“Diverse” being the best term to define a country consisting of so many different moods and cultures. The one festival that best represents our motherland in all its ‘colours’ so to say, is HOLI. Not only in the variety of the different shades of colours, but also in the several unique and hatke ways in which it is being celebrated in different parts of the country.

Let’s take a look at few colourful versions of the festival of colours:

1. Voila! Our very own CARNIVAL!

The Shigmo festival or the “Shigmotsav” as it is fondly called, is a 14 day long stretch of cultural practices in the state of Goa to bid adieu to winter and welcome spring. There are two forms of the Shigmostsav. DhaktoShigmo, which is celebrated by the rural population and VhadloShigmo celebrated by mostly everyone. The spectacular parades depicting a mix of traditional dances, art forms, ‘dhwajas’ or flags narrating scenes from regional mythology, acts as the major attraction of the festival. 

(Sources: The Hindu, incrediblegoa.in)

2. Yaosang-A sporting fest?!

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It’s 3 months down the new year (well, not so new anymore) and everyone around you is already exhausted. From students to working adults, this March was not merry to all. But hey! Don't worry, we've got you covered.

With the mercury rising to an unprecedented high and probably an all-time low in your bank account (psst psst…'tis the season of taxation hohoho!) here is a list of few places you can visit to relax, without burning a hole in your pocket!

Kulcha Land…. Amritsar

If you're forever hungry like I, then well Amritsar is your calling. This city is a delight for all food lovers. Taste the best North Indian, Punjabi cuisine cooked in pure ghee with the right amount of tadka. The dhaba culture will definitely make you a food addict (if already not).

Moipot recommends: Lassi, flavored lassi, gud ka halwa (served hot), kulcha and paraanthe makkhan maarke.

Whether religious or not, one should pay a visit to the Golden Temple if in the city. The langar and Khara prasaad served at the temple sit just perfectly to make you feel satiated with simplicity.

(Source: Flickr, GianChand Lassiwale)

Ayee kothai Chalo tumhi...? only true answer should be- Kolkatta

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Even as we’ve grown to reminisce our childhood foods, and build an array of foods that we’d never miss to serve at every party, and in the process discovered a lot of new dishes; some still continue to remain in our favourites for as long as we can remember.

These foods may be found in that one specific family restaurant you’d visit for every celebration, the drive-by fast-food place that you passed coming back from school, the street corner tapri (stall) you’d meet at during the tuition break or the dish at your grandparents place that would be made every time you visited.

Sometimes all you had to have to do is skip your daily routine and visit your childhood haunts and re-live those moments. A five-star restaurant may not prove a match to these foods with humble and nostalgic beginnings and may not provide the bountiful flavour of the food.

Street foods 

No matter from which part of the country or the world you come from, the streets provide one of the first foods that you’d swear by, with delicacies at every corner. A true timeless staple of the Maharashtrians would be the humble Vadapav. With its affordable rates and simply wholesome flavours, it stands through time, as a go-to evening snack.

Whether it’s a cold winter evening comfort snack, or as a perfect accompaniment in the cinemas, Roasted peanuts warm the heart and soul.

Chaat in any form is an absolute trademark of street food in India for decades.

(Source: Food Network, Moipot)

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We think Summer is the coolest season! Yes, we meant that…do not get all bewildered and let us explain here. Imagine this, it's a hot hot hot summer morning, the only thing that saves you from all the heat is a cold, a very very cold bowl, we repeat BOWL of ice-cream or slushy or anything with "sugar and spice & all things nice!" & the constant sweating despite the non-stop comfort food consumption will work just as fine as your Summer-mania gym membership. But who are we kidding? That's definitely NOT how it works, right? & quoting the fittest individual we can recall, "once on the lips, forever on your hips" (read: in an annoyed tone) #JoeyDoesNotShareFood

So, summers are the coolest season ever, said no one ever!

But wait, why are you even worried about all this, we've got you sorted. Take a look at our little checklist here-

Without further ado, let's beat the heat together!

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