Mitrandir Journeys

11/05/2022

Map-A-Book by is a series of conversations with authors and a trail through the different cities, food, memories, & experiences that are part of the book. We like to believe that literary maps are a road to adventure & imagination!'

Mitrandir Journeys had a wonderful conversation with the author
Dr Kamakshi P. Murti (Kamakshi Murti) for her book ‘Bandilanka’s Forgotten Lives' published by Leadstart

You can read the full transcript of a virtual interview conducted with author Dr Kamakshi P. Murti on our website https://www.mitrandirjourneys.com/map-a-book-episode-1/

Check out the snippets of the interview on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/p_9253Gsq1M

Mitrandir Journeys presents Map-A-Book, a new series of conversations with authors which will offer travellers a trail through the different cities, food, me...

26/02/2022

weekend mood 🌊🛍🥘

26/02/2022

Go Places, Create Stories!
pc: Shachi Says Travel

05/02/2022

Friday Frames
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22/01/2022

Friday Frames

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31/12/2021

Happy New Year 2022!!
Stay Safe.

18/12/2021

Books & literature event, 30th the New Delhi World Book Fair,2022 is back with France as the Guest of Honour Country, & exclusive literary programmes, workshops, books!
Plan a visit to NDWBF activities and explore the French Literature treat 🇫🇷 📖📔

source:
National Book Trust, India INSTITUT FRANÇAIS

26/11/2021

India's Constitution Day

Constitution Day is celebrated in India on 26 November every year to commemorate its approval by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949. The Constitution of the Republic of India came into effect on January 26, 1950.

The Handmade Paper Institute (HMPI) in Pune has an unique connection with the first true copy of handwritten Constitution of India, it was drafted on paper which was specially made by HMPI. This renowned institute was the brainchild of Mahatma Gandhi and scientist KB Joshi.

23/11/2021

'The Walk' of Little Amal is Too Big to Ignore!

Over 8,000km.
65 cities, towns and villages.
Over 100 events of Welcome.
From July to November 2021.
From the border of Syria to Manchester ... .. Little Amal is still walking and embracing Hope!

The Walk, a cultural odyssey transcending borders, politics & language to tell a new story of shared humanity. At the heart is ‘Little Amal’, a 3.5m tall puppet of a young refugee girl - embodying the urgent message “Don’t forget about us”.
courtesy The Walk

02/11/2021

Hop on the experience of enjoying Europe through old and new cinema! Enjoy Europe's heritage & culture with 26th edition of The European Union Film Festival India. Festival is virtual and absolutely free to Indian viewers through November 2021 EU in India
Check the details at https://euffindia.com

27/09/2021

World Tourism Day 2021
with Mitrandir Journeys - Go Places, Create Stories! 🗺 Keep Exploring 🗺

02/09/2021

《《 Throwback Thursday Tales

What you used to call ?!

Cotton Candy...
बुड्ढी के बाल...
गुड़िया के बाल...
म्हातारीचे केस...
Candy floss...
रुई का गोला....
Fairy floss...
हवा मिठाई....

Did You Know?
The machine-spun cotton candy was invented in 1897 by dentist William Morrison and confectioner John C. Wharton, and first introduced to a wide audience at the 1904 World's Fair as "Fairy Floss".
(source: Wikipedia)

01/09/2021

"Without stones there is no arch."
~ Marco Polo

Location : 19.942724°N 75.213164°E

27/08/2021

Climate Change - Impact and Solution

“We need to understand that what we do makes a difference.”~ Dr. Jane Goodall

In our Weekend Watch series, in 'My Octopus Teacher' witness an unusual friendship in the vulnerable marine environment. In '2040' learn about achievable solutions.

26/08/2021

Tribal Jewellery Crafts of Tripura

If you like to wear traditional hand-made jewellery, Tripura's tribal jewellery is the collection you would want to explore! The various ethnic groups have their own identity and each tribal community has its own designing for their jewellery.

25/08/2021

All About Alcohol

Yes, it is true!! In the land of Feni, there is now a heritage museum dedicated to this locally brewed and loved alcohol; it also has a unique setting that takes you on a trail of the feni story and the legacy of its journey from Brazil to Goa!!

"Feni will affect a man’s head merely by smelling it, to say nothing of drinking it”.
~ 16th century Italian traveller Ludovico de Varthema

📷 Nandan Kudchadkar

24/08/2021

||Beats, Tunes, and Songs of the Dunes||

Next in this series is 'Morchang', a musical instrument similar to western Jew's Harp, and craft speciality of Gadiya blacksmiths, plays important part in Rajasthani folk music.

Hear Morchang by Langa artist at
https://youtu.be/QZAFQXka-yU

23/08/2021

16th century Indian Voyagers ~ Lascars

In our Travelogue'y series, know about the Lascars, an Indian sailors, crewmen along with other Asians from Indian subcontinent, Malay, Chinese, Japanese origin who were employed on European ships.

Lascars were the first recorded Indians to sail to Alaska and Hawaii. They were part of Nootka ship which sailed in 1786.

Did You Know?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created a Lascar foil to Sherlock Holmes in 'The Man with the Twisted Lip'.

The character Heathcliff in 'Wuthering Hights' novel by Emily Brontë,may have Indian origin as it describes him as lascar!!

20/08/2021

Clothes, Cyclones, & Climate Change

In Weekend Watch, short documentaries recommended are

1. How our clothes cause water pollution
12mins, on YouTube, by DW PlanetA

2. Climate Change made Indian Ocean Cyclones more Intense and deadlier
12mins, on YouTube, by DowntoEarth

19/08/2021

The Urus of Beypore

A traditional large wooden ship, since ancient times built in Beypore, Kerala is claimed as biggest handicraft!

"A boat bent on honest pursuits sailed downstream with the wind; Utu has sought out honest ports for it."
~ ancient Ki-en-gir or Sumerian proverb

The Tradition of Uru-crafting
Making of Uru, a long wooden Dhow-like ship is passed down through generations and is an undocumented practice!

In this thread, know more about the traditional Uru building at Beypore port from the northern coastal Kerala.

Uru craftsmanship and technique,
https://youtu.be/bdKPETNuQbM

and

Uru ship building trade,
https://youtu.be/_dUhzJADsyI

18/08/2021

India's First Museum of Culinary Arts

"Food is everything we are",said Anthony Bourdain. We agree that food represents our history,culture,environment,& everything that is us! In Manipal, you can see India's culinary journey at WGSHA.

Content Credits Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration (WGSHA) Chef Vikas Khanna

17/08/2021

||Beats, Tunes, and Songs of the Dunes||

In this series we will highlight various folk musical instruments created by the communities living in Western Rajasthan.

》Khartal
It is percussions instrument, an indigenous form of castanets. Mostly used by the Manganiyars & Langas.

Next time you plan Rajasthan trip make sure to visit the musician communities and experience these unique and wonderful musical instruments. Watch the Rajasthani Khartal musicians playing the instrument here in this link, https://youtu.be/FyaANUXwye0

16/08/2021

Armenian's adventures ~
India to London to South Caucasia

In our Travelogue'y series read about
Joseph Emin (1726 - 1809), an Armenian who was settled in Calcutta & travelled to Europe. He wrote his memoirs as 'Life and Adventures of Joseph Emin,1726-1809, written by himself'

Did You Know?
In the book Cyropaedia by Xenophon on the first Persian empire Cyrus the Great, written in 370 BC, there are several references that indicate about travel from Armenia to India.

15/08/2021

🇮🇳 Happy 75th Independence Day India!! 🇮🇳

13/08/2021

Weekend Watch ~ India's Take on Climate Change

"A powerful message—spoken in the language of fires, floods, droughts, and extinctions—telling us that we need an entirely new economic model and a new way of sharing this planet. Telling us that we need to evolve." ~ Naomi Klein

In India, from a fifteen year old documentary 'Climate's First Orphan' directed by Nila Madhab Panda to 'Wade - 2D' animated near future short-film telling a tale of 'Refugees of Climate' issues of climate change are getting covered. In our Weekend Watch series, we will recommend this week two of such documentaries,

Climate's First Orphans
Year 2005, 10mins documentary, watch on YouTube
Directed by Nila Madhab Panda, set in coastal Odisha it talks about the several villages which have been wiped out by rising sea levels. The film refers to cyclones as a "dress rehearsal" to global warming-induced climate change.

The Weeping Apple Tree
Year 2005, 10mins documentary, watch on YouTube
Directed by Vijay S Jodha shows how the warming of the mountains and the vanishing snowfall have led to progressive decline in and shifting of the state's apple growing area, and the resulting shifts in the people's fortunes.

Did You Know?
In Kapurthala, India got its first Climate Change Theatre located at PG Science City.

12/08/2021

Reviving the Sound of Legacy
~ The Thatheras of Jandiala Guru

Legacy is in the form of sound through the lanes of Jandiala Guru in Punjab, India. The traditional craftsmen 'the Thatheras' beat the brass and copper sheets and make utensils. This craft is on UNESCO's ICH list!

In recent years, Jandiala Guru Thatheras craftsmen's handcrafted utensils got support in the contemporary items revival by P-TAL (self-help group) & Project Virasat. Watch
The Thatheras Heritage - https://t.co/QxktNCK51a
Revival of the Thatheras crafts - https://t.co/jUfhrPutfA

Photos, Videos, Content Credit: UNESCO, P-TAL

11/08/2021

Khor ~ the beverage of folklore and more!

Khor, a Rice beer in the Tangkhul villages of Northeast India is an alcoholic beverage made from fermentation of a particular type of rice called 'makrei'. Included in the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) by India.

Along with Manipur's rice beer Khor, the crafts making associated with it like - sustainable Gourd vessels, wicker baskets, bamboo pots and straws are an integral part of the making Khor and now enlisted with India's Intangible Cultural Heritage!

📷, content:ICH, Wikipedia, Google

10/08/2021

The Indian Music Experience

Join us in this journey through the musical exhibits, collections, instruments, and online workshops which will tune you in with the magic of music at the Bangalore based India's first Interactive music museum.

The Indian Music Experience museum also hosts virtual visit to the memorabilia collections of santoor maestro Pt. Ravi Shankar, Bharatratna carnatic vocalist M S Subbulakshmi, and legendary Shehnai Hindustani classical musician Ustad Bismillah Khan at https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/legends-of-indian-music-and-their-memorabilia/PAIyA7dHalaWKw
Museum also hosts virtual exhibit on T. Chowdiah a violin maestro of Carnatik music at https://www.chowdiah.com/

Credits: Photos,Content Indian Music Experience

09/08/2021

From India, a Persian Secretary to Victorian James Bond!

In Travelogue'y series read about an Indian traveller Mohan Lal Kashmiri (1812–1877) & his memoirs "Travels in the Panjab, Afghanistan, & Turkistan, to Balk, Bokhara, and Herat; and a visit to Great Britain and Germany"

Did You Know?

'Munshi' is a originally Persian word used for a contractor, writer, or secretary! In the Mughal Empire it was used for native language teachers, teachers for administrations, religious texts, science, philosophy; later as secretaries, translators by Europeans.

07/08/2021

Handloom Wonders of Solapur

Solapur, a city in south-western Maharashtra, India has history of hand-spinning-weaving, cotton textile mills. Along with famous GI tag products - Solapur Chaddar & Terry Towels, industry also creates - Dhurries, Checks-Stripes Sarees, & Ghongadi!!