The Doon Mozaic

Dehradun
Failure of National Ruling Parties in Uttarakhand
Ever since the formation of Uttarakhand, the two major political parties of India, Bhartiya Janta Party, and Congress have been the governing powers of the state. It’s pitiful that no regional party, not even Uttarakhand Kranti Dal, which along with numerous activists, soldiers and martyrs was the backbone of the Uttarakhand Andolan, has been able ..
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Mythology of Kumaon and Garhwal and it’s future perspective
By Nidhi Rauthan The tales told from almost forever, leaving the legacy behind still followed and believed in with faith, is mythology. There are numerous communities and several religions and cultures in the world and many are not even discovered yet, amongst all of them also exists the religious beliefs, the holy rituals and the ..
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Ground Reality of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in Uttarakhand
By Kushagra Mittal The twenty-first century, oldest civilization, world’s largest democracy, and second-most populated nation. What comes to your mind when you read such eye-catching adjectives for your country? Is it ‘developed’, ‘literate’, ‘superpower’? The reality is indeed very far from it. In spite of being the world’s largest democracy and second most populated nation, ..
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Illicit quarrying in Garh region
by Shivani Sharma We talk about the environment, we talk about nature, we talk about conservation we talk so much and we sound too wise when we discuss Mother Earth because we claim to care about the human race and its supporting system. But the truth is we are not. When we know that we ..
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Literates, too ,Lacks in Civic Sense – A limelight
by Priyanjali Bhalla Over years people have been counting literacy rates. The statistics state 74.4% people in India as literates. We see people becoming more aware about educating their younger generation but what they are looking for is just superficial knowledge .In a fact not even knowledge what they are preparing their kids for is ..

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Marxism and Gandhian perspective of Sumitranandan Pant

By Vidisha Nainwal SumitraNandan Pant was one of the writers in the Indian artistic and intellectual traditions who were initially drawn to Gandhism and Marxism. However, over time, these writers became disenchanted after seeing through the shallow materialistic view of the world and returned to their Indian roots, in pursuit of a deeper meaning and ..

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Neo-criticism, Chhayavaad and Sumitranandan Pant

By Ayushi Nagalia Literature, be it the product of any nation, language or culture, is the mirror of the society and the people’s psyche. It is through Literature, the written word, that we see the world for the way it is. The neo-romanticism movement defines the importance of literature as an indirect mirror of the ..

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Kausani of Sumitranandan Pant

By Nitin Chandola Sumitranandan Pant is well known for his poetry in the Chhayavaad and Rahasyawad genres. He was born and brought up in the beautiful Uttarakhand village, Kausani, in district Bageshwar. Being one of the poetic legends of the Kumaon region, Pant’s work is well known for its romanticism of the natural aspects and ..

Editorials

Editorial, September 2017 ( Life and Work of Sumitranandan Pant)

Hearty thanks to all the reader for following our work. It has been a pleasant monsoon, we published The Doon Mozaic, Volume 2 with Pothi.com and overwhelming reader’s response to Volume 2 has doubled our enthusiasm. Hence, in this volume, we will be focusing on the perspective of art and culture of the state with ..

Book Reviews

A Kind of Commitment – Book Review

The Book “A Kind of Commitment” is debut novel of Pratibha Malav. Published by KALAMOS publications, the book stands in the subcategory of Romantic fiction. Driven by the main character Mausami, the lead revolves around the life of a teenage girl facing Infatuation and lust. The character stands adamant in describing the life of most ..

Book Reviews

Book Review: Equation of a Being – A Being Who Gathered Moss

Published by Notion Press, Equations of a Being: A Being Who Gathered Moss is Ashutosh Gupta’s debut book. The book features an attractive blue cover that shames the saying ‘Do not judge a book by its cover’. The book is divided into sixteen chapters which are more like fragments from the writer’s life. They effectively ..

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Swachh Bharat | Architecture & the Environment Concerns of Dehradun

By Iram In today’s world, cities are facing major issues of maintaining the cleanliness at public places. Every element of the city has a role in delineating a city. In India, we have a culture of making its visitors feel at home. However, the tourists find the places lacking in cleanliness. In order to promote ..

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Smart City or Smart Citizens ?

By Nidhi Rauthan Have you ever wondered what a smart city is? In 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi got to power along with his BJP government, with a vision to make India a fully developed country. He initiated the Smart City Mission under which 100 cities were to be chosen from all over the country ..

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Ground Reality of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in Uttarakhand

By Kushagra Mittal The twenty-first century, oldest civilization, world’s largest democracy, and second-most populated nation. What comes to your mind when you read such eye-catching adjectives for your country? Is it ‘developed’, ‘literate’, ‘superpower’? The reality is indeed very far from it. In spite of being the world’s largest democracy and second most populated nation, ..

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SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN | Empowering Women Since 2014

By Ayushi Nagalia India being a huge country with an enormous population has had its fair amount of representation in Hollywood or any other filmmaking industry. A vast number of celebrities visit India every year. Many foreign bloggers and travelers visit and document India in different written and multimedia forms. Numerous photographers visit India for ..