Archana Pandey is an aspiring journalist currently pursuing her Master’s in Journalism and Digital Media from IGNOU. Passionate about storytelling and communication, she is honing her skills in reporting, writing, and multimedia production while exploring the dynamic world of digital journalism.
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For years, India has been home to the joyful festivities of Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayak Chaturthi, that celebrate the birth of Lord Ganesh, affectionately called Ganpati Bappa. It is said that the Rishi Vyas invoked Lord Ganesha on earth for the first time before writing the Mahabharata. Before Lord Ganesha commenced as the Mahabharat’s scribe, the Lord was said to have been worshipped for ten days so that the epic would be written without any break. It is believed that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj revived Ganeshotsav during the Mughal era as a means of cultural preservation. Later, in 1893,…