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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 ✋🏾...
Vaishali A. Patel
Aug 17, 20211 min read
SO WHY DO I HAVE TO LEARN GUJARATI?
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...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 16, 20192 min read
INDIAN (GUJARATI) – SUMMERS
In the afternoon, sitting with your friends on “otla”(front porch), playing games, singing songs, laughing your hearts out, eating...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 14, 20193 min read
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...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 14, 20192 min read
GUJARATI LANGUAGE: 5 DIFFERENT ACCENTS IN GUJARAT
Out of the 65.5 million speakers of the Gujarati language in the world, the majority live in the western state of India, Gujarat. As with...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20191 min read
ANDHSHRADHAA: GUJARATI SUPERSTITIONS
Superstitions are in every culture and language. They are especially prevalent in Gujarati culture and Gujarati language. Some save their...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20192 min read
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