Vaishali A. Patel
GUJARATI PROVERBS AND IDIOMS: KEHVAT
Bole tena bor vechaay…. Discretion helps! Shakespeare once said the better part of valor is discretion. Knowing when to speak and when to...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
FOR KIDS: MAP OF GUJARAT
Where are you from? Tu Kaya Gaam Ni Chhe? India ma Taru gaam Kayu? These are normal questions Gujarati people get asked when they meet...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
KIDS STORIES: CHAKO ANE CHAKI
Story in Gujarati is known as Vaarta. Sitting on our porch listening to my grandma tell stories to all the neighborhood kids is how I...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
KIDS: GANDHIJI
Who was Mahatma Gandhi? When I asked this question to the students in our face to face live Gujarati class, here are the answers I got...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
KIDS: LEARNING WITH ACTIVITIES
Gujarati learning through fun activities Learn the names of fruits and vegetables in Gujarati In our live classes, students receive...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
GUJARATI NURSERY RHYMES
Isn’t it funny how many years later you can recall the simple nursery rhymes you learned as a child? This can be in any language. It...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
FIVE THINGS NOT TO DO AT A GUJARATI GATHERING
Imagine, you have been invited to a Gujarati uncle and aunt’s house for their kid’s birthday party or graduation party or even a Pooja...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 11, 2019
- 2 min
LET GO OF WHAT ISN’T SERVING YOU – RAAVAN DAHAN
Raavan dahan – letting go of what’s not serving you! (Burn that Raavan) Most Indians are aware of what is Garba? Of course the minute you...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 11, 2019
- 1 min
JOKES FOR KIDS
Ramooji Toochakaa – Jokes If you are Gujarati and you had a privilege of growing up in India then you have heard the “Haathi ane Kiddi”...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 11, 2019
- 1 min
GUJARATI KEHVAT (PROVERB): SUMP TYA JUMP
Sump tya jump — Strength in Unity Whenever we children fought, my dada – grandpa – would put his Gujarati Newspaper down and have us all...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 11, 2019
- 1 min
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN KIDS VISIT INDIA?
What happens when kids visit India? There is a saying in Gujarati that, “Jena ghar nu paani pive, tena jeva ja thayi javaay” which...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 11, 2019
- 3 min
7 THINGS YOU ARE BOUND TO HEAR FROM GUJJU GRANDPARENTS
7 Things you are bound to hear from Gujju grandparents Having grandparents is a blessing and especially if you are able to see them often...
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