{"id":10276,"date":"2019-10-07T13:47:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T13:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/?p=10276"},"modified":"2019-10-10T12:33:08","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T12:33:08","slug":"dealing-with-post-dussehra-hangover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2019\/10\/dealing-with-post-dussehra-hangover\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing With Post Dussehra Hangover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ten days of revelry, ten days of carnival, ten whole days of festivities surrounding us. Navratri is always one of the most awaited celebrations in India. Navratri marks the homecoming of several individuals across the country. Families become whole again with the arrival of the Goddess. It\u2019s the constant cycle of waiting that takes over with the burning of Ravana\u2019s effigy and the immersion of the idols. For several families across the country Dussehra not just marks the end of Navratri, but brings forth an overwhelming sadness &#8211; a sadness at the end of the carnivalesque, a sadness of having to bid goodbye to beloved family members travelling back to their cities and countries of work, a sadness of waiting another year for these ten days.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10312 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dealing-With-Post-Dusshera-Hangover2.jpg\" alt=\"Dealing With Post Dussehra Hangover\" width=\"1000\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dealing-With-Post-Dusshera-Hangover2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dealing-With-Post-Dusshera-Hangover2-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dealing-With-Post-Dusshera-Hangover2-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dealing-With-Post-Dusshera-Hangover2-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apartment communities and housing societies are beautiful conglomerates of several families living together. Each of them facing similar emptiness. This is the perfect time to organise the post Dussehra get together to help each other transition back to the usual after ten days of merrymaking.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e1e3f716091\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e1e3f716091\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2019\/10\/dealing-with-post-dussehra-hangover\/#Organise_A_Feast\" >Organise A Feast<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2019\/10\/dealing-with-post-dussehra-hangover\/#Relive_The_Good_Ol_Days_Of_Your_Childhood\" >Relive The Good Ol\u2019 Days Of Your Childhood<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2019\/10\/dealing-with-post-dussehra-hangover\/#Have_A_Musical_Evening\" >Have A Musical Evening<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2019\/10\/dealing-with-post-dussehra-hangover\/#Theres_nothing_more_relaxing_than_an_ADDA\" >There\u2019s nothing more relaxing than an ADDA<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2019\/10\/dealing-with-post-dussehra-hangover\/#Plan_A_Community_Movie_Night\" >Plan A Community Movie Night<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Organise_A_Feast\"><\/span><b>Organise A Feast<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Bring on the community spirit to do a community cookout. Most apartment communities organise grand Navaratri celebrations. While spending the collected funds for different programmes, earmark a small sum for this post Dussehra feast. Keep the menu simple. Something like rice and meat curry for the meat loving neighbours\u00a0 or Butter Nan and Paneer Butter Masala for the vegetarians. Plan this on the first weekend post Dussehra. Get together and cook yourselves. It\u2019s an absolute delight to have neighbours coming together and taking over the tasks to prep the food. Pep it up. Divide everyone in groups. The onion chopping group, the garlic paste makers, the dough makers &#8211; you get the drift. Let them compete with each other. Let prizes be an extra <i>sondesh<\/i> or an extra scoop of ice cream as desserts.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Relive_The_Good_Ol_Days_Of_Your_Childhood\"><\/span><b>Relive The Good Ol\u2019 Days Of Your Childhood<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Have a game night. Let the children of the community organise this. The benefit is two fold &#8211; the children can learn the responsibilities and logistics involved in organising a group activity and it\u2019s an excellent fun activity to shake off the post &#8211; Dussehra heaviness. Go back to your childhood. Play Antakshari, Gutte\/Five Stones\/Kallangal\/Anchangal, Lakhoti, Hopscotch, Gilli Danda, Lattoo, Paper Dance, Satoliya, Kabaddi or Kho Kho.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10278 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design28.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design28.png 560w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design28-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design28-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design28-355x199.png 355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a little something <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parentcircle.com\/clipbook\/9-indian-traditional-games-for-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in this link<\/a> to help you with the game rules.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Have_A_Musical_Evening\"><\/span><b>Have A Musical Evening<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A common post on Twitter doing the rounds these days, ends with the following lines &#8211; \u201cSing offkey, draw poorly, write badly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A post Dussehra musical evening in the apartment community need not be a soiree of expert singers. Sing among yourselves. It need not be perfect. The objective is to foster a spirit of happiness and to help each other cope with the end of one of the festive galas of the country. Perfection isn\u2019t a priority here. If you want to go a step ahead, plan a musical drama using basic available props in the ambit of your household. Write your own script, compose your own songs and have a blast.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10279 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design27.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design27.png 560w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design27-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design27-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design27-355x199.png 355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Theres_nothing_more_relaxing_than_an_ADDA\"><\/span><b>There\u2019s nothing more relaxing than an ADDA<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>No no. Not our apartment management software ADDA. But the inspiration behind our name &#8211; a place where people gather for a conversation. Talk to each other. Share anecdotes from your lives. Have a grand laugh. Have funny videos? Share it with your neighbours. Perhaps bring out the old albums and browse through them with your neighbours on the terrace over a few cups of <i>chai\/<\/i>coffee. (Don\u2019t forget to put Goodnight Fabric Roll On to keep the mosquitoes at bay). Maybe get the laptops out and the newly weds in the community can show off their wedding videos too. There are endless list of things to do during an ADDA. Endless things that provide homely comfort.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plan_A_Community_Movie_Night\"><\/span><b>Plan A Community Movie Night<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Get the chips, get the huge family bottles of cold drinks, hire a projector and basic speakers in case your community clubhouse isn\u2019t already equipped with these and have a movie night. Use your ADDA Polls to figure out which movie is a popular choice. Perhaps ditch theatre seating for a simple mat on the floor community seating.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10280 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design26.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design26.png 560w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design26-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design26-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Untitled-design26-355x199.png 355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When Navratri has been such a bang, then why not Dussehra and the days after that? We wish you a beautiful, happening, cheerful Dussehra.<\/p>\n<p>Also, read about\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2019\/10\/dengue-prevention-and-management-awareness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dengue Prevention and Management Awareness<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten days of revelry, ten days of carnival, ten whole days of festivities surrounding us. Navratri is always one of the most awaited celebrations in India. 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