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Harvest Season--Harbinger of Hope - Morimono workshop

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January 23, 2017 January is a month of celebrations, with the festivals of Pongal, Shankranthi, Lohri, Bihu, among others, celebrated across India.  It is a  season of plenty, marked by good food, colourful kolams/rangoli, family time, traditional dances and sporting events.  In keeping with this, the theme of the  first workshop of 2017 was Harvest. The day started as usual.  T he pro-jallikattu protests in Chennai had entered the sixth day, unprecedented in the city's history  both due its peaceful nature and participation of people irrespective of age, gender, caste and any other distinction. However, j ust as we were patting ourselves on our back,  things took an ugly turn, and road blocks, arson, protests and traffic jams were reported from all corners of the city.   This did not deter our members from setting out of their homes. Many were stuck in traffic and finally eight members were able to attend the workshop. As an exception due to circumstances beyond our contro