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Holi Celebrated With Gusto In Green Park Extn.
Festival of colors brings the residents together Holi is one festival that reminds us of colors, fun n frolic, friendly meets and happiness galore. This year Holi was on 25th…
Friendship Club Meeting
Friendship club meeting was held on 13th April and around 40 members gathered to get knowledge from the speaker Dr. RITU 9891636667, a learned Dietitian, about millets. She gave very…
Let Our Roads Be Safe And Lives Secure
The Road Safety Meeting in February highlighted the challenges and means to achieve the target of bringing down accidents to 50% by 2030. Cyclists, 2 wheelers and pedestrians comprise 75…
Beat the Plastic Challenge!
Hello friends, today we wish to share the plastic challenge which will be from 1st of May 2024 to June 30th 2024. Green Park Extension RWA along with Green Park…
Remarkable Mona Tuli Buddhiraja – Jewel Of Green Park
I was desperately looking for a Jewel from the mines of Green park for the month of March. I knew that it is not an easy job but I did…
AGM of Green Park Main
The Annual general meeting of Green Park RWA was held on April 14th 2024 at Arya Samaj Mandir, Green park. Returning officer Advocate Sanjeev Anand and Assistant returning officer Retd…
AIKGA Monthly Meet – April
As usual the Green Park unit of the All India Kitchen Garden Association was held on the first Tuesday (2nd April 2024 )of the month. Meeting was hosted by Shakti…
Anurag Sharma: From Fitness Journey to Trailblazing Triumph
Meet Anurag Sharma, a 45-year-old man whose quest for better health sparked a journey of transformation and inspiration. Founder and director of an IT company, Anurag also heads a running…
Rekha Mittal Wins First Prize!
Our garden loving friend and member of AIKGA Rekha Mittal won the 1st prize in the recent Udyan Mela for her Garden. She is seen receiving the gift. A proud…
Water From Air Generator?
An interesting piece of science in the form of a water generator has been installed in the Green Park market plaza. This generator turns the air around into water. A…
Navratri Celebrations In Shiv Mandir
Mata ka ‘Shringar’, like every year, was brought with band baja by about 100 people. They were received by about 30-40 people in Shiv Mandir Green Park. Pujari ji with…
My visit to Rajasthan
Gangaur Pooja was held in a Rajasthani home of Mona, my friend. This pooja is for 14 days in the months of March-April. I would also like to share with…
AIKGA (Chapter 8) Ushers in the Holi Vibrations in its March Meet
We, the members of Green Park chapter 8 of All India Kitchen Garden Association, had been informed of the March meeting to be held on March 5, at the residence…
Friendship Club Meeting
Friendship Club meeting took place on 24th Feb 2024. 40 members enjoyed playing simple games prepared by members-Poonam Jain and Anshu Jain, both are Gyandeep school teachers. In the first…
International Women’s Day Celebrated With Enthusiasm
Women’s day was celebrated on 8 March between 3 to 7 pm at the Recreational center in B4 Safdarjung Enclave by the Efforts Group. The Efforts Group invited a number…
Free Health Checkup Camp
On Sunday, 3rd March 2024, Gurudwara Sikh Sangat South Delhi, in collaboration with a Health Clinic and Aarjav Foundation, organized a successful free health check-up camp in the Gurdwara premises….
AIKGA Feb Meet
Monthly Meet of AIKGA for February 2024 took place with well-known Horticulturist Dr Bhushan Sharma, Guest Speaker of the day. Shobhana Bhargava, the hostess, proved herself to be the best…
Green Park Residents Celebrate 22nd January
Market Association holds live telecast On the special date of 22nd January 2024 our Prime Minister Narendra Modi served as the ‘mukhya yajman’ (chief patron) of rituals for the event…
Residents Showcase Talent At ALS Art Exhibition
The Asian Literary Society (ALS) – a popular community that promotes Asian art, culture, and literature, organised a week-long art exhibition at the Art Gallery, Civil Services Officers’ Institute (CSOI),…
Jhansi Ki Rani Of Green Park – Vandna Luthra
My quest for Jhansi ki Rani in my vicinity was rewarded very well when the search ended with my meeting a petite girl while taking a walk in the park…
AIKGA Monthly Meet
Monthly meeting of All India Kitchen Garden Association chapter 8 was held on January 30th 2024 at Bengal Sweets, Safdarjung enclave. Scheduled time was 11:30 a.m. and the guest speaker…
Is Mischief A Sign Of Intelligence Or Defiance?
My teachers, and parents of some of my friends, tell my parents that Atharva is a very mischievous boy! My parents just smile and thank those who commented on me….
The Pleasures & Pains of Growing up with Cousins
My cousins and I live in the same society and even attend the same school. This results in a lot of caring and sharing. We meet at either of the…
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…
Driving So Young What is the Hurry
Every one of us happens to see many youngsters driving fearlessly on roads, not only in the lanes and by lanes, but even on the main roads with heavy traffic….
My Shocking Experience With Life
One Wednesday evening I happened to go to Aurobindo market from the main road side where I had to navigate a high pavement without any support system. I waited for…
Potholed Roads!
This is the picture of our model colony (to be) Green Park. Potholes instead of pavement while road repair work are pending for quite some time. Hence people start throwing…
Bhagwath Katha
Mahila mandal ladies very successfully organised ‘Shrimad Bhagwath Katha in Shiv mandir Green Park Main from 16th to 22nd Jan 2024 from 2 to 5 pm. Daily 300-500 shrota used…
Basant Panchami
Basant Panchami on 14th Feb is also Mandir sthapna divas and as such was celebrated joyously. Mandir was decorated with yellow flowers. All idols were in yellow attire. After havan…
Arya Samaj Green Park Provides Service To Society
Allocates space to Gyandeep free of cost With a deep gratitude towards Arya Samaj Mandir, Green Park and Nirmal charitable foundation, Gyandeep begins its new session in January 2024. Winter…
Green Park Association Continues Tradition
Celebrates Lohri With Residents Continuing it’s tradition, RWA Green park main celebrated the festival of Lohri with its residents at Agrasen Park this year too. About 35 residents, including some…
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….
Jewel of Womanhood – Ajeet Kaur
Ajeet means unconquered. Recently I have had the privilege of going through the autobiography of Ajeet Kaur a well known writer in Punjabi author of 22 collected books of short…
Nav Varsh in Shiv Mandir
New year was welcomed with prayers and enjoyment. Mandir was decorated with balloons, flowers and electric lights. Amritvani, Hanuman chalisa and Arti with deepak in each person’s hand, followed by…
Friendship Club Welcome’s New year with Musical Evening!
On 6-1-2024, 75/80 members, spouses and guests of Friendship Club welcomed the New Year with a musical evening. Everyone came in a jovial mood to enjoy. Professional singer SHYAM’s (995383158)…
Lohri Celebration in Shiv Mandir!
On 13-1-2024, Holi Agni was lit with ved-mantra at 6pm. Devotees were taking Parikrama of holy fire and offering prasad of chirva, popcorn, rewari etc to pious Agni. More and…
Samvada Editors Share New Year Resolutions
In the December’23 Samvada Editors meet it was decided to add an article on resolutions in the New year as requested by Shilpa Chandra the coordinator. So here’s a gist…
December Meet Of AIKGA At Singh Farms
All India kitchen garden chapter 8 meet / picnic was held on December 16th 2023 at Singh farmhouse. Renu Singh hosted the meeting. Members were requested to come prepared for…
Kabir Yatra By Friendship Club Members
Friendship club meeting was held on 16-12-23. About 40 members requested Anjali and Neelima to share KABIR YATRA , which they told was a wonderful experience. It is as follows:…
How I Brought in New Year
Hey! friends this time I spent my new year with my friends in a small village call Dhandan in Rajasthan which is midway between Jaipur and Bikaner in the Sinnar…
Life Threatening!
The tree next to K-9 and K-8 Green Park Extension is keeling over and half bent as it is losing its ground and is at risk of falling down on…
Major Makeover Needed!
M block Park in GPE is in a sad state. Though recently cleaned in parts, the regular cleaning of tracks on a daily basis is absent as also the sweeping…
Unsung Heroes Of Delhi Fire Service Carry Out 3 Hour Rescue To Save A Stray
In an amazing rescue operation carried out for over 3 hours in K block of Green Park Extension, the Delhi fire service personnel rescued a community stray dog that had…
My Beautiful Journey With Gyandeep
I have been working with the Gyandeep foundation for the past 5 years now on waste management and waste aggregation. For the past 3/4 months I have volunteered to supervise…
Nritya and Sangeet Sandhya By Hosla And ‘We Are One’ Trusts
Nritya and Sangeet Sandhya by Hosla and ‘We are one’ trusts was organized by Rotary Delhi Central Charitable trust in PHD House recently. The program started with Ganesh Vandana. The…
Road Safety Conference
Let me stress in the beginning must be understood with top most importants road safety is a responsibility of every individual and not that of authorities alone said Mr.KK Kapika,…
Homage To My Father Trilok Nath Kapur
This homage to my father may sound personal but it carries a message for both fathers and children. If the fathers are known in the society for their honesty and…
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…
GPM: Tulsi Vivah in Shiv Mandir
On the occasion of Tulsi Vivah, Ma Tulsi received shingar with colourful chunris and was placed in Vivah mandap along with Shaligram ji. Both received shagun envelopes and clothes as…
GPM: Govardhan Puja
Govardhan puja was performed with the veda mantra by Mandir pujari Shubh Narain and Parmod ji. This was followed by chappan bhog bhandara with prayers to Annapurna mata. 1500/2000 people…
GPE: Jersey Cows On Colony Roads!
A couple of cows are doing daily rounds of the colony. These Jersey cows come in once in a while from some dairy in Pilanji. The owners come to pick…
Congratulations
‘Kavatri’ Shanti Sharma, resident of K 49, Green park main, has been honoured by Sahityodya for her participation “and her name also has been entered in London Book Of World…
Road Sweeping Not Cleared
It is regularly being seen that the MCD Safai karamcharis are not clearing up the garbage after sweeping the roads. These are lying around in piles in different blocks each…
GPE: IGL Doing Door To Door Checking
IGL conducted a connection and pipeline door to door check in the colony from 20th till 30th December. The names and number of the staff who will be visiting were…
GPE: Road Needs Repair
In a miraculous rescue just a couple of weeks back a dog was rescued from a storm drain that seemed to have a dead end. For the daring rescue the…
GPE: Heater Provided
To beat the winter chill and keep the guards alert and on toes, the Green Park Extension Association Treasurer Kiren Babal has provided an electric heater at its main guard…
Green Park Karwa Chauth Event Captured Live By Channel
Colony ladies shine onscreen Karva chauth celebrations were brought in by the ladies of Green Park Extension in a remarkably different manner this year. The ladies of the colony decked…
Friendship Club Members Celebrate The Festive Fervor
Friendship Club meeting was held on 31st October. It was well attended by 48 members who were ready to dance, sing and enjoy themselves. All were ready to participate and…
A Cautious Diwali Is A Happy Diwali!
Come October and we all are excited. Because the annual festival season is round the corner and will continue till New year. Definitely a time to celebrate with friends and…
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…
Prem Kumar Tahim -Old Resident In New Avatar
I am taking the liberty of introducing Prem Kumar Tahim, an old resident of Green Park to myself and to many more who may not have known or met Mr…
We Donated 100Kg E Waste
MCD felicitates us for this achievement Hello everyone! I am delighted to share that on International e-waste day on 21st October 2023, Green Park Extension Association, Kuda Abhiyan Green Park…
Joy Of Teaching Storytelling Techniques
As we all are aware, the lifestyle of today’s generation is leading towards a future where resources are going to be diminished and scarce. Hence, it becomes crucial to understand…
Joy Galore – No More
Tale of two kitties-4 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…
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…
GPM: Karvachauth
On 1st November like every year in the evening, ‘Suhagane’ with 16 shringar came and sat in a circle by turns for Thali batao and Katha in the Shiv Mandir…
GPM: Action Speaks Louder Than Words!
A resident of GPM, Neetu Aggarwal has collected all the Diwali poojan articles and sent them through a horse driven cart to one NGO. She takes a lot of interest…
GPM: Navratri Dhoom!
Sharad Navratri started on 15th October. Holy flag was hoisted at the entrance gate of the decorated Shiv mandir. Mata new poshak and shringar was completed a day earlier. Every…
Gyandeep Celebrates Founders Day
The 14th Founders Day of Gyandeep Growth Foundation was celebrated with a lot of excitement and enthusiasm, on the 16th of September 2023. The theme was “INDRADHANUSH”. The hues of …
Spearheading The Waste Collection Drive
For me, the feeling of contributing towards our environment has been unlike any other. A clean and green environment has always given me a comforting and peaceful state of being….
Know Thy Neighbour -Meeta Nagpal
Pledges organ donation on 50th birthday This time I would like to share an interesting initiative of our colony member Meeta Nagpal. She is truly a Green Park Extension resident…
Gyandeep Children Celebrate Teachers Day
Every year India celebrates Teachers Day on 5th of September to commemorate the birthday of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan the country’s first vice President and former President. We all have had…
The Different Types Of Waste To Be Segregated
In the first article on this topic, I left you with one suggestion “Start segregating your waste” Let’s discuss waste in little more detail. What kind of waste do we…
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…
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…
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…
Members of AIKGA Learn Making Of Bioenzymes
As per practice, All India kitchen garden association unit 8 met for their monthly meet at Family Point restaurant at Adchini. Smt Illa Sharma was the guestspeaker. Topic of discussion…
Be Aware To Avert Mishappenings On Road
Prevention of loss of life & injuries by road accidents, due to avoidable human error is possible in 80% of cases. A pledge has been taken to reduce, road accidents…
Tale Of Two Kitties – Part 4
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…
Commendable!
As the editors of Samvada came out onto the market plaza after the last editorial meeting, we came across this sole young dancer Prince Kumar (7011970949) performing hip-hop and breakdance…
Friendship Club Meeting
About 45 members were there to listen to talk by Mr Amul Maheshwary on the Holistic System without medication. 5 minutes meditations was followed by prayer by Maheshwary team joined…
Mata Ka Shringar
Poshak, small chatter and red chunni with meethi roti, were brought by Chattarpur mandir group of about 60-65 with one Pandit ji on 9th October around 11am with a short…
Nilgai Sighted!
Deer Park and adjoining green areas fall under the last green lungs of Delhi, the Ridge area as it is known. This area is still home to wildlife like peacock,…
Trees Can breathe again
The entry road to Green Park Market from the Yes Bank side is seeing a major makeover. We covered the systematically done up storm drains in our last issue. The…
Plantation Drive In Friendship Park
MLA and Councillor emphasize increasing the green cover Trees are the most benevolent givers in nature. They are our breath and life of our future generations. In line with the…
Know Thy Neighbour – The Ever Versatile And Helpful Meetu Gupta
There is always one neighbor in the locality that you can trust with everything and anything. That is how I can describe Meetu Gupta ji from G20 GPM. She is…
My Dream, My Chahat, My Goal
Starting with the goal of “Say no to landfill” in 2017, I have been creating a personal example of the same and creating awareness among all the people I talk…
Janmashtami Celebrations in Green Park
janmashtami is a festival celebrating the birth of lord Krishna. Janam means birth and ashtami means 8th day of lunar fortnight so his birthday is called Janmashtami. It is celebrated…
Gyandeep GPE Children Participate in ALS Photography Exhibition
The Asian Literary Society (ALS) and the ALS Photography Forum organized a week-long photography exhibition from September 3, 2023, to September 9, 2023, at the Art Gallery, Civil Services Officers’…
Janmashtami Celebrations In Shiv Mandir Green Park
krishan Janamashtami in GP mandir was celebrated primarily by Mahila Mandal, men also joined, in a big gathering of about 250, in decorated mandir prangan. The concept being God Ram,…
Friendship Club Monthly Meeting
Members celebrate Teej, Raksha Bandhan and Independence Day Friendship club meeting was held on 26th August and the members celebrated Teej raksha Bandhan chandrayan successful landing and independent day all…
Rose Care Tips: AIKGA Update
Rose Care • Roses require at least 6 hours of full sun a day (preferably in the morning), a well-drained and nutrient-rich soil, and moderate amounts of water. • Water…
AIKGA September Monthly Meet
monthly meet of unit 8A of AIKGA was held on 5th September at Dasa raksha. It was hosted by Urmila Jain. Dr P K Pant was the guest speaker. Subjects…
Eco Friendly Plastic Bench
This beautiful bench is a result of the sustained plastic collection we at Green Park Extension Association and Kuda Abhiyan have been doing.Grateful to Why Waste Wednesdays, IPCA and donating…
New Storm Water Drains
MLA Somnath Bharti along with Councillor Sarita Phogat have started the beautification of the road which connects Yes Bank to the main Green Park Market. New pavement was laid on…
Painting Competition by GPEA On 77th Independence Day
On the occasion of 77th Independence day of our country, Green Park Extension Association celebrated the occasion by organizing a painting competition for the children. A renowned children’s hospital of…
GPMA Celebrates Independence Day
The Independence day was celebrated with great grandeur and gaiety in the central park of Green Park Main now called the Agrasen park. Everywhere people dressed in tricolor dresses could…
Green Park Divas Complete One Year
Onto the second with a bang! After successful completion of one round of Diva Kitty, we have started with a new round with new addition of members. On the auspicious…
AIKGA Unit 8A Celebrate Teej
Teej is a seasonal festival held at the onset of the monsoon in Northern India. It symbolizes the coming of the monsoons. It is celebrated with much joy in the…
Another Jewel Of GPM – Namita Sood
This is a continuation of my last month’s vow to search for female jewels of Green Park. The process is hard and difficult, not necessarily the women whom you are…
vidya suresh on Help! Snake..Yes absolutely important to know the snakes in the area
suman kashyap on Happy Children’s Day!Well said , Hum sub toh abhi bhi bache hain
Soma Ateesh on Help! Snake..Very informative writeup 
Shakun Singh on Know Thy Neighbour -Meeta NagpalCongratulations meeta, for spreading awareness about organ donation, v- Shakun Singh on Gyandeep Celebrates Founders DayCongratulations Gyandeep team. Doing excellent work. Wish I can join
- Shakun Singh on GPM: Action Speaks Louder Than Words!She is a humble sweet and selfless social worker. God
- Shakun Singh on Joy Of Teaching Storytelling TechniquesSeems so interesting, since I did teaching through theater with
- Shakun Singh on Nritya and Sangeet Sandhya By Hosla And ‘We Are One’ TrustsExcellent work for under privileged and differently abled children. Co
- Shakun Singh on How I Brought in New YearNever knew about this amazing place, though my husband was
- Shakun Singh on Jewel of Womanhood – Ajeet KaurThx for the beautiful inspiring story of Ajit ji.
- Shakun Singh on My Beautiful Journey With GyandeepCommendable work by the whole team. Congratulations. I love to
- Shakun Singh on Friendship Club Members Celebrate The Festive FervorCongratulations, beautiful ladies, your enthusiasm inspire us to live
sangita chaudhri on Help! Snake..Made for a highly informative read on Snakes , Jyoti
Meena Wanchu on Waste Segregation Taught To School ChildrenGreat initiative. The sooner they are taught the better for
AshaRani Mathur on In full bloomYes Bank Triangle is a sight for sore eyes. Please
Archana Sharma on Happy Children’s Day!So true ❤Beautiful narration 
Anupama Pahwa on Help! Snake..Interesting info on snakes in Malibu....thanks Jyoti!!