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Articles by Viji Ganesh

About Viji Ganesh
Viji Ganesh is a core volunteer with the Namma Ooru Foundation, and an active campaigner for better waste management practices in Chennai.
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This Holi, let’s aspire to be ‘holier than thou…’ 

March 20, 2019 Viji Ganesh

A citizen journalist writes about the need to celebrate an eco-friendly Holi, replacing synthetic dyes with flowers or organic colours and using minimal water.

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