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    KARVA CHAUTH
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    KARVA CHAUTH

    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...
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    DIWALI
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    DIWALI

    “Aaj Diwali kaal Diwali Gaam naa chhokraa khaay shuvaadi Khaay ne chhokraa raaji thaay Junu varash vidaay thaay…” “Today is Diwali, tomor...
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    DIWALI: DAY 1 – DHAN TERAS
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    DIWALI: DAY 1 – DHAN TERAS

    First day of Diwali is known as Dhan Teras: This is the day of worshipping the goddess of wealth- Laxmi. The rituals and traditions are t...
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    DIWALI: DAY 2 – KAALI CHAUDASH
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    DIWALI: DAY 2 – KAALI CHAUDASH

    Second day of Diwali is Kaali chaudash: This is the day of worshipping goddess Kali who is the goddess of courage, remover of all darknes...
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    DIWALI: DAY 3
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    DIWALI: DAY 3

    Third day is the actual day of Diwali: this is the last day of the year. After the darkness gets removed the day before on kaali chaudash...
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    DIWALI: DAY 4 – BESTOO VARASH
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    DIWALI: DAY 4 – BESTOO VARASH

    Fourth day is the New Year known as Bestoo varash (beginning of the year): On the first day of he new year people celebrate by bowing to t...
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    DIWALI: DAY 5 – BHAI BEEJ / BHAIYA DOOJ
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    DIWALI: DAY 5 – BHAI BEEJ / BHAIYA DOOJ

    Fifth day of Diwali is Bhai beej or Bhaiya dooj: This is another celebration to acknowledge and honors the relationship between a brother...
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    LEARN NEW THINGS BUT DON’T FORGET THE VALUE OF WHAT YOU KNOW!
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    LEARN NEW THINGS BUT DON’T FORGET THE VALUE OF WHAT YOU KNOW!

    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 ...
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    GUJARATI WORDS, WHICH ONE ARE RIGHT?
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    GUJARATI WORDS, WHICH ONE ARE RIGHT?

    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 Gujar...
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    CULTURAL CONNECTION
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    CULTURAL CONNECTION

    There is a saying in Gujarati, “ Jya Jya vase Gujarati, tya tya vase Gujarat…” —Where one Gujarati lives, the whole land of Gujarat is th...
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    WILL YOU JUST LET IT GO AND BE SILLY?
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    WILL YOU JUST LET IT GO AND BE SILLY?

    Isn’t one of your ultimate desires, freedom? If yes, how are you going to get there? Will money, status, degrees, big houses, cars and fa...
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    DOSTI: FRIENDSHIP
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    DOSTI: FRIENDSHIP

    There are so many things that have been said about friendship. Friendship in Gujarati is Dosti or Mitrataa. So many Bollywood songs have ...
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    FEAR OF MISSING OUT – FOMO
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    FEAR OF MISSING OUT – FOMO

    We live in a world where you are constantly afraid that you need to be everywhere in every place, just so that you are not missing out on...
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    LUNGI: WHAT IS A LUNGI?
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    LUNGI: WHAT IS A LUNGI?

    IS IT A WRAP AROUND SKIRT? IS THAT PAJAMAS? IS IT A SARI FOR MEN? Loongi is a long cotton cloth worn by men in India, especially in South...
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    CHRISTMAS IN INDIA
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    CHRISTMAS IN INDIA

    When one thinks of India, colors, vedas, mythology, spirituality and culture come to mind. India is the largest non-secular country. Ther...
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    FAMILY AND HOLIDAYS
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    FAMILY AND HOLIDAYS

    Holidays, festivals, vacations and getaways are all more meaningful when shared with family. Yes, there are those solitary animals amongs...
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    BOLLYWOOD SONGS & BIRDS
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    BOLLYWOOD SONGS & BIRDS

    Bollywood movies are not complete without a song sequence. Some from 1-2 songs and some to 8-10 songs. This may seem like a musical for t...
    3,303 views0 comments
    GUJARATI FOOD: DAAL, BHAAT AND RAITU
    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), papa...
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    NEW: NAVOO
    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 choi...
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    CHHATHI NA LEKH — SIXTH DAY AFTER BIRTH
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 12, 2019
    • 2 min

    CHHATHI NA LEKH — SIXTH DAY AFTER BIRTH

    On the sixth day after the birth of a baby, this ritual known as Chhathi pooja is performed. As with other Gujarati traditions associated...
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