top of page


GUJARATI PROVERBS AND IDIOMS: KEHVAT
Bole tena bor vechaay…. Discretion helps! Shakespeare once said the better part of valor is discretion. Knowing when to speak and when to...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20192 min read
13,831 views
0 comments

FOR KIDS: MAP OF GUJARAT
Where are you from? Tu Kaya Gaam Ni Chhe? India ma Taru gaam Kayu? These are normal questions Gujarati people get asked when they meet...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20191 min read
368 views
0 comments


KIDS STORIES: CHAKO ANE CHAKI
Story in Gujarati is known as Vaarta. Sitting on our porch listening to my grandma tell stories to all the neighborhood kids is how I...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20191 min read
536 views
0 comments


KIDS: GANDHIJI
Who was Mahatma Gandhi? When I asked this question to the students in our face to face live Gujarati class, here are the answers I got...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20192 min read
137 views
0 comments


KIDS: LEARNING WITH ACTIVITIES
Gujarati learning through fun activities Learn the names of fruits and vegetables in Gujarati In our live classes, students receive...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20191 min read
124 views
0 comments


GUJARATI NURSERY RHYMES
Isn’t it funny how many years later you can recall the simple nursery rhymes you learned as a child? This can be in any language. It...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20191 min read
775 views
0 comments


FIVE THINGS NOT TO DO AT A GUJARATI GATHERING
Imagine, you have been invited to a Gujarati uncle and aunt’s house for their kid’s birthday party or graduation party or even a Pooja...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20192 min read
319 views
0 comments


LET GO OF WHAT ISN’T SERVING YOU – RAAVAN DAHAN
Raavan dahan – letting go of what’s not serving you! (Burn that Raavan) Most Indians are aware of what is Garba? Of course the minute you...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 11, 20192 min read
24 views
0 comments


JOKES FOR KIDS
Ramooji Toochakaa – Jokes If you are Gujarati and you had a privilege of growing up in India then you have heard the “Haathi ane Kiddi”...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 11, 20191 min read
1,753 views
0 comments

GUJARATI KEHVAT (PROVERB): SUMP TYA JUMP
Sump tya jump — Strength in Unity Whenever we children fought, my dada – grandpa – would put his Gujarati Newspaper down and have us all...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 11, 20191 min read
638 views
0 comments


WHAT HAPPENS WHEN KIDS VISIT INDIA?
What happens when kids visit India? There is a saying in Gujarati that, “Jena ghar nu paani pive, tena jeva ja thayi javaay” which...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 11, 20191 min read
80 views
0 comments


7 THINGS YOU ARE BOUND TO HEAR FROM GUJJU GRANDPARENTS
7 Things you are bound to hear from Gujju grandparents Having grandparents is a blessing and especially if you are able to see them often...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 11, 20193 min read
258 views
0 comments
bottom of page