![]() Monotonous and lacking in nutrition, they may have been, but there is no denying that they liberated millions from chores in the kitchen.Ĭanned foods found a mass market in the aftermath of the Second World War, and a steady advance in technology has given enough thrust to heat and eat recipes. In the western world, where the Idiot Box had reduced audiences to couch potatoes, TV dinners bought from the supermarket became addictive. It should be credited, though, with popularising the idea of ‘heat and eat’. Truth be told, the micro hasn’t made much headway since those early days. Some used it for cooking potatoes, others for warming milk or tea and coffee. Left-over delicacies or those ordered from takeaways could be put in the microwave for vessels and ‘nuked’ to be enjoyed piping hot. The (then) ‘hi-tech’ gadget didn’t lend itself to multi-stage cooking of Indian recipes, and after resting a while, as a baby white elephant, was deployed in a different role. It was the advent of the microwave that launched the first wave of convenient ‘heat and eat’ meals in India. It is considered the first festival of the year in the region. The folk festival of ‘Hareli’ shows the importance of agricultural tradition and the environment. They enjoyed the cultural programmes and folk songs of Chhattisgarh. People gathered in large numbers at the Bhawan and relished the traditional dishes of Chhattisgarh. ![]() The people of Chhattisgarh settled in Delhi also appreciated the Chief Minister’s initiative and said that such events keep them close to their culture and tradition even when they are far away from their native state. On the other hand, the game also gives us the message of becoming physically and mentally healthy. ‘Gendi’ (long bamboo poles with a footrest) requires a lot of concentration and balance. The chief minister said that the main objective behind such celebrations is to connect people, especially the youth, with their traditions and culture, so that people can feel proud of the rich cultural heritage, local festivals and traditions of Chhattisgarh.ĭuring the celebration, the visitors enthusiastically participated in the traditional game of climbing ‘Gendi’. The aroma of Chhattisgarhi delicacies and the foot-tapping music of traditional folk songs filled the air with festivities that connected the people with the state’s vast culture. Chhattisgarh’s agricultural festival of Hareli, was celebrated at the Chhattisgarh Bhawan as part of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s initiative of preserving the state’s culture and tradition and passing it on to the next generation. The programme is also streamed live on major OTT platforms: Dailyhunt, Zee5, MX Player, ShemarooMe, Watcho, Mzaalo, Jio TV, Tata Play, and PayTM livestreams.Ĭhhattisgarh comes alive at Delhi’s Lutyens’ zone, where a traditional festival of the state was celebrated with great pomp and show. Watch ‘We Women Want’ every Saturday at 7:30 PM on NewsX and 3:30 PM on India News. It’s not just a celebrity interview, but through them we explore everyday problems that any average woman would face, be it a stalker on a public bus or the stigma of easy labels. She also opens up about battling depression and talks about bringing mental health issues out of the closet.Īs Priya Sahgal, Senior Executive Editor, iTV Network, said, that is the beauty of We Women Want. The climax of the show was when Deepti reacted to just being labelled as a cute girl next door, an image that followed her cutesy detergent salesgirl role in Chashme Buddoor, by pointing out that she had done other roles showing women in empowered roles, but our society is quick to label. ![]() Apart from the little travails and joys of growing up, which included living in a joint family with a Sanghi grandfather and a Congressi grandmother who contested elections against each other yet shared an amicable dinner every evening, Deepti also talks about her experience as a school kid, the dangers of being groped on public buses, being stalked, and how the school girls formed a plan to ward off these challenges, which every growing up girl in India faces. On the second episode of iTV Network’s iconic ‘We Women Want,’ Deepti Naval, an Indian actor, writer, director, and author, speaks with Priya Sahgal, moderator of the show.ĭeepti has just come out with a book on growing up in small-town Amritsar, called ‘A Country Called Childhood’.
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