Thomasbren

   Screams of "Ganapati Bappa Morya" will rip the air in a day from now with their intense zeal and carry on for a dozen days after that. If you are a fervent follower of the civilized god, Ganesh Chaturthi would be your equivalent of the proverbial "Halcyon Days." But even if you are not a fervent supporter of the celebration, it is challenging to resist his allure. Ganesha art and its Indian artists are likely the only gods in the pantheon of Indian gods that is naturally cheeky and boyish. It will be difficult to find anything wrong with a God who values his "modak" above all else. If you haven't guessed it by now, we adore our Ganesh. There are many reasons, but if we had to choose just a few, these would be. Incarnate Saint Patron The Hindu pantheon does not include patron saints or tutelary spirits, in contrast to Roman Catholicism. But if authors, poets, students, and anybody else involved in the literary world were required to pray to a deity...