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Learning a new language is good for your brain. Here's how.

Because deciding to learn a new language is an enormous task for most of us, there are a lot of myths swirling around about the process. ...

#WhyDoWe What is a Desi phrase you heard all the time growing up?⁠ ⁠ "MARA MATHA PAR MOOK"⁠ ⁠ Whenever I asked my mommy where should I...

#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...

It's important to learn Gujarati Numbers for fun things like shopping, saying your age, learning to tell time. And plus, it's the easiest...

Many times, the first few things we learn in a new language are how to say, "Hi" and "How are you?" so that we can easily introduce...

Do you… Unconsciously take your shoes of when you enter a home? Bow down your head when you meet older family members? Greet them with...

One of the best ways a culture is passed down is through sharing stories and fables. I remember going to my grandparents’ house in...

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...

Jai Shree Krishna Kem cho? Jai schhidanand Ramkabir Jai Jinendra Jai Swaminarayan Normally we greet each other with: Kem cho? Which...

If you happen to see a house or a business with a Tulsi plant in the front yard, chances are that place belongs to an Indian family. Holy...

Oh, whats in a name? If you are an immigrant child, you know this happens often. Your teacher taking attendance… Jennifer, Jack,...

You want something done, do it now! I grew up hearing this in my family. During summer vacations when I stayed with my grand parents in...

Festivals and celebrations are essential parts of our survival as human beings. In India there are celebrations for every occasion: I...

We all have different ways to worship. Some of us go to temples and churches to show our devotions to a statue or a holy place. Some of...

Karva Chauth (Hindi: करवा चौथ) is a one-day festival celebrated by Hindu women in North India in which married women fast from sunrise to...

There is a parable of a villager who goes to the city and learns english. Now he thinks he is superior and uses only english to describe...

When I first got married and moved in with my husband’s family, I couldn’t understand certain words. My husband and I are both from...

There is a saying in Gujarati, “ Jya Jya vase Gujarati, tya tya vase Gujarat…” —Where one Gujarati lives, the whole land of Gujarat is...

There are so many things that have been said about friendship. Friendship in Gujarati is Dosti or Mitrataa. So many Bollywood songs have...