Rakhi tales from the market places in Jayanagar
At Jayanagar 4th block, Subhramanyam, the owner of a dainty store is disheartened with the turnout for Raksha Bandhan. "I haven’t made many sales this year. There is a lot of variety and price ranges, but the turnout in the market is too less somehow."
Pic: Sneha Koilada.
When asked for the possible reasons for the disappointing sales, he opines, "There could be any number of reasons. The overall turnout in the market itself is dropping of course. But it could also be that the interest in Rakhi itself is waning. Girls used to spend half an hour to forty-five minutes buying a bunch of Rakhis a few years ago. Now it seems they are always in a hurry."
As far as the merchants’ woes are concerned, Varna, a B.Tech graduate says, "Oh, they’ll have to get creative, the makers. The Rakhis were the same last year and the year before that…especially in make, design and materials. I know that these are traditional designs, but I think there is more to traditional art than what these wholesale markets are concentrating on."
Sneha Koilada
JacFest on Sunday, 29th Aug 2010
Come monsoon rains, and Brigade Millennium apartment Jacaranda’s Annual Festival ‘JacFest’ is around the corner! Organised by Jacaranda Owners’ Association and Jacaranda Fest Management Committee, Sunday, August 29th is time for some fun, frolic and feast!
The theme of this year’s JacFest is ‘Vividh Bharathi’ – a variety entertainment program for the young and the old. Plans include a fancy dress event for the tiny tots with the theme "Personalities of India", songs and dances of India involving children from all Brigade Millennium blocks and magic show.
The main attraction of the festival is the Mela where one can buy ethnic clothes, sarees, dress materials, fancy handbags, bed sheets, carpets, watches and jewellery, taste yummy food, enjoy entertaining games, win loads of goodies and decorate your hands with mehendi! Teenagers also have an opportunity to set up their own games and food stalls.
The annual festivity sure brings all the residents together to remind them that they are in fact one close knit family. All are welcome to join this fun-filled day-long event at Jacaranda premises. ⊕
Saraswathi Ramesh and Dr Manjari Bhatnagar are residents of Jacaranda Block Brigade Millennium.
Shop burgled in JP Nagar
Above: Burglars entered from the side entrance,
shown in the pic. Right: the office inside. Pics:
Raghavendra G.
Cash and goods worth `4-5 lakhs were stolen from Baby Centre, a retail outlet on 100 feet road in JP Nagar 2nd phase on August 22. One personal computer, one laptop, goods worth `2.5-3 lakhs and cash around `80,000 was stolen. The thieves entered by breaking the front lock of the building. "An FIR has been filed and investigations are going on," says
The Baby Centre outlet which was broken into on Aug 22nd. Pic: Raghavendra G.
Gurulingaiah, Assistant Sub Inspector at JP Nagar Police Station. He adds that no similar cases have been reported in the area recently. Ajay Pareek, Marketing Manager of the outlet chain, said that shopkeepers in the area are concerned. A generator was stolen from a sari shop next to the Baby Center outlet about a month back, he adds. ⊕
Navya P K
Independence Day celebrations
Residents singing at the Independence Day
celebrations at Brigade Millennium. Pic: Arathi
Manay Yajaman.
Independence Day was celebrated at Brigade Millennium on August 15. Residents of all the five blocks of the enclave got together for flag hoisting. This was followed by singing of patriotic songs in different languages and distribution of sweets. C V Ranganathan, India’s former ambassador to China and France, who resides at the enclave, spoke to the residents about independence and the duties and responsibilities of us citizens.
Arathi Manay Yajaman is a resident of Brigade Apartments.
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