Shambhavii PrabhuDessai

"असं म्हणतात की, शहरं वसतात पण मुंबई  धावते!" The city of dreams, financial /entertainment capital of India, the city which never sleeps and so on...Whenever we hear such adjectives, the first thing which strikes our mind, are the visuals of 'AAMCHI MUMBAI'. On the occasion of 'Maharashtra Din' lets know more about the Capital of Maharashtra and my favorite city Mumbai.  When India was under the British rule, the seven islands were gifted to the British Crown by the Portuguese as a part of the dowry of Queen Catherine of Braganza in 1661. That was the time when these islands got unified and finally took it's name as 'Bombay' under the colonial British rule. Around 360 years ago, these islands were just known for fishing activities, marshes, temples etc. It seems, Portugal failed to identify the city's potential because Bombay flourished marvelously after it came under the British rule. They had set up East India Company, many indust...

Environment is degrading day by day. Now it's a high time to think about how every human being is unknowingly contributing for worsening environment, and how we all can collectively work towards building a good environment for us and for the coming generations by following the concept of 'sustainable development' i.e. "meeting the needs of present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs". This is exceptionally helpful to protect the sustainability of the earth as responsible citizens.  It's time to educate ourselves regarding the ever boiling issue of environmental degradation. We see, hear almost everyday in newspapers that the climactic conditions are changing, global warming is on the rise, water levels are depleting, many species are on the verge of extinction. Many a times we conveniently ignore these serious matters which can unfathomably trouble us in coming years.  If we go to dig a little deeper, we come ...