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Fire Incidence In GK2 – Alert Neighbours & Timely Action
The invention of fire, possibly about a million years ago, is widely considered one of the most critical inventions of all times. Having immense significance in everyday life, it is…
GKIIWA Holi Celebration
The GKIIWA organized a Holi Get Together for the Colony residents at Tikona Park on 25th March`24. This was the first Holi celebration organized by the Welfare Association since Covid…
Tale Of Two Kitties – Mystery Unravelled
Today is the third day little Brownie has not come! Two nights ago, at midnight, we heard cats fighting on the terrace and there has been no sign of Brownie…
Green Spaces of GK 2 –A Beautiful & Bountiful Balcony
We were very excited as all Kitchen Garden members of GK 2 got a special invite from Swati Gupta to visit her little garden in S block. Swati is an…
Know Thy Neighbour –Aditya Gupta
The passion to ignite young minds with the power of knowledge comes naturally to our featured resident for this column this month. Aditya Gupta, a GK-2 resident for over two…
Nilgai Rescued From GK2
Nilgai entered GK-2 probably from Jahanpanah Forest. Mr Himanshu Motvani a resident of S-472, GK-2 reported this to GKIIWA. We then coordinated with the Forest Department to rescue this Nilgai…
Senior Citizens’ Forum Celebrates Its 28th Annual Day
Forum for Welfare of Senior Citizens celebrated its 28th Annual Day on Sunday, the 17th March 2024. This is one of the major functions of the Forum, which has about…
AIKGA Meeting – Summer Vegetables and Blooms
The Kitchen Garden March meeting was a special one for 2 reasons. First was because it was conducted after the annual Fruits and Flowers show of AIKGA, so the members…
Orchid Odyssey –Demystifying the Craft
A sneak peek into the world of Orchids by our Orchid Queen – Abha Batra. Recently Green Magickers got together to share the joy of spring through the myriad blooming…
Enjoy The GK2 Parks
We are very fortunate to have so many beautiful open spaces and parks in each block of GK2. It is painful to see these spaces so under-utilized by our residents…
Pruning Required
The branches of a few trees at the rear end of the M Block Market are dangling too low and could fall on passersby at any time. This area is…
Builder Menace Continues
The Builders menace in the colony continues unabated. In a recent case, the Builder of an under construction house on the main road in E Block has strewn the construction…
Clear The Dhalao Of Garbage
The Garbage Dhalao between the M Block Market and W Block Park continues to overflow with uncleared garbage. So much so, the garbage has now started spilling over on the…
Tree Audit Needed
A huge tree fell from an under construction site in S block in the late afternoon of 14th April’24. The tree fell across the road, snapping the electric cables and…
Why Is My Park Your Stepchild?
Lately, I have started to notice that among the 9 parks in GK2 there is one particular park that is getting more time and attention from the MCD horticulture depart-ment….
Bhagidari /Partnership in Sehgal Market 1
Bhagidari is a great concept of sharing a business platform . A group of businessmen take the initiative to do something for their business complex. The important mis-sion is to…
Women’s Day –Celebrating Womanhood
Is celebrating just a day amongst 365 days enough to celebrate womanhood? Even though just a day or a month isn’t enough, let us redirect to focus on an important…
Know Thy Neighbour – Shaan Mohan
As they say, a good lawyer goes into the business of becoming lawyer not for money but for the thrill of problem solving. Lawyer Shaan Mohan, our featured resident for…
Tale of Two Kitties – Game Changer
Things were changing. Strange are the ways of the feline world. Meowth started disappearing for long hours. It seemed as if she had sacrificed her territory for Brownie, who was…
AIKGA Annual Fruit, Vegetable, and Flower Show – 2024 – GK2 Winners All The Way !
The annual show was held on 2nd and 3rd March 2024 at its regular venue – the Gulmohar Park Club grounds. This year too Unit 7B members which consists primarily of residents…
W Block Park Makeover
The women of GK, as a collective force, have embarked on a mission to enhance the deteriorating conditions of W Block Park. One of our notable initiatives involves adorning the…
Trees Of My Terrace
(Editor’s Note – Abha Batra, a well known name in gardening circles also crowned “Orchid Queen” has been unusual in her choices of plants. She has been growing a variety…
GK-2 Main Market Needs Urgent Improvement
GK-2 Main M Block Market has emerged as one of the most happening destinations in town for shoppers and merrymakers in recent times. This beautiful and aesthetically appealing address beckons…
GK-2 – When Will The Colony Get The Attention That It Deserves?
Of late, there has been a flurry of inaugurations of various new initiatives in GK-2. In a span of just ten days during Feb-Mar‘24, drives for development of back lanes,…
Different Hues of India
Memories of a Bygone Era Many years ago, I had the occasion to travel from Lucknow to Allahabad (Prayagraj) by bus, and to come back to Lucknow the same night, by…
Retiling Backlanes
The Area MLA Mr Saurabh Bhardwaj, and the MCD Councillor, Ms Ashu Thakur kick started the work for the development of the back lanes running behind the houses in the…
Stolen!
Two cars get stolen in broad daylight from the main roads in S Block in the first week of March‘24. Residents need to be extra vigilant about the security of…
Beautification
GKIIWA took up beautification drives at the colony parks during February‘24. The parks covered during this drive included the W Block Park, Tikona Park and Sehgal Market 1 & 2…
Menace Continues
Incidents of Builders menace continue to get reported with alarming regularity from all over the colony. In two recent instances that were reported from E Block, the Builders have unauthorizedly…
Health Camp at Arya Samaj
Umeed Cancer Society, in association with Golden Lioness Club and Arya Samaj GK-2, organized a day long Health Camp at the Arya Samaj Mandir Complex GK-2 on 29th February‘24. Residents…
Lohri Celebration By GKIIWA
On 13th January 2024, GK-2 Welfare Association celebrated Lohri at Tikona Park. The program was sponsored by the Ministry of Culture (Govt of India) and Modern Stage Service. Nearly 40…
Celebrating the Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla in GK2
Greater Kailash II Welfare Association celebrated Pran Pratistha of Ram Lalla on 22nd January 2024. GKIIWA installed flags at houses, distributed diyas and Prasadam in the colony. A Bhandara was…
Makar Sankranti Celebrations At Arya Samaj Mandir
Makar Sankranti is an ancient & auspicious festival which is celebrated all over the nation with different names across different states. The time it takes for the Earth to complete…
There Can Never Be Another Like Him
Why I say “him” is because he was almost human in all aspects – his level of understanding, his mannerisms, his food tastes, and above all, his inflated ego, and…
What is ‘Ram’ for A Fauji Kid?
An old friend of mine, whose dad was in the Indian Air Force, sent me the following. It resonated so much with me that it took me back to the…
From The GKIIWA President‘s Desk
Picnic & Gandhi Smriti Museum: Greater Kailash II Welfare Association coordinated an outdoor trip for students of Guru Nanak Garib Niwaj School, Nanaksar Complex, Gurudwara Road, Greater Kailash-II
Suno Kahani
On 8th January we rediscovered connection with our inner child. Book Club members gathered in large number for ‘Suno Kahani,’ a delightful activity we believed was meant only for young…
Guidelines to Builders in GK-2
The construction activity in GK-2 is in full swing at present with older buildings being brought down and replaced by the new ones. While the newly constructed buildings enhance the…
Pick Up The Phone & Talk
A few days back, I was travelling towards Alwar for a fun and exploratory visit with 3 more people. We stopped at one dhaba for breakfast. When I was ordering…
AIKGA Meeting -Cacti and Succulents
All India Kitchen Garden Meet of Unit 7B was held on 24th January 2024. Our speaker and host Mrs Geeta Atrey has been a keen enthusiast of cacti and succu-lents…
Art For All
The school Guru Nanak Garib Niwaj hosted an art exhibition by ART FOR ALL on 27th January. Art For All is an organisation that aims to provide artistic tools and…
Joyous Celebration at Sanatan Dharam Mandir
Celebrations were held all over the nation in the wake of the Pran Pratishtha of the idol of Shri Ram in the new temple at Ayodhya. There was a feeling…
Programs Held at The Senior Citizens’ Forum
The Forum for Welfare of Senior Citizens celebrated the New Year Eve on 30th December 2023 at its Recreation Centre. 140 members attended the programme In which Gautam Khanna, a…
Tale of Two Kitties –The Thirsty Kitty
Early morning, with Covid scare still in the air, I decided to walk on the terrace instead of the park. And who should trot along by my side like a…
Know Thy Neighbour – Dr Veena Kapoor
In the early 1970s when the lure of foreign shores triggered a major wave of brain drain out of India, a young Doctor, who had freshly graduated from Delhi`s prestigious…
Grand 2023 Annual Celebration at Arya Samaj GK-2
From December 8 to 10, a spectacular three-day annual celebration unfolded at the Arya Samaj Greater Kailash II, drawing a substantial gathering from the colony and neighboring areas. Each day…
Councillor Comes Visiting
GKIIWA has started the initiative of inviting the Area MCD Councillor, Ms Ashu Thakur, to the colony once per week at different locations to interact with her on the civic…
Launch of Water Pumps in GK-2
We are all elated to know that the inauguration of two water pumps was done by our MLA Shri Saurabh Bhardwaj on 21st January`24. This has been done to extract…
Electoral Camp
With the next Parliamentary elections around the corner, GKIIWA organized a one day camp with the Electoral Registration office in the colony on 9th February`24 for correct updation of the…
Bhakt or Bhagwaan?
An unusual admirer of Lord Ram was spotted atop a flag celebrating the consecration of the Ram Temple on 22nd January`24 on the terrace of a house in S Block….
Deteriorating Colony Roads
The condition of the inner roads of the colony is fast deteriorating. One such road that runs between house nos. S-215 to S-257 has become so bad that it has…
Adding Joy with Colours
GK2 Residents Transform Io Toilets The world is her canvas- yes…Urmila Yadav, painter, artist and a woman of many talents, resident of S-445, proved this, when she and her artist…
Tale of Two Kitties – The Great Encounter
The doodhwala rang the doorbell at 6:30 am. I opened the door, expecting Brownie’s meows and her hurried steps to barge into the house, as soon as the door opened….
Walker’s Club with Santa Claus in Rock Garden
The last week of December is usually marked by Christmas festivities everywhere. There is mirth and cheer all around, the city wears a festive look with decorations and lights. One…
Diwali Then and Now
Diwali is to India what Christmas is to the West. This king of festivals in India is keenly awaited all through the year and is celebrated with traditional gaiety and…
From the GKIIWA President‘s Desk
• GKIIWA has undertaken the task of daily cleaning of public toilets at three locations in the colony. These locations are – E Block Sehgal Market 1 Park, E Block…
When Your Mom is Your Santa
We all have been Celebrating Christmas from school with friends and families. Singing Christmas carols and Santa distributing gifts are so much a part of the Christmas celebration. This year…
AIKGA December Meeting Of Flowering Bulbs
That better place than a beautiful park to have the monthly meeting of Aikga? The November meeting was held on the 18th at the W block park in gk2. The…
Senior Citizens Go on a Picnic
December is invariably the month, when Forum for Welfare of Senior Citizens members go out for Picnic. The date is fixed to avoid a clash with the marriage in order…
Smt. Sarla Bhargava –Born To Inspire (1st Jan 1922 – 30th Nov 2007)
Smt. Bhargava was born in 1922 in Ajmer, Rajasthan. A freedom fighter, she was also a social worker who undertook various social projects to help needy women. She created All…
Know Thy Neighbour – Sunil Kapoor
As they say, the most important talent is the talent to develop one‘s talent. Sunil Kapoor, a W Block GK-2 resident, possesses this talent in abundance. A noted legal luminary,…
AIKGA Meeting – A Rustic Farm Visit
On a nice sunny winter morning, a group of around 35 members of the AIKGA unit 7b, excitedly boarded a bus to go for the monthly meeting. This time the…
Christmas Carnival
Greater Kailash II Welfare Association celebrated Christmas by holding a Christmas Carnival on Monday 25th December, 2023 from 11 AM to 9:00PM at M-Block Tikona Park, GK-2. The venue was…
GK-2 Civic Issues –Progress Report Card 2023
As we bid adieu to 2023 and usher in 2024, we look at the Civic Report Card of our colony as seen through the eyes of the residents. A huge…
Thefts On The Rise!
Two separate incidents of theft were reported from E Block on 7th January‘24. In a daring case, a mobile phone was snatched from the hands of a woman pedestrian on…
Unsanitary Conditions
The aesthetic and hygienic conditions on our colony roads are getting from bad to worse. Poorly swept roads with water laden potholes and general muck all over presents a rather…
Gurupurab Celebrated In GK2 With Deep Devotion
As always, this auspicious day, which fell on 27th November this year, was preceded by a Prabhat Pheri, where a contingent of men, women and children under took a march…
Gone With the Wind -Tale Of 2 Kitties
The next day was completely different… the same lawn that was full of meows and chuckles and fights of the kitties the previous day, was now filled with an eerie…
Children’s Day Special
The term Childhood remains synonymous with innocence and affection. It is undoubtedly the best phase in our life and its memories remain firmly etched in our minds forever. That is…
Blood Donation Campby Rotary Club
On 4th December 2023, Rotary Club of Delhi South Ex organized a blood donation camp at M block Market, GK 2. Initially, it was a little slow, being a gray…
Dil Ke Armaan Ansuon Mein Beh Gaye
I am a great lover of watching matches but lately, the results gave us unstoppable tears, heart-throbbing pain, and sleepless nights, and we were feeling helpless not knowing how to…
GK2 Residents` Voice
We, the residents of GK-2, are truly fortunate to find our abode in a highly posh and affluent colony of our city. But, could we pause to do a reality…
Know Thy Neighbour – Neeraj Gupta
It is rather unusual and commendable to be a Jack of all trades and also be a master of them all. Neeraj Gupta, an S Block GK-2 resident, demonstrates this…
‘Dil Hai Ki Maanta Nahin’
A dear friend of mine and I usually make our shopping trips together to markets around south Delhi. She, who usually buys the yummy treats for us to eat, also…
Stray Dogs Menace in GK-2
Of late, the menace of stray dogs in GK-2 has been on the rise. Be it pedestrians walking on the colony roads, or walkers in the colony parks, or even…
Simian Menace In GK-2 Continues Unabated
The monkey menace in GK-2 seems to be an unending problem. Several cases of nuisance created by monkeys have got reported from different parts of the colony. While there have…
Beware Of Scamsters
The advent of the internet along with mobile phones has transformed our lives like never before. Internet and mobile banking has further simplified our lives, with minimal need to visit…
Kudos Ridhima!
Ridhima Singh resident of E block Gk2 participated in the 16th Open Karate Championship 2023, Series 1 held at Talkatora stadium on 9th December`23. She won a bronze medal in…
Let’s Be Cordial!
Loud drum beats were heard from a house in S Block past 10 PM on 22nd November`23 and the noise carried on for about half an hour. It emerged that…
GK-2 Treasures
GK-2 has the distinction of having two of the biggest, most majestic banyan trees in Delhi-NCR located in the M Block market park, opposite the budget shop, behind the mother…
Do Not Encroach Public Land!
Encroachment of public space by residents in our colony is nothing new. Some residents have however started putting up No Parking stands outside their homes to reserve the marked spots…
Inflated Water Bills
It seems the problem of inflated water bills is far from over. An E Block resident started receiving highly inflated water bills a few months back. Upon lodging complaint, DJB…
Seniors Go Eastward To Beautiful Vietnam
The Forum for Welfare of Senior Citizens GK-2 planned its eighth excursion to Vietnam. In all 35 senior citizens joined and traveled, with ladies outnumbering the men folk. While the…
A Little Green Paradise
A midst the hustle bustle of S block GK 2, lies this calm, green paradise of Mrs. Rajni Nath, which speaks volumes of her passion in curating this cute little…
Joy Galore – No More
As they grew older, they grew cuter and naughtier. They loved our lawn and played with all the garden paraphernalia. Kallu – black and white, the most energetic of the…
GKII RWA Karwa Chauth Mela
Every year the GKII RWA puts up the Karva Chauth Mela which is eagerly looked forward to by the area residents. Like every year this year too, the Mela was…
Queues Are Not My Thing
Our colony recently had their RWA organised Karwachauth mela. No, this article is not about that. I have mixed feelings towards that and therefore would refrain from writing about that….
GK-2 Durga Puja Celebrations
Durgotsab, GK-2, organized its 33rd Durga Puja celebration at Uday Shankar Park, GK-2, this year from 20th to 24th October‘23. Starting from a modest budget way back in the 1990s, the ever increasing…
Crochet – Keeping The Art Alive
She weaves and weaves, she weaves pure love. She is our own colony resident Rashmi Bakshi – an ardent crochet enthusiast, a wizard! She doesn’t take out time for crochet,…
International Elders Day Celebrated by the GK-2 Senior Citizens’ Forum
The whole world celebrates the International Day of Older Persons on 1st October. This year’s International Day of Older Persons coincided with the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights….
Going Down Memory Lane
I have been in GK 2 for more than 48 years. I have seen the days when there were very few houses, most of them under construction and very few…
Much Awaited Karwachauth Festival 2023
Residents of Gk2 eagerly wait for the Karwachauth festival organised by TWA M block market Gk2 in association with Ladies Club NCR. This has become an awaited event for the…
Car Owners Beware
Afew instances have come to light where the chauffeurs employed at GK-2 homes surreptitiously sell petrol from the fuel tanks of their employers‘ cars to a local taxi stand at…
Diwali Milan by GK-2 Seniors
The Forum for the Welfare of the Senior Citizens, GK-2, ushered in the festive spirit by holding a Diwali Milan (Diwali Get Together) at the forum premises on Saturday, 4th November‘23….
Hawaon Mein Meri Ajab Si Milawat Hai
Life was going smoothly until one fine morning, on waking up, we found, hazy atmosphere with poor visibility and toxic air to breathe. Checking the air quality index, found it…
Know Thy Neighbour –Nandita Aggarwal
If variety is the spice of life, we have in our midst an accomplished all-rounder who has added an extra dash of zing to her existence. Nandita Aggarwal, an S…
Scoop the Poop
All life forms on this planet are spiritual beings having a physical experience. Man is supposedly the most evolved of these beings having a fully developed mind. The plant kingdom…
Dusshera celebrations
After celebrating Navratri its time to celebrate Dussehra a festival of joy which also symbolises victory of good over evil. This auspicious festival is celebrated every year in Sanatan Dharam…
Missing Mobile!
An M Block octogenarian, Col Kapur (Retd) was basking in the mid-afternoon sun in the M Block Market Park on 20th October‘23 when he dozed off for a while sitting…
Potholed Road
The road, if you may call it so, running between S-76 & S-126 and S-215 to S-257, is so bad and full of potholes that commuting on it is a…
Choked Environment!
The Builders menace in the colony just does not seem to end. Even though the infractions committed by the Builders have been highlighted in these columns time and again, the…
From the GKIIWA President‘s Desk
Security guard cabins: As committed, we have started work on installing pre-fabricated security guard cabins at four strategic locations across the colony. Trucks carrying the cabins together with the hydra…
GKIIWA Initiates Measures To Address Persistent Colony Issues
As we know, GK-2 remains besieged with various civic issues from time to time, which we had comprehensively covered in the Oct`22 and Nov`22 issues of Samvada. We recently approached…
Mera Desh Hai Mera Dustbin
I am a bona fide citizen of India. That means that I have every right to do things here without fear and my head is held high. This includes chucking…
Tale Of Two Kitties
Meowth had the same maternal instincts as me… trying to protect the helpless little kittens from stray dogs and male cats, all by herself. The husband, Pe-ter Pan (so named…
Maid Withdraws Over 3 Lacs From Our Account
On June 15 I went to my bank to get my son’s passbooks updated and realized that from Nov 2022 till May 2023, money to the tune of 3 lac…
Senior’s Ordeal Due To Nonfunctional Lift
A four-storey building near Gurudwara, E Block, GK II was created through the efforts of Sh. Rakesh Gullaiya, ex-Municipal Councillor. A partition wall on the fourth floor of the multi-storey…
Redefining Story writing – A Young Prodigy’s compelling Narratives
September 23rd saw an unusual book launch in GK2. The spotlight was on a 9-year-old author who is a young prodigy indeed. The Milly and Me series is a labour…
A Bird Best Belongs on A Tree Let It Remain There
Albino Java Sparrow A Member of The Finch Family Saved As Maneesha stood watching over her terrace garden, suddenly something dropped on her feet from the sky. Startled, she stepped…
Gardens Of G.K. 2 – Bela Sethi’s Multilevel Paradise
Bela Sethi’s garden is a true reflection of her name and personality. Her huge collection of rare and exquisite plants and her immense knowledge, are a true indi-cator of her…
Celebrating Diwali Without Firecrackers: A DIY Science Activity Shows the Way
Regarding blanket ban on green firecrackers in Delhi this year too, I have some good news for those who are sad by the ban and I have attached a picture…
Independence Day Special Talk Session by GK-2 Seniors
On Tuesday, 26 September 2023, the Forum for Senior Citizens GK-2 conducted the Independence Day Special program in its fortnightly Talk session called TKT. The program was deferred as the…
Gazebo- The Cozy Hotspot
Gazebo, what was coined jokingly in the 18th century, combining two latin words, “Gaze” & “I shall”, has become almost a garden staple across the world. The cozy canopy that…
Know Thy Neighbour –Ranjana Dean
We know teachers make the world a better place. Although Ranjana Dean has taught for over three decades, she has never stopped learning. After her retirement as Headmistress, Delhi Public…
Cancer Rose Day Was Celebrated in Arya Samaj Mandir
Umeed Cancer Rahat Society is headed by a resident of S blk Gk2 Mrs Lalita Rakhyan and Chairperson Ms Shashi Dhingra, Distt President Golden Lioness Manju Sood. The Chief guest…
Glamour of GK2 – Dr. Amit Gupta
Why should women have all the fun and glamour? Men especially those who enhance beauty, and redesign the contours in men and women can be showstoppers too. We are talking…
Our GK2-Three Cheers For All That We Do Have!
Quite often we take things for granted without realizing how fortunate we are to have those things, and how life would be in their absence. I have many reasons to…
AIKGA – Roses – The King Of All Flowers by Anu Ahuja
Growing roses brings immense joy and satisfaction to gardeners. These exquisite flowers, with their diverse colors and sweet fragrance, offer a sense of accomplish-ment as they flourish under your care….
Swachchh GK-2 Abhiyan
The CR Park Police personnel led by SHO Ritesh Sharma and GKIIWA jointly carried out a cleaning drive in the GK-2 M Block Market on 28th September`23 to create awareness…
Welcoming G-20 Delegates with broken board!
The main M Block GK-2 Market was spruced up to welcome the delegates of the recently held G-20 Summit. Ironically, right next to the Welcome Board hangs a broken No…
Encroachments galore!
he Shopping complex outside Cinepolis Savitri Cinema is teeming with restaurants that have usurped the walkway right outside these eateries by placing additional tables, chairs, vending machines and other sundry…
GK2 Resident Creates G20 Marvel
Sanjay Singh- The visionary architect behind Bharat Mandapam In the heart of New Delhi, a modern marvel stands tall, a testament to India’s burgeoning global stature and its rich tapestry…
Tale of Two Kitties Continues
As more and more people began to eye them, Meowth and family disappeared from that spot, much to the dismay and sadness of my son, “We should have gotten them…
GK-2 Independence Day Celebrations
The GKIIWA celebrated our 77th Independence Day on the 15 of August‘23 with fervour and zeal. A spirited procession was carried out by the residents, executive committee members and children with…
Our Sparkling Stars – Raghav Aggarwal
A hardcore environmentalist, a virtuoso pianist, a passionate tabla player, an avid golfer and a brilliant student – these are just some of the qualities that define the persona of…
Nurturing Relations with Emotional Intelligence
To build good relations one needs to learn the art of reciprocating correctly. This is only possible when we are emotionally wise or intelligent. According to Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence is…
Ascending Aparajita
As a firm believer in the 3R principle of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle, I am always on the lookout for different ways in which we could put our no longer…
A Teacher‘s Day Special
Teachers expose us to a universe of infinite possibilities that ignites young minds to tread their chosen path to lead the world to a better tomorrow. Acknowledging the immense contribution…
Astha ka Aadar se Niraadar
The festive season of the year has begun and we are going to see many stalls set up across GK2 itself to feed the hungry passersby during the day. It…
Sarika Puri – Glamour of GK2
If you can win over your mind, you can win over the whole world – Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar This month we bring to you a person extraordinaire, a…
My Humble Kitchen Garden
It is a very common epithet these days. It is a hobby, it is a passion, it is recreation and a stress buster. We all love the small green paradise…
Arya Samaj Mandir Organizers Medical Camp
Arya Samaj Mandir GK-2 organized a Health Camp in GK-2 in association with a reputed hospital on 3rd September‘23, which was well attended by the area resi-dents. Various diagnostic and consultative…
From the GKIIWA President‘s Desk
• A group of four persons dressed up in police like uniform were seen moving around in GK-2 on 19th August‘23 asking money from the residents. GKIIWA sprang into action…
Ingenious
One of our esteemed resident came up with this ingenious use of discarded Chatri Palm leaves. She turned the discarded leaves into a handheld fan. Eco friendly and biodegradable at…
Beautifully Done Up
GK-2 wears a festive look as the colony underwent a beautification drive in preparation for the G-20 summit. The roads were getting regularly swept. The parks in and around the…
MLA And Councillor Come Visiting
Our MLA, Mr Saurabh Bhardwaj and the Municipal Councillor, Ms Ashu Thakur, visited GK-2 on 28th August‘23 and interacted with the GKIIWA members and the colony residents on matters concerning…
Step Motherly Treatment
The road opposite S-98/100/102/231/233 has water filled potholes at all times. This section of road has been in this pathetic state for the last five years, if not more. Repeated…
Discrepancy Needs Fixing
Several streetlights in an E Block lane (E-126 to E-162) remain off during the night but stay on during the day. This strange phenomenon has been reported by a concerned…
Congratulations
We are glad to report that Dr. Satwant Singh, a resident of M Block GK-2, was felicitated at the CME Conference held at Eros Hotel, Nehru Place, New Delhi on…
Massive Water logging In GK2
Make hay while the rain is away For residents of GK2, it’s these few days when it rains a little more than normal, when we all get to hibernate indoors. …
Tale of Two Kitties – The Birth of The 3 Musketeers
My children had found a new toy at no expense and zero stress to me! In fact, my daughter enlightened me by saying, “Mom, do you not know, cats are…
Celebrate With Us …..
It’s that time of the year which is marked with beginning of festive season. Rakhi and Teej exhibition Celebrating vibrant colours and special bonds .This exhibition was organised on 5th…
Residents’ Initiative For Park Maintenance
Gince 1990 the park at Sehgal market number 2 GK2 has always been taken care of by a few residents who live around the park including Mr KL Nijhawan, Mr…
Putting the Genie Back into the Bottle
Environmental Pollution, due to plastic, is a frequently discussed topic. Our living style and casual approach have a great effect on its spread. Water, air, and land all are undergoing…
Talk over a Cup of Tea (TKT)
The Forum for the Welfare of Senior Citizens at GK-2 conducts a program titled `Talk over a Cup of Tea` – TKT in short – which is a unique initiative…
Gardens of GK2 –Anu Duggal’s Little Paradise
Anu Duggal’s well-kept multilevel gardens make me label her home as a ‘little paradise’ in the hustle and bustle of GK 2. She exudes a lot of peace and has…
Transform Your City Into A Garden City This Monsoon
Your city can become a garden city like Bengaluru if it were to adopt the concept of ‘serial blossoming’. ‘Serial blossoming’ means there is at least one tree that is…
Prosthetic Limb Camp by Rotary Club At Gurudwara Nanaksar
17 lives transformed by electronic prothetic limbs On the auspicious day of 23rd July 2023, the Rotary Club of Delhi Regalia, in collaboration with the Inali Foundation, hosted a transformative…
Glamour of GK2 – Elegance & Grace – Preeti Goyal
Glamour is elegance and simplicity in being comfortable, stylish, yet attractive in what you wear” so says our Diva Preeti Goyal. A NIFT graduate who took inspira-tion from her children…
Know Thy Neighbour – Mr GD Mehta
On a chilly winter afternoon some years ago, a resident of our colony received a telephone call asking him to come to the iconic Taj Mahal hotel to discuss a…
AIKGA – Trees in Your Living Room
The All India Kitchen Garden Association’s Unit 7B unit, which has members from G.K. 2 and surrounding areas organized a lecture demonstration by the re-nowned bonsai artist, Mr. Saumik Das,…
Are we Really Listening? Listen With Your Heart
Then I said that I’ll be writing my bit on Listening, I didn’t know that it was going to be an intense inner journey for me. I started feeling that…
GK-2 Braveheart provides succor to the Delhi Flood Sufferers
In a world where most people seek contentment through shallow tactics, here is a Good Samaritan who brings joy in her life by making others happy. Anju Malhotra, an S…
Teach Me This Parking Skill
This red Swift is parked in the M block market corridor for a long time now. Why this has been parked is not incredible enough, what truly takes the cake…
Editor Meets The Nurturer
This beautiful Brahm Kamal is a rare sight to behold. Our resident editor got to know about a resident who has this rare plant and visited her to see this…
Kudos
While many residents refuse to clean up after their pets in public or send their househelp who could not be bothered to clean, some do fall in line. This help…
Illegal Parking Charges
TWA has sent a letter of complaint to the SHO, C R Park regarding the collection of illegal parking charges in the GK2 M block market. Though no new parking…
Utter Chaos
The traffic chaos at the Savitri Cinema turning is getting worse day by day. Randomly parked cars on the main road, vehicles taking wrong U-turn below the Savitri flyover, haphazardly…
New Track Lights
The pathway at the W Block Park GK-2 was recently fitted with lights that not only illuminate the walking track but also add to the beauty of the park. This…
New High Mast Light
The GK-2 Skating Rink at S Block recently got a new Mast Light which was inaugurated by the MLA, Mr Saurabh Bhardwaj, on 30th July`23. The area looks well lit…
Yoga Se Hoga
International Naturopathy Organization in association with the Ministry of Ayush collaborated with the Ladies Club South Delhi to celebrate the International Day of Yoga in Sehgal Market I Park at…
Senior Citizen Assaulted By Neighbour
Sustains swelling and fracture In a very shocking incident in the colony, a senior citizen was assaulted physically by a neighbor over an unknown reason. The senior citizen who is…
Kudos
Our resident editor Amita Bhuwania was featured in a Coffee table book that is exclusive. This is yet another feather in her cap. Her versatility knows no bounds. We say…
Tale Of Two Kitties – Part 2
Next came feeding. I suggested, “Cats love milk… since I was a child, they have been known to sneak into kitchens for milk that is left to cool after boiling.”…
Mango – the king of fruits
Mango… the king of fruits and of our hearts… the “Aam” can now be grown in the homes of Aam Aadmi! This Amrapali mango tree in a 16-inch pot is…
Project Green Earth – Composting Workshop
Project Green Earth is a waste segregation and composting initiative that aims to reduce waste in Greater Kailash 2. Our goal is to raise awareness about waste management and transform…
Is This Venice
Incessant rainfall has led to water logging all over GK II and its neighbouring colonies this year too! In a jest between two residents, one was heard questioning “Why can…
Bio Enzyme And Its Magical Use
Being a horticulture enthusiast and plant lover, Bio Enzyme or Garbage Enzyme fascinated me the most. I kept on wondering about this versatile liquid having multipurpose applications. I dis-covered that…
Incomplete
Work on relaying the W Block main road was initiated by the authorities recently but has been left incomplete with only one side of the road having been carpeted afresh….
“Suno Kahaani”
“TITLIYAN’ is a dream come true for a group of GK-II women – these women are the family nurtures, family balancers, providers, many having successfully traversed the career paths outside…
Inconvenience Caused
The schools situated in GK-2 have become a source of nuisance o the area residents. While traffic chaos in S Block has become the order of the day during the…
Environment Day Celebration in GK-2
Mother Earth is a priceless gift for all living beings. It is the only planet that is known to sustain life. The consequences of environmental abuse can be far reaching…
Yoga Day Celebrated
The Yog Vigyan Aivam Manav Kalyan Trust organises free Yog classes across Delhi. For the last few months, the Sanstha is running one such free class, every morning at 6.45…
This time, A Trip to Kashmir
Twenty five Senior Citizen members of the Senior Citizens’ Forum, who planned to go to Kashmir in end May last, formed G25. When our flight landed at Srinagar, our group…
A Green Balcony amongst the Concrete Jungle
Mrs. Karuna Rai, who has been a busy school teacher all her life, now finds solace and calm in the beautiful, green paradise she has curated in her balcony in…
GK-2 New Security Initiative
GK-2 has been besieged with law and order issues for quite a while with incidents of theft and burglaries being reported with incessant regularity. Even though the police have been…
Glamour of Gk2 – Simplicity Can Be Glamorous Too
Beauty and femininity are ageless and can’t be contrived, just as glamour, cannot be manufactured. The elements that create glamour are not styles but qualities like grace, elegance, and transcend ence. This…
From the GKIIWA President‘s Desk
Know Thy Neighbour – Akhil Jain
As Warren Buffett famously said, the stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient. A firm believer in this adage, Akhil Jain, an Equity…
Help! Snake..
Victims of Much Misinformation Our beautiful township is a habitat of a variety of biodiversity that thrives in it. From birds, butterflies, insects, reptiles, our colony hosts them all. Speaking…
Bring it on! Sing Along to Monsoon Birds
Like every year, we receive rain with a mixed set of emotions. From wide-ranging fears about water logging and traffic jams to the expectations of emerald green spreading everywhere andcroaks…
Kahan चलूं, Aur Kaise चलूं?
Blocked pedestrian pathways in M Block market Health experts advise us to get onto our feet. -Environmentalists ask us to walk instead of drive. -My pedometer urges me to get…
Rein in The Builder Mafia
The Builders in GK-2 are getting increasingly incorrigible and continue to violate laws with impunity. A Builder chopped off an entire tree opposite S-301 on 28th May‘23 morning illegally and…
Backlane Woes – Service Lanes Turning Into Menace
Back lanes, also termed as service lanes, were envisaged as a problem solver for a bustling city like Delhi. Even today, there are many colonies that do not have back…
Broken Water Pipeline
The damaged DJB pipelines in GK-2 have caused a lot of inconvenience to the residents. An under construction building in E Block had its basement flooded owing to the broken…
Rain on Parched Ground -Terrace Gardens of GK2
Like the shade of a tree on a hot summer day, like rain on parched ground, like water for a hot roasted Delhi soul – is Urmila Yadav’s terrace in…
Property tax camp
Forum for the Welfare of Senior Citizens organized a Property Tax Camp at its premises in GK-2 on 19th May‘23. The colony residents turned up in large numbers to avail…
Know Thy Neighbour –Dr. Manisha Chopra
Your skin is important – you have to wear it every day for the rest of your life. Dermatologist & Cosmetologist Dr. Manisha Chopra is a firm believer of this…
From the GKIIWA President’s Desk
In order to enhance the security of our colony, GKIIWA has reinstated the road barriers on the main roads of the colony at night between 10 PM and 6 AM…
Importance of 22nd May In Our Lives
22nd May is celebrated worldwide as ‘The International Day for Biodiversity’. The suggested theme for this year’s commemoration was “From Agreement to Action: Building Back Biodiversity.” Biodiversity’ is a combination of the…
List of Board Examinees 2023 from GK-2
Class XIIth: Riddhima Khanna (Science, 92%) KR Mangalam World School; Hana Chopra (Science, 86%) The Mother‘s International; Harshit Singh (Science, 97%) Birla Vidya Niketan; Shivam (Commerce, 80%) MCD; Jia (Commerce,…
Glamour of GK2 – Rakhi Nijhawan
A resident of GK2 for the last 29 years, Alumni of Lady Shri Ram College, Ex fitness instructor, mother to a 27 year old son and 24 year old daughter,…
Magic Beyond the Magician’s Hat and Wand
Going back a year, my mother came home from her new yoga class at Tikona Park GK2. She met this lady who said her son did magic. Mom laughed it…
Home Chefs – Part 6 – Nisha Jain
Rumi once said – “Let the beauty of what you love be what you do”. This seems to hold true for most home chefs including our celebrity chef for the…
Tale Of Two Kitties
(An account of true life incidents that touches our lives and changes them – we start this small new series on first-hand pet experiences) Once upon a time, our lives…
Unclean Life Is Ungodliness….
Cleanliness in our colony needs to be addressed urgently by the concerned departments. It is a very important but neglected area that impacts not just our environment and neighborhood but…
AIKGA – Beyond meetings – A Special Celebration
“If you cannot see where you are going, ask someone who has been there before.” Nandita ji has not only been a teacher but a mentor to all so when…
From China to India
The indomitable spirit of Xue Li During my daily rounds in Tikona Park, Xue Li aka Sabrina caught my eye many mornings. Not because she is tall, super slim, and…
Major Water Logging in GK2
A spell of shower and the roads in GK-2 start resembling swimming pools. This is the picture of the spot outside Sanatan Dharam Mandir after a brief spell of heavy…
GK2 WA Annual General Meeting
GK2WA held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday, 30th April`23 which was well attended by the colony residents. The Association President Mr Shadi Ram Sharma and the General Secretary…
Poorly Maintained Roads
The condition of inner roads in GK-2 maintained by MCD is extremely bad. This stretch of road opposite S-76/S-217 has potholes several inches deep. Not only do these potholes remain…
Jab We Met In Tikona Park
Last year in May, when I went to Tikona Park GK2 for my evening walk, I was very lucky to learn of free yoga classes starting the very next morning….
Know Thy Neighbour – Pooja Sinha
As they say, the best teacher teaches from the heart, not from the book. For Pooja Sinha, a resident of S Block GK-2, it is her passion to awaken joy…
Glamour of GK2 – Beila Gupta – Resident Of W Block
“It is interesting how Life gives us the opportunity to know, learn and grow from each one’s life experiences” – says Beila Gupta. This month we bring you “Glamour” as…
Oasis Amongst Concrete Terrace Gardens of GK 2
Far from the madding crowd, is Dr Sucheta Nakul’s terrace garden in S block, a little oasis reflecting her vibrant personality. The perfectly manicured green lawn almost in-vites you to…
Lack of Safety and Security Scaring Residents
Safe colony and neighbour-hood is important for peace of mind and happy living. Unfortunately in our colony security is at stake and the number of car thefts and at homes…
Home Chefs of GK2 – Urmil Jain
From a homemaker to a home chef – Urmil Jain’s journey has been an inspiring one. When she arrived in India in March 2020 from Singapore, her initial plan was…
International Book Day Celebration At The Forum For Senior Citizens GK-2
The Forum for the Welfare of Senior Citizens conducts a fortnightly program titled Talk over a cup of tea (TKT in short) in its GK-2 facility in which issues related…
AIKGA Meeting –Preparing for Summer
The All India Kitchen Garden Association’s 7B unit, met On 26th April, it was a Zoom session organized with Ms. Poornima Savargaonkar, who is a known and much-respected figure in…
27th Annual Day Function -9th April 2023
Annual Day celebrations are very important for the members of the Forum for Welfare of Senior Citizens. While the celebration last year got deferred to Oct`22 in view of the…
Sustainable Mobility Promoted on Raahgiri Day
All eyes were on Shaheed Suryasen Marg on 23rd April 2023 for the Raahgiri event organised in collaboration with Delhi Government, Delhi Traffic Police, Delhi Police, and Raahgiri Foundation. A…
Relaying Of Roads –Bane or Boon
Low-lying houses get inundated after every rain The more things change, the more they remain the same is a common refrain. The joy the residents felt with the relaying of…
A Near Fatal Road Mishap
We have heard about several nasty road accidents from time to time but what happened near the Jahanpanah Forest – Kalka Public School intersection one morning in the last week…
Home Chefs – Part 4 –Kanupriya Khanna
“Baking may be regarded as a science, but it’s the chemistry between the ingredients and the cook that gives desserts life” – it is this chemistry that defines Kanupriya whom…
Mark Those Speed Breakers
Numerous speed breakers have sprung up on the freshly carpeted M block main road leading to the main market. None of these speed breakers is however marked. Several minor accidents…
Chotti Chotti Khushiyaan
My mother has been regular with her evening walks, all through the years of my life that I can recall. Perhaps just as she has been brushing her teeth every…
Crowded Entrance
The entrance to the M block Market is almost always crowded with auto rickshaws. This not only hinders movement but causes severe traffic jams that lead up to the M…
April Autism Acceptance Month – A different Journey
My journey with autism began 39 years back, when my older daughter, Ishita was diagnosed autistic. The journey, like most, has had its wondrous moments and challenge – but most…
Prevent Vector Breeding
Rainwater accumulating next to plot W-43 is fast becoming a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Likewise, water gets collected opposite M-61 each time it rains. Even though the RWA is following…
Garbage Menace in GK-2
GK-2 has been besieged with the problem of garbage accumulation since the past few days. With the closure of the garbage collection point (Dhalao) near the main market, garbage in…
Corrigendum
We regret the inadvertent print errors in the following issues and inform our readers about the corrections therein. In the February23 issue, the article “Our Brave Hearts” was authored by…
The Enchanting World of Orchids
Though people around the world create greenhouses with high humidity to especially grow orchids, I have tried only natural ways of keeping them happy like water sprays and fountainsand a…
Know Thy Neighbour – Group Captain Pawanjeet Singh Sethi
It is said, you can’t get anywhere flying unnoticed under the 24 X 7 vigilant eyes of integrated Indian Air Defence system. For Group Captain Pawanjeet Singh Sethi, a Radar,…
Harrowing Saga of Sewage Backflow
There is a very friendly senior citizen couple that lives on my street. They both live alone as their children are married and live elsewhere. Every other month I would…
Preloved Textbooks –Shaping The Future
Guru Nanak Garib Niwaj School run by Gurudwara Nanaksar in GK2 provides free education to about 700 children. Each year it is faced with the uphill task of providing textbooks…
The Storm Impact
On 30th March`23, a storm came and a big tree from the nearby jungle fell on the boundary wall of our house in W Block. We complained but MCD said…
GK-2 Glamour – Vandana Lal
Beauty lies in being yourself. For Vandana lal, a W block resident of GK 2, this has been her guiding principle for as long as she can remember. Raised in…
Residents’ Woes
Water logging on streets of posh colonies with a spell of shower!! Even after so many years the situation still remains the same. Whom to blame ? Whom to request…
From the GKIIWA President`s Desk
GKIIWA carried out an Anti-Defacing Drive in the colony on 20th March`23. During this campaign, posters, banners, hoarding etc that were put up by the various advertisers on electric poles,…
Residents Awareness Campaign – Keeping our colony clean
As they say, cleanliness is next to Godliness. We love to stay in a clean and pollution free environment. It therefore becomes imperative upon each one of us to keep…
Nature Walk In Sunder Nursery
GK2 Residents numbering 26 and guided by Abha Batra went on a nature walk on 2nd March 2023 to Sunder Nursery to enlighten themselves with the world of trees. Sunder…
AIKGA Meeting –Preparing for Summer
With summers approaching so fast, how could AIKGA ‘Summer Special Session’ be far behind? It was a pleasant evening and the setting was perfect for gar-den lovers. Sucheta hosted the…
Artificial Intelligence AI, Chat GPT & Me
“Alexa, please sing the song Aawara Hoon”! When Alexa complied to my granddaughter Karuna’s command with the melodious voice of Mukesh, I was taken aback! “Thaatha (grandfather), this is one…
Senior Citizen Lady Loses Money in Cyber Fraud
Senior resident recently lost 17K in a fraction of a second in yet another cyber fraud. This senior citizen lady was trying to book a cab for herself from Blu…
Dereliction of Pets
Pets are not our full life but they make our life whole, this great saying but some do not believe so. The human inconsideration was at the extreme when on…
Access-Ways for Physically Challenged
All our parks were designed years ago with the access to enter through a zig zag entryway or a narrow passage, it has never been changed or replanned to allow…
Freeflow of Vendors In GK2
Urgent Need for adherence to the Vending Policy Urgent attention is called for to check the unrestricted flow of the large number of population entering GK-II comprising peripatetic vendors on…
AIKGA – Winners all the Way – Unit 7b of GK2
When it comes to winning, no one seems to beat the gardening ladies of GK2. During the past two years of covid the competition was held online – but this…
Beautification of S Block KR Mangalam Road
For long, the corner of the S Block lane connecting KR Mangalam School and the Sanatan Dharam Mandir near the rear gate of the temple complex has been used as…
Cybercrime Prevention Initiative by CR Park Police
Concerned by the rapidly growing incidents of cybercrimes where a vast majority of the vulnerable citizens are susceptible of being defrauded, the local CR Park Police, led by its SHOMr…
AIKGA Meeting On “Year Of Millets”
The All India Kitchen Garden Association Greater Kailash Part-2 Unit, held it’s monthly meeting on Wednesday, 22nd February, 2023. The Spring season meeting is always very special because Nature is…
Essence of Glamour – Neeta Uppal – Resident of E Block GK2
Glamour has assumed different meanings with the changing times. To understand different perspectives and what it means to each – we spoke to Neeta Uppal, an MBA and ex-advertising strategist…
GK-2 Achievers – Ssukham B Grewal
Routine ruins life, variety vitalizes life. A firm believer of this adage, Ssukham B Grewal, a resident of E Block GK-2, has rather successfully explored all the talents that she…
Inflated Water Bills
This article is based on true facts of the incidents faced by the residents of GK-2 whose identities have been withheld on request. Case I: In October 2021 this household…
The Enchanting World of Orchids How to Grow Them
Now that you are acquainted with the habitat and growing habits of orchids, you are ready to grow them here. Requirements to grow epiphytic orchids a) You will need a…
Know Thy Neighbour– Gen KMS Shergill
Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it; it flies with the breath of each soldier who protects it. Hailing from the Services background, joining the Indian Armed…
Home Chef – Part 3 – An Artist Baker – Amisha
A chance meeting with a friend who brought a home baked cake led Amisha to explore a totally new creative realm of baking. Intrigued by the softness, flavour, and beauty…
Residents Awareness Campaign
“Poop from pets, like dogs and cats, can carry germs like bacteria and parasites that can make people sick. Poop from pets can also contaminate waterways and harm the environment.”…
International Women’s Day – A Male Perspective
For centuries women have been treated unequally against men with oppression, harassment, social backwardness. Women were an object of desire in this male chauvinistic society. IWD bridges this gap of…
Beggar Menace
Beggars continue to throng the GK-2 Main M Block Market in hordes all through the day. In fact, they are seen squatting and sleeping on the market passageways all day…
Selfie Point
A new Selfie Point has been launched in the W Block Park, which is conceptually quite unique. Besides being a hit with the visitors, the Red Tractor adds to the…
Dhalao Closed
The Dhalao at M block market has been shut down. This is a good move but at the same time provision should have been made to remove the Garbage carts…
Simian Attacks On The Rise
People in our colony dread to go to their own terraces as they are fed up with the monkey menace. The monkeys come in hordes and the residents stay in…
Adieu
Shri Billu Bhadana got a grand farewell from his department and eminent residents of GK-2 after completing his tenure of service in MCD at W block park GK2 on 28th…
Water pipeline Repaired
The long overdue repairing of the main 700mm diameter water pipeline started on 2nd March. This measure was necessitated to fix the water leakage problem at various points along the…
Holika Dahan
GK-2 residents participated in the Holika Dahan ritual on the Holi eve at the Sanatan Dharam Mandir. The event was well attended by the colony residents.
Samvada Impact
Roads in GK-2 had been in a very bad shape for as long as one could remember. We, at Samvada, have been diligently fighting for the cause of improving the…
Shocking Incident
A shocking incident was reported from E Block on the Holi eve. A male resident physically assaulted a female neighbor after dragging her inside his house when she went there…
Go Slow.. Take Care Of Nature
Big Bird Day is an annual bird spotting event of the Delhi Bird Foundation, held every year since 2004. This year the Big Bird Day was celebrated on February 5,…
Job Fraudulent Experienced
I usually don’t pick up or entertain WhatsApp calls or messages if they come from an unknown number. My profile on the job platform shows open to work, so I receive…
Life Without a Mobile & Life Without Technology The Father-Son Parable
When I read the title of the assignment, I laughed. How quaint and antique could one be to even think about life without mobiles and/or technology? Even our septuagenarians spenthalf…
RWA Initiatives For Curbing Builders Menace In GK-2
We have time and again highlighted the issue of builders’ menace in GK-2 in these columns but the situation continues to rapidly slide from bad to worse. Several houses in…
74th Republic Day celebrated by Forum for Welfare of Senior Citizens
The Forum for Welfare of Senior Citizens does not lag behind in celebrating festivals and days of national importance. They announced the celebration of the 74th Republic Day on Saturday,the…
AIKGA Upcoming Flower show
The covid outbreak in 2020 took away our social events and gatherings for more than 2 years. These years have seemed longer than eternity but all seems to have changed…
Know Thy Neighbour – Lt Col (Retd) Satpal Singh Chauhan
We remain eternally grateful to our armed forces for making our lives so safe and secure while often living their own lives at the razor’s edge. As a befitting tribute…
Residents Awareness Campaign
Reckless burning of Bonfires aggravating air pollution It is that time of the year when one wants to spread joy and happiness. To stop and tell a driver or a…
Our Brave Hearts
Eight youngsters rise to the occasion At the crack of dawn on New Year’s day, a catastrophe of enormous magnitude struck us. Antara Care Home, an assisted living facility for…
Home Chef Series – 2 –Swati Gupta Jain
Life can be a paradox for many, especially for someone who was not fond of cooking. From getting married into a family of foodies to becoming a household name synonymous…
From the GKIIWA President`s Desk
GKIIWA coordinated with Fortis Escorts Heart Institute to organize a free medical health camp for the colony residents covering tests on all vital parameters. In addition, GKIIWA also coordinated with…
Valentine’s Day – A Compilation of Divergent Views
Valentine’s day – These 2 words are sufficient to spark dread in the minds of singles, and send husbands & boyfriends squirming in the sea of expectations. Popularized by the…
Lohri Celebrations
The Lohri celebrations at the Senior Citizens Forum, GK-2, were carried out on 13th January`23 with enthusiasm and fervor. The event started with the lighting of a bonfire with offerings…
Measures For Handling Dog Menace
A mid an increase in the reported cases of dog bites and attacks by stray dogs on humans and pets, we all need to maintain a balance between the safety…
The Enchanting World of Orchids
A trip to Assam, a few years ago, was an eye-opener for me to the growing habits and habitat of orchids. As we ventured into the Kaziranga National Park in…
Trouble Spot
The vacant plot of land adjacent to Sehgal Market 2 Park in E Block GK-2 has become a den for gambling and hooliganism by a group of about seven to…
Mock Drill
The CR Park Police carried out a mock fire drill in the M Block market, GK-2 on 20th January`23 in collaboration with the Fire Department. The drill was conducted satisfactorily…
Ex-Defence Personnel Honored
On Republic Day, the CR Park Police honored ex-Defence personnel from GK-2 and surround ing areas. The ceremony was held in the CR Park Police Station and was well attended…
Senior Citizens Denied Access
The Forum for the Welfare of Senior Citizens has been operating from the fourth floor of the SDMC Building on Gurudwara Road, GK-2 since the last few years. The access…
Two Lives Lost In Antara Fire Incident
Youngsters of the colony help save seniors A very unfortunate incident which occurred in the beginning of 2023 took place at Antara, a senior citizen care centre at GK2. A…
Ashu Thakur Is The New MCD Councillor
Team Samvada welcomes the new MCD Councilor of CR Park Ward, Ashu Thakur within whose jurisdiction GK-2 lies. Our Resident Editor, Manoj Kumar met up with her recently to understand…
Can I Cut a Tree Inside My Property in Delhi….
A very simple question as it may appear but the solution was not easy for a resident of GK-2 staying in S Block .The law says no person shall fell…
Know Thy Neighbour –Wing Commander (Retd) Swadesh Chandra Sahni
A heroic warrior with a noble heart Sky was indeed the limit for Wg Cdr Swadesh Chandra Sahni when he would spread his wings and soar for more as a…
Fun, Frolic and Masti –Picnic by Senior Citizen
The senior citizens of GK-2 enjoyed a picnic on the sunny day of 17th December`22 at the Batra Farm House. Enthusiastic members reached the venue with the pre-purchased coupons for…
Nothing is Better Than a Picnic…
What can be a more befitting welcome to winter than going for an outdoor Picnic? Ladies Club NCR planned a Picnic for its members and entrepreneurs as a member mixer…
AIKGA – Last Meeting Of 2022
The beautiful setting sun on the evening of 28th Dec marked the last meeting of 2022 for unit 7b of All India Kitchen Garden Association. An in-person meeting is always…
Resident Editors Take On New Year Resolutions
Amita Bhuwania: As soon as December enters the third week and the year starts drawing to a close – new year vibes start hitting us. Plans for partying with friends,…
Residents Awareness Campaign – Indifference Is Bad For The Colony
It took a lot of effort to convince the candidates of the three main Political Parties fighting the MCD Elections and their mentors to come on a common platform and…
GK-2 Christmas Carnival – A festive Delight
If you see a wave of red, white and green taking over the city, then you know it’s Christmas! What makes the festival so special is the joy and excitement…
From the GKIIWA President`s Desk
With a view to strengthening the security of the colony, GKIIWA organized a security drill on 17th December`22 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at the main M-Block Road, GK-2 during which…
Our Home Chefs –Raj Laxmi Bothra
Changing the way people dine The past few years have seen a sudden rise in home chefs who cook from the comfort of their homes and deliver some of the…
The Enchanting World of Orchids
Orchids are one of God’s most exotic creations. The blooms are mesmerizing and long lasting too. If orchid growing is on your wishlist, then this is just the column for…
Councillor Comes Visiting
The newly elected MCD Councillor for CR Park Ward, Ms Ashu Thakur, visited the Forum for the Welfare of Senior Citizens in GK-2 on 22nd December`22 and interacted with the…
Dysfunctional Traffic Light
The traffic light at the M Block Road T-Point near Bikanerwala always functions erratically leading to heavy traffic congestion. This has been the situation since time immemorial. Is this how…
Monkey Menace
Even though the problem of Simian nuisance in GK-2 has been covered in our columns time and again, this menace continues to grow and has reached alarming proportions. Another unfortunate…
Maintenance needed
A resident recently went for a walk in the market park opposite Nik Bakers and found it in a sad state with missing lights, broken gate, foul smell near the…
Correction
The article titled Interaction with GK-2WA (Concluding Part) in the November`22 issue of Samvada inadvertently mentioned the revised AMC amount as Rs.4500 per kitchen per month on Page 12. The…
The Apathetic Citizen Of The World’s Largest Democracy
by Shriya & Arshya Gupta (95822 13188) Another election, another dismal turnout. What can be said about the world’s largest democracy when almost half the population refuses to even participate…
Guru Purab Celebrations at Nanaksar Gurudwara GK2
by Meenakshi Malhotra (98180 86290) After a long spell of COVID restrictions, we got a chance to celebrate GURUPURAB with all festivities. A three-day celebration, the rituals were held from…
AIKGA Meeting – Rocks and Plants
by Kalpana Purdhani (98714 22119) Can you plant succulents in rocks? Will they actually grow? If you are asking these questions and wondering – will they ever grow, you need…
International Men’s Day
Team Samvada gratefully acknowledges the contribution of men to the well-being of our society and plane Courage, strength, chivalry – these are just some of the virtues that define a…
ArtisTree of God
by Abha Batra (98114 17012) Floss silk tree (Ceiba speciosa) is a medium- sized deciduous tree, native to the dry forests of South America. Is commonly seen in parks as…
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anil chowdhry on Residents’ Initiative For Park MaintenanceMaintains a Park on initiative of some residents who contribute money 
Anupama Pahwa on Help! Snake..Interesting info on snakes in Malibu....thanks Jyoti!! 
sangita chaudhri on Help! Snake..Made for a highly informative read on Snakes , Jyoti . And a good piec
Rahul Singh on Crowded EntranceBigger menace is the auto being used to ferry 6-7 passengers from Don 
Anil Chowdhry on Rein in The Builder MafiaWe have to file a complaint with the MCD and Forest Dept for illegal f
Indrani pushilal on Rain on Parched Ground -Terrace Gardens of GK2wow. am in S block. moved here last august from gk1 . would love to se
Urmila Yadav on Beautification of S Block KR Mangalam RoadI really appreciate the unconditional hardwork put in by Rashmi,she ha- Urmila Yadav on AIKGA – Winners all the Way – Unit 7b of GK2After reading samvad, first thing comes in mind that one get the full
- Anil Chowdhry on Our Home Chefs –Raj Laxmi BothraFull marks to Ma Rajlakshmi Bothra who was a regular Ali with her husb
- Anil Chowdhry on Councillor Comes VisitingGood issue of Samvad. Credit to the two dynamic editors Manoj and Amit
Archana Sharma on Happy Children’s Day!So true ❤Beautiful narration 
suman kashyap on Happy Children’s Day!Well said , Hum sub toh abhi bhi bache hain Bhudhi ke baal is my favou