Tamanna Mohapatra

We did it! Some people make plans and dream about them. I was one of those people, but I have the good fortune to have a partner who...

As I watched the news and got sent videos of countries doing well in the fight against Coronavirus, I thought it might be fun and...

I have been meaning to blog for sometime now but had plenty of excuses not to. After 6 weeks of being indoor because of the covid-19...

I have been learning french on and off for two years now. I have been watching french movies for a much longer period and is one of the...

I am not sure if this is an actual term but it's a term I heard my friend describe herself as this weekend. I thought it was interesting;...

2018 didn't go very well for me. Maybe it did but I just don't realize because it started bad (work contract ended in Feb, new job...

I resisted reading this book for a long time. I didn’t think there could be a one size fits all solution to such big life issues as...

Recently I was in Bhubaneswar (BBSR), the capital of Orissa and my hometown. As happens with most people, I had thought I had seen most...

I was jealous when I read Dan Buettner’s book- “The Blue Zone Solutions”. The one thing he mentions in his book too as a key...

Like Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice, I too have hit upon a universally acknowledged truth. Mine is that, “at the beginning of every...

America’s National Parks are in the news this year because 2016 marks their 100 years of existence. For me, however, they have always...

I am not sure why but it has always been my lifelong dream to visit Japan. Perhaps because this small island country has so much to offer...

Part 2 of this blog I delve into the various recycling options available in the city and especially the design considerations that need...

I am not sure what made me want to write this piece except that I was finding the whole waste management scenario in NYC pretty...

Follow up to my earlier blog piece on food sustainability initiatives at some of the leading educational institutes around NYC, this...

New York City is home to 215 higher education institutions that are responsible for educating nearly 500,000 students[i]. Dining...

Part two of this blog focuses on the observed sustainability initiatives at a few US/international chains of hotels. I chose some based...

Part one of this blog talks about the hospitality industry and the urgent need to embrace sustainability as part of an overall business...

A few months ago, New York Time Magazine had a feature article on four trends that are disrupting (hopefully for the better), the world...

I do remember reading this book and even visiting an event on a boat where they served as fresh fish and the author was there to launch...