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    How to throw a Diwali Party - Millennial Edition
    zalak5
    • Oct 29, 2021
    • 7 min

    How to throw a Diwali Party - Millennial Edition

    I am sure you’ve heard that Diwali is the Festival of Lights. But what is the meaning of Diwali? Why do we perform the rituals we do? I...
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     Pitrupaksh / Shraadh
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Oct 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Pitrupaksh / Shraadh

    #WhyDoWe Do you know what Pitrupaksh or Shraadh is?⁠ ⁠ If you grew up in a Gujarati home, chances are you saw your elders or parents...
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    Janmashtmi Celebrations
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Oct 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Janmashtmi Celebrations

    #WhyDoWe What did Janmashtmi Celebrations look like when you were younger?⁠ ⁠ For me, it was staying up untll midnight, welcoming the...
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    Dressing in "chaandalo" or "bindi"
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Oct 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Dressing in "chaandalo" or "bindi"

    #WhyDoWe Tell me you are Desi without telling me you are Desi.⁠.. ⁠ One of the things I looked forward to as a young girl in the 80s -...
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    Going All-Out for Birthdays
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Aug 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    Going All-Out for Birthdays

    #WhyDoWe So, tell me you are Desi without telling me you are Desi. 🤣🤣 ⁠ For the longest time I thought this is how everyone in the...
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    Festivals and Celebrations during Shraavan Mahino
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Aug 19, 2021
    • 4 min

    Festivals and Celebrations during Shraavan Mahino

    #WhyDoWe NAAGPANCHAMI Many of us are scared of snakes. That makes sense, as many snakes are poisonous! However, in a farming country like...
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    Do you own a Saavarani?
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    Do you own a Saavarani?

    #WhyDoWe Tell me you are Desi without telling me you are Desi... ⁠ If you own a "Saavarani" "zaadu" or "peenchhi" raise your hand ✋🏾...
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    Shraavan Mahino
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Shraavan Mahino

    #WhyDoWe What was self care and meditative life like for our grandparents? ⁠ ⁠ SHRAVAN MAHINO - Shraavan Month. Google may say it started...
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    Share Your Debt and Sorrow
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Share Your Debt and Sorrow

    #WhyDoWe Would you tell people in your circle if you were in debt or terminally ill? ⁠ ⁠ “Dukh ane dard ek beejaa saathe vehchavu” (Share...
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    Rotli
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    Rotli

    #WhyDoWe Tell me you are Desi without telling me you are Desi... Rotli no dabbo - Roti dabaa⁠ ⁠ I remember when we spent our summers in...
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    Do You 'Act' Your Age?
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    Do You 'Act' Your Age?

    #WhyDoWe "Act your age"⁠ "Aa ummare aa badhu naa sobhe ("This doesn't suit you at this age")⁠ ⁠ "At this age focus on Bhakti, raising...
    28 views0 comments
    Oombaraa Pujan
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Oombaraa Pujan

    #WhyDoWe Have you seen women around you cleaning the door frame (Oombaro) and putting kumkum dots or divo by it?⁠ ⁠ Why do we do...
    34 views0 comments
    Raising Daughters Like Sons
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Raising Daughters Like Sons

    #WhyDoWe "I have raised my daughter like a son” (Maari dikari ne dikaraa ni jem moti kari chhe) hmmm... How about “I have raised my son...
    54 views0 comments
    Judging Those Who Don't Speak English
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Judging Those Who Don't Speak English

    #WhyDoWe We look the same, we dress the same, we eat the same food, then why do you say he is Bengali, Sri Lankan, Pakistani? And why are...
    18 views0 comments
    Car Pooja - What, Why and How to bless and protect your vehicle?
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Jul 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    Car Pooja - What, Why and How to bless and protect your vehicle?

    Yes! Car Pooja is a thing (sometimes misspelled Puja). Many of us desi folks value and treasure our cars and being able to afford one and...
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    Five days of Diwali - Meaning & What to Do
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Oct 2, 2019
    • 5 min

    Five days of Diwali - Meaning & What to Do

    First day of Diwali is known as Dhan Teras: Meaning: Literal meaning of this is “Wealth - Thirteenth day of the new moon”. This is the...
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    TO LOVE OR NOT TO LOVE THOSE UNEXPECTED MEHMANS (GUESTS)…
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 16, 2019
    • 2 min

    TO LOVE OR NOT TO LOVE THOSE UNEXPECTED MEHMANS (GUESTS)…

    Why Love Everyone One of the first things we learn in an Indian home is this prayer: “Matru devo bhuv (Mother is a form of God) Pitru...
    195 views0 comments
    DIVA, AARTI & DAILY PRAYERS
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    DIVA, AARTI & DAILY PRAYERS

    Do your parents tell you to do diva or aarti daily? Parents who are somewhat religious or spiritual will insist that you do diva or aarti...
    346 views0 comments
    IS HALF OF YOUR FAMILY IN INDIA DURING DECEMBER?
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    IS HALF OF YOUR FAMILY IN INDIA DURING DECEMBER?

    This is the beauty of our culture, whenever there is a wedding or a funeral we go out of our way to attend the function. We support and...
    46 views0 comments
    KAYPO CHE
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    KAYPO CHE

    Uttarayan, Makar Sankranti, Kite Festival are different names for this festivals we celebrate on January 14th every year. It marks the...
    51 views0 comments
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