Vaishali A. Patel
Feeling Better When Dressing Better
#WhyDoWe I recently discovered something I had no idea about myself: I actually feel better when I LOOK better! For me, that means...
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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Vaishali A. Patel
- Oct 5, 2021
- 1 min
Are you just in it to win?
#WhyDoWe Are you part of the race? Do you care if you win or lose? During one of my morning readings recently I came across this...
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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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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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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...
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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...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Jul 15, 2020
- 3 min
Celebrating Moon Cycles
The first time I got my period, my best friend Aditi and I were going up the stairs at school. She said to me, "I think you sat on...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Jan 19, 2020
- 3 min
11 Things to remember when marrying into a new Samaaj or community
11 things to remember for desis marrying into a different community than your own. Does it matter if you are from the same Samaaj...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Nov 1, 2019
- 2 min
My burn story
"All I remember is the bubbly brown skin all over my right side of the face and arm..." . I have a special connection with my “Mosaad”...
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