Vaishali A. Patel
FOR THE LOVE OF GATHIYA, KHAKHARA, FAFADA (YUMMY GUJARATI SNACKS)
No matter how westernized one becomes, if you hail from a Gujarati lineage chances are you know what gathiya, khakharaa, Fafada,...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 14, 2019
- 2 min
GARBA- WHY DO YOU DANCE?
Not sure how the word dance was originated but I think it has to be from the core of someone’s being. When they felt overjoyed or super...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 14, 2019
- 2 min
BE HERE, BE YOU!
I was driving yesterday and listening to the “Magic Lessons” podcast by Elizabeth Gilbert ( Author of Eat, Pray, Love) and she said...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 13, 2019
- 1 min
GUJARATI WORDS, WHICH ONE ARE RIGHT? Differences of Gujarati Dialects
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...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 13, 2019
- 2 min
GUJARATI FOOD: DAAL, BHAAT AND RAITU
Traditional Gujarati thali (plate) has a variety of foods. It has two to four different types of shaak (curries), athaanu (pickles),...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 13, 2019
- 2 min
NEW: NAVOO
The word new or Navoo in Gujarati has a sense of freshness and clean feel to it. With freshness comes life and liveliness. Given the...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
PRONOUNCIATION — UCHHAAR
Why is it important to say things right in any language? Uchhaar – pronounciation. Particularly in Gujarati, a difference of just one...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
DORDAA BAANDHAVAA — TYING A BLACK THREAD ON A BABY
Gujarati culture is full of unique and special traditions and rituals. As there are many different dialects of Gujarati just in Gujarat,...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
MY TOP 5 LIST FOR GUJARATI NEWS
When we heard my dad laughing out loud by himself, it wasn’t that he had lost his mind. He was reading his daily Gujarati “Chhapu”...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
WHAT IS YOUR BHAVISHYA IN THE GUJARATI NEWS?
How many of you out there check your daily horoscope and where? The Gujarati news? There are many who want to know what their future has...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
WHAT GOOD IS GUJARATI NEWS WITHOUT A MENTION OF CRICKET?
The game of Cricket was brought to India by the Britishers, however a similar game of Gili Dandaa had been played in India for centuries...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
KIDS GUJARATI NEWS
In many ways, kids post or the kids section of Gujarati news is so appealing to me as this skips all the sad, negative news of what is...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
ANDHSHRADHAA: GUJARATI SUPERSTITIONS
Superstitions are in every culture and language. They are especially prevalent in Gujarati culture and Gujarati language. Some save their...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
CONVERSATIONAL GUJARATI
There are 3 reasons why conversational Gujarati is important. Gujarati is the 26th most spoken language in the world. You are one of the...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
WHAT GUJARATI GRANDPARENTS SAY…
Gujarati news time! Grandparents in Gujarati is not simply grandpa and grandma. Your father’s dad is Dada and your father’s mother is Ba....
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
GUJARATI PROVERB – EARLY TO RISE
Kehvat – Early to rise… “Raate vahela je suve, vehalaa oothe veer,
Bal, budhdhi ne dhan vadhe, sukhamaan rahe shareer…” The literal...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
GUJARATI TRADITIONS: NAMING A BABY
Namkaran – Naming the Baby In Gujarati and many Indian families, the rituals begin with the conception of a baby till their passing to...
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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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