Creating an Intentional, Bilingual, Bicultural Wedding
This month’s piece is a personal one, a little glimpse into some of my values and lifestyle. It is my hope that reading about my
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This month’s piece is a personal one, a little glimpse into some of my values and lifestyle. It is my hope that reading about my
Food is an important part of any culture. The methods of preparation of food, preservation, and types of food eaten vary from culture to culture. As part of retaining our culture, I try to learn about different foods that were part of our culture and try to prepare them. I am from Andhra Pradesh, a state in Southern India. Andhra cuisine is famous for the spicy and flavorful dishes. Andhra is one of the major producers of Red chilies and Rice, thus our staple food is rice and spicy curries.
I grew up in a nuclear family set-up with my parents and my sister, as did most of my friends. Living in Mumbai, this was
One huge PARTY! Girgian is a traditional 3-day Middle-Eastern festival, which is celebrated on the 13th, 14th and 15th night of Ramadan, depending on the
Ramadan – the holiest month for Muslims around the world; the month when almost two billion Muslims around the world abstain from food, and water
February 2017 came as shock to many youth in india when a young man from kerela was forced to commit suicide after days of harassment
A lot of us get ‘HANGRY’ when we are hungry, more so when fasting! Did you know it is possible to fast and yet not
India has often been recognized as a country of unique and distinct culture. India has many languages, religions, music, dance, foods, architecture, etc. which differs
Time stood still. I had driven under a bridge in our home city and I had prayed, “Lord, if you are really real, please guide
Maayeka: The place where you live as a girl, and leave as a woman. ‘Maayeka’ in Hindi/Urdu translates to ‘mother’s house’ or ‘maternal home’. In
In India, we celebrate a lot of festivals. Ugadi is celebrated by people of Andhra Pradesh to signify the Telugu New year. Universally, we follow
Has this ever happened to you? You’re walking around the airport, bag rolling behind you on the shining linoleum. There is a constant hum buzzing.
This festival of colors brings a tinge of happiness when people think the celebration of Holi. We often forget the many life lessons the Holi
In a world that, in Western culture, has been largely dominated by a medical philosophy of quick-fix, immediate-gratification, symptom-masking pharmaceutical intervention, is there another way
Being born and brought up in the holy city of Varanasi (India), ideally should have made me a lot more religiously inclined than anything else.
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