Celebrating Togetherness Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi, is a festival that celebrates the bond of love between brothers and sisters. According to custom, sisters tie a rakhi around their brothers’ wrists, getting a gift in return. This rakhi symbolises the brother’s duty to protect and care for his sister. It is a joyful time and is celebrated [...]
“At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.” 15th August 1947, the end of British rule and the dawn of a new India. The start of a free, sovereign and powerful India. Indian independence was achieved after years and years of struggle. From the first rebellion [...]
Lord Ganesha, the God of wisdom and prosperity has been worshipped from the Vedic times. Every religious ceremony we start with the blessings of Lord Ganesha. BalGangadharTilak initiated the concept of “SarvajanikGaneshotsav” and mobilized people through public Ganesh Festival. Pune being the birthplace of Ganesh Festival, now celebrated all over India, has its own unique way of [...]
Security. Protection. Safety. These are the 3 things every brother, like myself, promises his sister when she ties that thread around his wrist and we accept it as our duty, privilege and responsibility to protect our sisters. That is the true meaning of Raksha Bandhan. For many of us, the ceremony is boring and some of [...]
India will complete 71 glorious years of independence from British rule. In its struggle for independence from 1857 onwards, India faced numerous hardships and losses. The struggle was challenging and heartbreaking, nevertheless, the country has learnt some significant lessons from this struggle. August is a month which takes us back to the past, to our freedom [...]
Yoga is an ancient practice of exercising the body, mind and soul in tandem which can trace its roots back to the 5th Century BCE with some evidence even suggesting that Yoga has been around since Pre-Vedic times and the Indus Valley Civilization. This ancient practice has now found global recognition as countries across the [...]
Cultural diversity is the quality of a country to sustainably let multiple cultures to coexist. It is also the mutual respect cultures have for the similarities and the differences - as it is in our country. India is a culturally diverse country with thousands of distinct cultures and communities represented through the various languages, festivals, food, [...]
The Goel Ganga Foundation organised ‘Live Beautiful’ – an evening of powerful dialogue, beauty, glamour and fun at our grand new project, Ganga Dham Towers in Marketyard. On the occasion of Women’s Month, an annual celebration at Goel Ganga Group, we gathered some of the best women we knew for this event to take a step [...]
We were delighted to host Pujya Swami Siddeshanandji from the Chinmaya Mission for an iParent session at our project, Ganga Legend! iParent sessions are an important initiative undertaken by GGF's school, GGIS, where parents and speakers share a common platform and have an interactive session. This is a Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative to help parents,teachers and students at large! [...]
India has been through a myriad of struggles to reach its Republic status! The journey of India from a mere dominion status to a sovereign republic country was not at all easy. The sacrifice of life by our freedom fighters and the intellectual wars of violence and non-violence have helped gain our country thesovereign status. We are [...]
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