'Word Santa does not make it religious’: Cubbon Reads defends Bengaluru park gathering amid controversy
The controversy arose during their pre-Christmas meet-up, which involved exchanging gift-wrapped books in what is popularly ...
Cubbon Reads curators detained as a large crowd turns up for Secret Santa event
Cubbon Reads community faces book confiscation and detention by park authorities, sparking concerns over peaceful gathering's ...
Secret Santa is not religious: Cubbon Reads refutes park authorities allegations
With Christmas round the corner, for their 101st edition, Cubbon Reads organisers had invited people to come with a wrapped ...
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Secret Santa Book Exchange Sparks Debate at Cubbon Park
Cubbon Reads, a reading community in Bengaluru, faced controversy after their Secret Santa event led to confiscation of books by park authorities. Organizers defended the exchange as non-religious, ...
Cubbon Park row: Book club says officials regretted the way Secret Santa incident was handled
Using the word Santa in a meet-up does not make it religious,' the book club, Cubbon Reads, stated. Horticulture deputy director Kusuma G had said that book readings were allowed at Cubbon Park, but ...
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Cubbon Reads, study trips or design meet-ups, Cubbon Park officials spare none
A day after Horticulture Department officials disrupted a gathering at Cubbon Park for a Secret Santa event, a number of ...
Cubbon Reads event in Bengaluru park stopped, organisers claim harassment
Cubbon Reads, a 'silent reading group' in Bengaluru, claimed that their members were evicted and asked to pay a fine of Rs 35 ...
Deccan Herald2d
‘Secret Santa’ a pop culture, not religious activity: Cubbon Reads
The group said it was taking legal recourse to fight 'harassment' by the department officials.
Events in Cubbon Park with over 20 in attendance need prior permission
The Cubbon Park administration has said that any event organised inside the park with over 20 participants need prior ...
Cubbon Reads’ Secret Santa book exchange disrupted by park authorities in Bengaluru
Secret Santa book exchange by Cubbon Reads, a cherished tradition for book lovers in the city, faced an unexpected disruption ...
Events with more than 20 people at Bengaluru’s Cubbon Park need prior approval: Official
Bengaluru: A day after a Secret Santa book exchange event at Cubbon Park was disrupted by the authorities, the horticulture ...
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'Word Santa does not make it religious’: Cubbon Reads defends Bengaluru park gathering amid controversy
The controversy arose during their pre-Christmas meet-up, which involved exchanging gift-wrapped books in what is popularly known as a "Secret Santa." Members of Cubbon Reads, a reading community ...