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Arya Samaj Vasant Vihar Has New Management
The Arya Samaj Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, has elected a new managing committee, marking a significant stride in the propagation of the ideals set forth by Swami Dayanand Saraswati. With…
My Terrace Garden My Oasis – My Happy Space
In urban landscapes where green spaces are scarce, terrace gardens offer a breath of fresh air, quite literally. As concrete jungles expand, individuals and communities are increasingly turning to their…
Migration Without Visa
Spring is nearly coming to its finale and Summer is already throwing its shadow. This is an excellent season to spot return migratory birds as well as welcome the summer…
Helping Poor And Needy -A Noble Venture
Several social welfare organizations are in operation in Delhi for the poor and needy. One such organization is “Roti Bank” who collects cooked and dry rations and distributes them amongst…
Waste Management In Vasant Vihar
Vasant Vihar is one of the chosen wards, in New Delhi South Zone, by MCD for conversion into “zero waste” colony. A “zero waste” colony is one where all the…
Retro Night At Vasant Vihar
“Long before the dawn of history, long before he could speak or even sing man danced. Moving to his own internal rhythms, the pounding of his heart, the beating of…
VVWA’s Plan Of Action As Mandated Agency For Waste Management
On action plan and initiatives undertaken by VVWA on waste management, this is what President VVWA, Gurpreet Bindra, has said: The Government has promulgated the Waste Management rules 2016. MCD…
A Controversial Topic Handled With Consummate Ease
Robin Gupta, the author of The Secret City which is a novel about Delhi, presented his story to a full house, comprising 80 per cent women. Apparently men have stopped…
Free Hearing Check up Camp
A free hearing check up camp was held at Shankar Vidya Kendra, Paschimi Marg in Vasant Vihar. The camp was held on 14th April from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m….
Bhandara With A Difference
A Navratri Bhandara was organized on account of auspicious navratras in the colony which was well attended and served Puri-sabji from 12.30pm to around 2.30pm on 14th April by Mr…
Team Harmony Wins All The Five Seats
Vasant Vihar Club Elections Vasant Vihar Club Elections were held on 10 March 2024 to elect five members to the Vasant Vihar Club Committee, out of which one seat was…
Post Elections – What People Said
Several congratulatory messages were received post Club Elections congratulating the members of Team Harmony for winning the Elections. Messages were also received in appreciation of Prakash Makhijani and Capt. Alok…
Riashi Bodhotsav at Arya Samaj
Arya Samaj, Vasant Vihar, celebrated Rishi Bodhotsav on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of March with great fervour, enthusiasm and joy. Bodhotsav is the celebration of the spiritual awakening of…
All India Kitchen Garden Association Fruit, Vegetables And Flower Show
Like every year, the All-India Garden Association (AIKGA) annual fruit, vegetable, and flower show was held this year on 2nd and 3rd March 2024 at the Gulmohar Park Club grounds. The show…
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…
Holi Celebrations In Vasant Vihar
Holi was celebrated in great style in Vasant Vihar this year. The celebrations kicked off with the celebration of Holika Dehan a day before the festival of colors. The traditional…
Embracing Wellness: A Senior Citizen’s Engagement at Vasant Vihar Gurudwara Sahib
Last Wednesday, on March 20, 2024, Vasant Vihar Gurudwara Sahib played host to a heartwarming engagement program tailored specifically for senior citizens. Organized by Protribe in collaboration with Dr. Gunita…
Free Medical Camp By VVWA
A free medical camp was organized by Vasant Vihar Welfare Association (VVWA), in collaboration with Fortis Hospital, at Kalyan Kendra, on 16 March 2024 from 10 am to 2 pm….
D Block Morning Walkers Get Together
On the occasion of the festival of colors, the D block Morning Walkers Community got together on Sunday, 24 March 2024 at D-7 park over breakfast. Bonhomie prevailed with the…
Free Medical Camp In VV Club
On 20/3/24 the Vasant Vihar Club in association with Dr Rahul Manchanda hosted a free gynaecological camp for all its staff, members and their families. The camp included free gynaecological…
Team Harmony Makes Clean Sweep
Vasant Vihar Society Elections were held on 18 February 2024 to elect 11 members to the Managing Committee of the Society consisting of President, two Vice Presidents, two lady members…
Spring Time- Time Of Awakening
It’s a season in which we shed the layers of winters and embrace the outdoors. Parks and gardens become a haven for leisurely walks, strolls, picnics and basking in the…
Post Elections -This is What People Said:
Major Suresh Goel Dear Mr. Deepak Mishra, I along with my team congratulate you and your Team on winning the Society elections. Our effort at every stage was to highlight…
“Empowering Through Art: The Women’s Collective Redefining Self-Discovery”
In a bustling city where the daily grind can be overwhelming, a group of extraordinary women has found solace, inspiration, and self-discovery in the most unexpected of places—an art studio…
‘Art For Soul’ Students Share Their Experience
Drawing, sketching, painting.. all these fascinated me as a child… so with little skills and lots of encouragement, I started on my journey of expression. With out any formal training,…
A Book On Cricket Enlivens The Evening
For the first time the book club took up a book on sports. Cricket to be specific. The author Amrit Mathur introduced his book Pitchside. So did Aditya Bhushan who…
Cultivating Tranquility: My Journey with a Terrace Garden
In the hustle and bustle of our fast-paced lives, finding solace in nature becomes a necessity rather than a luxury. I always harbored a deep love for nature but never…
Tulips In Full Bloom!
As Delhi celebrates the Tulip festival, our own district Park cannot be left behind. A couple of rows of vibrant tulips are standing up straight and proud, dancing to the…
Vendor Galore!
First thing in the morning we see vendor performing morning ablutions on the street. We have over 500 vendors in VV, cooking and selling food and a footfall of about…
VV or Gaushala?
Vasant Vihar is slowly turning into a Guashala courtesy the number of stray cattle on the roads of the colony. This herd on Vasant Marg usually can be seen at…
Presidential Candidates For The Forthcoming Society Elections
At the time of going to the press, there are two contenders for the office of the president, Govt. Servants Co-Operative Society Ltd., Vasant Vihar – Deepak Mishra and Suresh…
Celebration In Vasant Vihar On The Occasion Of Ram Mandir Inauguration In Ayodhya
Vasant Vihar celebrated the Pran Pratishtha event with great enthusiasm, and devotion. Saffron flags of Ram Lalla adorned the temples and the local markets as devotional songs were played non-stop…
VVWA Activities
Efforts are continuing to remove the encroachments as per the orders of the Hon’ble High Court. Raids were conducted by the MCD in the recent past at various places in…
Municipal Corporation Of Delhi Makes Geo-Tagging Of Properties Mandatory
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has made geotagging of properties under its jurisdiction mandatory. Property owners are required to have their properties geotagged before 31 January 2024 to avail 10% rebate…
Ladies Club Brings In An Afternoon of Awareness
The monthly ladies club meeting held on 11th October 2023 was a vibrant and socially conscious event that brought together the women of the community for an afternoon of entertainment,…
Govt Servants Co-operative House Building Society Vasant Vihar Elections
The tenure of the existing managing committee of the Govt Servants Co-operative House Building Society, Vasant Vihar, expires on 21 February 2024. The election schedule to elect the new committee,…
The Darkside of Dairy
In the heart of Vasant Vihar where cows are considered as an important part of our Indian culture, a disheartening reality unfolds despite our profound respect for these gentle creatures….
AIKGA New Year Meet
The meeting of AIKGA UNIT 26 was held on 18th January at Priti Dayal’s place. Speaker was Supriya Mehta, a naturopath. It was a very interesting meeting and there was…
From the Desk of Ruma Sikka (9810387873)
• E Block Market: This market is quite notorious for being the dirtiest market in Vasant Vihar. Apart from being a place for gambling, drugs and the most congested place…
VVWA Creates Under CSR a POLICE POST Opposite D8/10
VVWA creates under CSR a POLICE POST opposite D8/10 as part of security to stop traffic violations/ stop accidents, regulate traffic, To ensure peace and harmony to uphold general Public…
Jay Verma – Converting Sports Waste Into Utility Friendly Devices
Jay Verma, a Grade XI student at Modern School Vasant Vihar, launched the campaign “Game Changers: Sustainability in Motion”, an inventive sustainability initia-tive. Focused on upcycling sports equipment waste, Jay’s…
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….
Celebrations
Along with the celebrations of Ram Mandir from 14th to 22nd January a Bhandara (Prasad) was organised on 20th, 21st and 22nd January 2024 in front of the Mandir. The…
Lo And Behold!
On Monday the 22nd January 2024, which was the day of consecration, a programme of Paths and Bhajans recital was organized to set the stage for the live telecast.. A…
Raman’s Son Beaten up by E Block Resident’s Staff for Parking in Front Their House
Cars Galore Lead to Parking Crunch in the Colony No Outside Help Will Solve the Problem Residents Themselves Will Have to Adjust to Each Other’s Needs An unfortunate incident happened on…
Unveiling Silent Suffering of Cows
Cows are considered as sacred beings in our Indian society, but looking at their conditions I am now beginning to doubt our beliefs. Cows in Vasant Vihar are seen to…
New Methods Of Home Gardening
AIKGA held a seminar on 2nd December. However the attendance was very low. Only six members attended. It was on new methods we will have to use for home gardening…
Young Ladies Invited Senior Citizens of Vasant Vihar for Breakfast
Young Ladies of Vasant Vihar are doing excellent social work especially for the senior residents of Vasant Vihar. Every Year they invite Senior Citizens of Vasant Vihar over 65 for…
From the Desk of Ruma Sikka (9810387873)
Seniors Lunch At Vasant Vihar on 9/12/23: A lunch was organised at Kalyan Kendra auditorium on 9th December 2023. All seniors of Vasant Vihar were invited. It was a function…
A Profile Of India’s Six PMs – Book Club
How Prime Ministers Decide by Neerja Chowdhury was taken up for discussion. Strong points of views emerged on the policies some had pursued. Harry Malik made the presentation and Mohan…
Water Camp!
Residents Applaud VVWA Efforts VVWA in association with DJB organised a camp on Wed, 27 Dec at the Senior Citizen Lounge in Kalyan Kendra. The response to the camp was…
New Recreation Center at Kalyan Kendra Will Be a Place of Pride
Vasant Vihar’s GSCH Society’s Gift for Shanti Niketan Community Samvada since its inception has been recommending to convert Kalyan Kendra into a sports and cultural center. In our first issue…
“An Ounce of Prevention is Worth A Pound of Cure”
On the 16th of December Dr. Tania Nijhawan organised a panel discussion on Preventive Health/Dental Care in Vasant Vihar. Which is a premium medical care at Vasant Vihar. By having…
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…
Dog Bites
There has been a recent spate of dog bites in the colony. Recently a young boy was badly bitten by a dog and had to undergo prescribed rabies shots. The…
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…
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…
RWAs, Federations & Other Public Service Providers Should Demand Charge for Encroachments on Public Land
We are trying to find some solutions for encroachment problems being faced by law abiding citizens due to lethargic and corrupt attitude of our authorities and other government agencies at…
In Memory Of Our Dear Minnie Gupta
Ms Minnie Gupta: 11th October 1934 – 10thNovember 2023 November 10th 2023 dawned with the stunning and utterly distressing news of the demise of our dear Minnie Gupta ji, President,…
Park Turns Into Halloween Wonderland
As the leaves fell and the air turned crisp, the Vasant Vihar community eagerly participated in the annual Halloween celebration & picnic at the park. This year was a hauntingly…
Talk On Beneficial Herbs In AIKGA
The AIKGA meeting on 16th November 2023 was about the health benefits of herbs and to prevent the damage of environmental pollution on our health. The main herb that was…
Light(en) Up
Sticky like tar, dark like the night, oftentimes grief and loneliness aren’t easy to scrub off from our being. There is an isolation that is felt intensely in those gut…
From the Desk of Ruma Sikka (9810387873)
• Priya Complex! This shopping complex used to be the pride of Vasant Vihar in the old days. There was so much of activity with young and old enjoying the…
News From Hill View
Jhuggi Settlers: The jhuggies in Priyanka camp were broken down and removed. These people had nowhere to go to. So, they started settling outside our gate in the middle of…
Book Club – A Lively Tale Told Through Letters
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. First one has to get one’s head around the title of the book written by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. The…
The Irony of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020: Repetition Over Reform
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 marked a significant shift in India’s educational landscape, aiming to revolutionize the way students learn and reduce the academic burden on young minds. However,…
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…
Management of Glass Waste
Glassware and other glass articles are regularly used in households and contribute to our waste once broken or when not in use. The ceramic dishes adorning your dining table or…
New Taxi Stand
This new taxi stand came up about a year back on Ribhu Saxena Marg. We thought we had got rid of the old taxi stand. But our wishes were short…
Coolie Camp!
We thought that with G20 happening, our main roads in Vasant Vihar would get a makeover with a new coat of paint but this did not happen. A sheet was…
Vasant Vihar Welfare Association Holds It’s Annual General Meeting
The 52nd Annual General Body Meeting of Vasant Vihar Welfare Association (VVWA) was held on Saturday, October 14, 2023, followed by the Election of the Managing Committee members the following day,…
VVWA Elections – 2023
Elections were held to elect two block representatives from D-Block. The other Office Bearers and Block Representatives were declared elected un-opposed. In D-Block there were three contestants, out of which…
A Tale Well Told – Book Club
Everyone had a view on Memoirs Of A Maverick by Mani Shankar Aiyar. Hence it was a relatively rowdy book club meeting, with constant interruptions of one speaker by another….
Navratri Is Over – Is Our Faith Over Too?
It is that time of the year again. We are again seeing pooja material along with idols of the deities being dumped under the peepal trees. Hordes of spent marigold…
Ladies Club Fosters Community Empowerment And Enlightenment
The monthly ladies club meeting held on 11th October 2023 was a vibrant and socially conscious event that brought together the women of the community for an afternoon of entertainment,…
Free Cataract Camp
Free cataract surgery camp was held Gurdwara Dispensary on Sunday 22nd October from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This was followed by free cataract surgery, free test, free medicines and…
High Court Directs Police To Ensure B Block Residents Are Not Inconvenienced
Major achievement for VVWA Over the past several years B-Block was facing a serious problem because of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) office, being located there. Several…
VVWA Announces AGM And Election Schedule
The term of VVWA is coming to an end. VVWA has declared the dates for holding Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) followed by Elections to elect the new Managing committee….
Trees Falling On Cars Becoming A Norm Here
Lack of timely pruning to blame Another tree branch bites the dust, on B-9 street again! “We should file a petition against Court order restraining us from pruning dangerous overgrown…
Love Story Set In Prague and Zurich
The chief protagonist of The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera is Tomas, a medical doctor, twice divorced, now in a relationship with Teresa, a photojournalist. Their love story…
Nanny Abusing Toddler Caught On CCTV
Since few days a CCTV video of a nanny misbehaving with a toddler is doing the rounds. The incident happened in a nearby society. It is heart touching and scary…
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 at root…
Back Breakers
In this urban pocket of civilization, we have our own set of rules and regulations to suit us. Let’s take an example of usage of the local infrastructure. Generally, we…
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…
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. Humans are a package, filled with…
Arya Samaj Celebrates Shravani Parv
Our country is known for its incredible cultural diversity. This gets reflected nowhere better than in the joy and enthusiasm with which we celebrate all our festivals. Many of us…
AIKGA September Monthly Meet
September meeting of AIKGA happened on 14th Sept at Asha Bhatnagar ‘s place in Shanti Niketan. The speaker was Syama Balbir. She spoke about fruit, flowers and vegetables for the…
Astha ka Aadar se Niraadar
The festive season of the year has begun and we are going to see many stalls set up to feed the hungry passersby during the day. It is a good…
Ye Tera Ghar Ye Mera Ghar
It was just another casual day when my house help walked back into the house smiling. My Karamchand self-started shooting questions at her, inquiring about the reason of her smile….
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…
Monkey Menace!
Monkeys invaded ‘A’ block of Vasant Vihar and created havoc. They were seen on the overhead water tanks and broke the connection between the supply pipe and the tank in…
Langur Cutouts?
Langurs were brought in to scare away the monkeys ahead of G-20 summit, languor cutouts were placed along main roads. This was an attempt to keep the pack of monkeys…
Spruced up!
While getting ready for G-20 summit the whole city was spruced up to welcome the delegation of G-20. Mainly the big road were cleaned up, the MCD karamchari worked day…
Back to Squatting
Priyanka camp that was removed by the police last month from CBI colony, yesterday tried to capture the empty area near BSES in Biodiversity. They had already put up their…
Finally MCD Initiates Anti Encroachment Drive In VV
Encroachment of public land by unauthorized vendors has been taking place in Vasant Vihar for over many years. Efforts made to get them removed by the Vasant Vihar Welfare Association…
Jewelry – A love Language
“Jewelry is eternal” – Kate Moss, Supermodel / icon. Most women who have admired and accumulated unique jewelry pieces span- ning decades , depicting the varied shades of the lives…
Journalist Sent To Jail
Not often have members of the print and audio visual media been penalised to the extent that they are put in prison. But in the case of one journalist this happened….
VV Society Holds Its AGM
The Annual General Meeting of Govt. Servants Cooperative Society, Vasant Vihar was held on Sunday, August 20, 2023, in the historic Kalyan Kendra. The proceedings commenced with the observance of…
The Vasant Vihar Animal Volunteer Group
It was Gandhi who said “the greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated,” believing firmly in the overarching values…
Independence Day Celebrations at Arya Samaj Vasant Vihar
August 15, 2023 was a day of great joy and excitement for all Indians, it being our 77th Independence Day. At Arya Samaj, Vasant Vihar, too, it was celebrated with…
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