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GUJARATI WORDS, WHICH ONE ARE RIGHT? Differences of Gujarati Dialects
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...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20191 min read
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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...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20192 min read
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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...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20191 min read
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CHRISTMAS IN INDIA
When one thinks of India, colors, vedas, mythology, spirituality and culture come to mind. India is the largest non-secular country....
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20192 min read
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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...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20191 min read
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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...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20192 min read
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PRONOUNCIATION — UCHHAAR
Why is it important to say things right in any language? Uchhaar – pronounciation. Particularly in Gujarati, a difference of just one...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20191 min read
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BAABRI – THE FIRST HAIRCUT
There are many traditions and rituals that are unique to a Gujarati family. It begins with birth. There are many performed upon arrival...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20192 min read
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MY TOP 5 LIST FOR GUJARATI NEWS
When we heard my dad laughing out loud by himself, it wasn’t that he had lost his mind. He was reading his daily Gujarati “Chhapu”...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20192 min read
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GUJARATI LANGUAGE: 5 DIFFERENT ACCENTS IN GUJARAT
Out of the 65.5 million speakers of the Gujarati language in the world, the majority live in the western state of India, Gujarat. As with...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20191 min read
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WHAT IS YOUR BHAVISHYA IN THE GUJARATI NEWS?
How many of you out there check your daily horoscope and where? The Gujarati news? There are many who want to know what their future has...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20191 min read
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WHAT GOOD IS GUJARATI NEWS WITHOUT A MENTION OF CRICKET?
The game of Cricket was brought to India by the Britishers, however a similar game of Gili Dandaa had been played in India for centuries...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20192 min read
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STORY TIME… VAARTA RE VAARTA
Learn to speak Gujarati The kids section of many Gujarati newspapers have stories filled with imagination, moral values, stories your...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20191 min read
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Learning and Mastering Gujarati Using Tongue Twisters: Part 2
This post is part of our Gujarati News for kids series. One of the easiest and fun ways to learn the sounds of alphabet letters is...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20191 min read
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ANDHSHRADHAA: GUJARATI SUPERSTITIONS
Superstitions are in every culture and language. They are especially prevalent in Gujarati culture and Gujarati language. Some save their...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20192 min read
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CONVERSATIONAL GUJARATI
There are 3 reasons why conversational Gujarati is important. Gujarati is the 26th most spoken language in the world. You are one of the...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20192 min read
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WHAT GUJARATI GRANDPARENTS SAY…
Gujarati news time! Grandparents in Gujarati is not simply grandpa and grandma. Your father’s dad is Dada and your father’s mother is Ba....
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20191 min read
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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
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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
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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
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