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HOLI /DHULETI – ANCIENT HINDU COLOR FESTIVAL… WAY BEFORE ANY COLOR RUNS BEGAN!
Coming out of the Winter blues and being welcomed by the colorful spring is what Holi is all about. Celebrated all over India since...

Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 16, 20193 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


THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT IS IN YOUR DIYA LAMPS.
The lamp has its own special place in Gujarati traditions as it represents leading us from darkness into the light. While the oil lamp is...

Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 14, 20193 min read


INDIAN BLACK EYE LINER (KAJAL) AND HOW TO MAKE IT
If you have ever been to India then you will notice that about two-thirds of the women and many, many of the babies, have their eyes...

Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 14, 20193 min read


SUPPORT CREATIVITY WITHIN YOUR FAMILY AND CHILDREN
Don’t bother if you are not going to be a doctor, lawyer or engineer! Have you heard your parents or other Indian parents say that? If...

Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 14, 20194 min read


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,...

Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 14, 20192 min read


WHEN THE TEACHER PAUSES WHILE TAKING ROLL CALL…
Oh, whats in a name? If you are an immigrant child, you know this happens often. Your teacher taking attendance… Jennifer, Jack,...

Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 14, 20192 min read


THERE IS NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT… AND NO PRESENT LIKE TIME
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...

Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 14, 20192 min read


SUMMER IS HERE… WHAT DOES VACATION MEAN TO YOU?
Is it going away to an exotic location? Binge watching Netflix? Sleeping in? Having sleepovers with your friends? Visiting family? eating...

Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 14, 20191 min read


TO DANCE OR NOT TO DANCE…
Is there a perfect place to dance? Right age to dance? Right way to dance? Right music to dance to? Right audience to dance in front of?...

Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 14, 20192 min read
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