Malayali women in Mumbai bring Onam celebration out of four walls; organises fair
The Borivali Malayali Samajam organised the Onam market (Onachanda) for the upcoming Onam festival 2024 in Mumbai.
| Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini
Girija Panicker and Sindhu Raj have been busy introducing their products to people, marking the pre-festivities of Onam, which is similar to what they celebrated back in their hometown, Kerala. For both of them, it is a way to get involved with the community and feel at home away from home.Girija and Sindhu are Malayali from Mumbai and associated with the Federation of All India Malayali Association (FAIMA) and Vanita Vedi, a women’s wing of Borivali Malayali Samajam (BMS), who, after 20 years, organised 10-day Onachantha, a fair market to cater to the needs of the Malayali diaspora living in Mumbai, especially in suburban city Borivali, for Ona...