Mango showers are those experienced prior to the arrival of the monsoon. They are common in the states of Kerala, Karnataka and also some parts of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. These showers arrive generally in late April and May and are usually very difficult to predict by the meteorological department. The showers are said to aid in the ripening of …

There are two sub-tropical high-pressure belts extending approximately between latitudes 15 and 30 degrees to the north and south of the Equator. Horse latitudes are generally areas of high pressure marked by calm, subsiding air that gets heated during descent. It is said that Spanish sailors ferrying horses to the West Indies were usually stuck for months in these calm …

Shigmo or Shishirotsava, is a spring festival celebrated in the Indian state of Goa, where it is one of the major festivals of the Hindu community. It is also celebrated by Konkani diaspora and Indian festival of Holi is part of it.

घड़ी लगी दीवार पर, टिक टिक कर तू चलती है। हर घंटे के बाद तू, डिंग डिंग करके बजती है। तुझे देखकर पता है चलता, कब खाना, कब पढ़ना है। तुझे देखकर पता है चलता, कब उठना, कब सोना है।

∼ Sanjay Ahluwalia

Shigmo or Shishirotsava, is a spring festival celebrated in the Indian state of Goa, where it is one of the major festivals of the Hindu community. It is also celebrated by Konkani diaspora and Indian festival of Holi is part of it. One day in Panjim, Goa. A child wearing a fake moustache and a dhoti tied clumsily. A woman …

∼ Porter G., Hilda Offen, Pradera, Esme Eve, Alan Jesset, Richard Hooke