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     Pitrupaksh / Shraadh
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Oct 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Pitrupaksh / Shraadh

    #WhyDoWe Do you know what Pitrupaksh or Shraadh is?⁠ ⁠ If you grew up in a Gujarati home, chances are you saw your elders or parents...
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    Feeling Better When Dressing Better
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Oct 9, 2021
    • 1 min

    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...
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    Desi Calendars
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Oct 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    Desi Calendars

    #WhyDoWe Have you heard of a "Datto" Desi calendar?⁠ ⁠This is another example of "tell me you are Desi without telling me you are Desi"!...
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    Janmashtmi Celebrations
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Oct 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Janmashtmi Celebrations

    #WhyDoWe What did Janmashtmi Celebrations look like when you were younger?⁠ ⁠ For me, it was staying up untll midnight, welcoming the...
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    Dressing in "chaandalo" or "bindi"
    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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    Are you just in it to win?
    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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    Jada Blankets
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Aug 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    Jada Blankets

    Let's keep in touch on language learning and culture - join my email list!dd#WhyDoWe Tell me you are Desi without telling me you are...
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    Going All-Out for Birthdays
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Aug 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    Going All-Out for Birthdays

    #WhyDoWe So, tell me you are Desi without telling me you are Desi. 🤣🤣 ⁠ For the longest time I thought this is how everyone in the...
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    Festivals and Celebrations during Shraavan Mahino
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Aug 19, 2021
    • 4 min

    Festivals and Celebrations during Shraavan Mahino

    #WhyDoWe NAAGPANCHAMI Many of us are scared of snakes. That makes sense, as many snakes are poisonous! However, in a farming country like...
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    Share Your Debt and Sorrow
    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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    Rotli
    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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    Do You 'Act' Your Age?
    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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    Oombaraa Pujan
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Oombaraa Pujan

    #WhyDoWe Have you seen women around you cleaning the door frame (Oombaro) and putting kumkum dots or divo by it?⁠ ⁠ Why do we do...
    36 views0 comments
    Raising Daughters Like Sons
    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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    Judging Those Who Don't Speak English
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Judging Those Who Don't Speak English

    #WhyDoWe We look the same, we dress the same, we eat the same food, then why do you say he is Bengali, Sri Lankan, Pakistani? And why are...
    19 views0 comments
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