Happy Onam!
So this year I had the opportunity to be a part of Onam celebrations in God's own country.. While I do have a lot of Mallu friends and I've celebrated Onam with them at Bangalore, I think it was missing the authentic flavor that the festival has.. Well, this year I got to experience Onam in it's true unadulterated form.. For the uninitiated, Onam is Kerala’s annual festival where everyone, and I mean everyone celebrates the homecoming of the legendary King Mahabali.. It’s about prosperity, unity, gratitude, equality and also about flower carpets (pookalam), traditional dances, and eating like there’s no tomorrow (Sadya). So the difference between celebrating festivals outside Kerala and in Kerala is that the native mallus believe in advance planning.. As so many Insta reels have depicted that it is the HR's role to conduct Rangoli competitions, organize Fun Hours etc in office, hence being the HR head it is also in my purview to ensure that Onam is celebrated with a...