and more often one up manship. The appetite for lite culture has gone out, it had become very assertively awe”hindu”, giving a wider section more action and participation than before.
In between, the “masses”,had sort-of down sized the Ganapathy festival in favour of celebrating nada devates (Maari, etc) on the same metric.
Now it looks like Ganapathy has made a come back.
In Many smaller towns where there was no tradition of public Ganapathy, have become centre of brash display, polarisation, and what not.
I am sure even RSS will be ill at ease here and cannot control neither the narrative nor the action.
Need some serious society studies on these movements.
Marathis in Karachi celebrating the festival
https://x.com/Shekharcoool5/status/2100192699546788348
that’s very nice