Holi- A Festival Of Pranks Too….
Here in America, the desi community ends up celebrating Holi practically like a season, over 2-3 weeks- as there are the large scale community level celebrations organized by the temples…
Here in America, the desi community ends up celebrating Holi practically like a season, over 2-3 weeks- as there are the large scale community level celebrations organized by the temples…
Here in America, we often get requests from our kids’ elementary school teachers to do a presentation on Diwali for the kids in their class. And our elementary-school-going kids love…
A Hindu Festival for the Beloved HAPPY KARVA CHAUTH to all the wonderful women all over the world celebrating this very glamorous festival as you pray for your husband’s long…
Why Is Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrated? Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated by Hindus from Maharashtra state of India and some other parts of South of India to honor Lord Ganesh, the Hindu…
Also called Rakhi, Raksha Bandhan is one of the two Hindu festivals that celebrates the brother-sister ties. The tie of sibling love is recapitulated with the tying of Rakhi, a…
GUEST AUTHOR: Raashi Kulshrestha Literary Nonfiction (“It is a nice take on being a ‘new comer’ to ‘adulthood’ at the young age of 18”, as one critic put it. The…
In India, the upper middle class and up get to experience the luxury of being driven around by a chaeuffer. Most people who prefer not to drive themselves have a…
Rishabh is 12 and his little cousin sister, Naina, is 6. From the moment I met them at their apartment next door to my parents, I sensed an instant affection…