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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20192 min read
WILL YOU JUST LET IT GO AND BE SILLY?
Isn’t one of your ultimate desires, freedom? If yes, how are you going to get there? Will money, status, degrees, big houses, cars...
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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20192 min read
FEAR OF MISSING OUT – FOMO
We live in a world where you are constantly afraid that you need to be everywhere in every place, just so that you are not missing out on...
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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20192 min read
FAMILY AND HOLIDAYS
Holidays, festivals, vacations and getaways are all more meaningful when shared with family. Yes, there are those solitary animals...
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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20192 min read
CHHATHI NA LEKH — SIXTH DAY AFTER BIRTH
On the sixth day after the birth of a baby, this ritual known as Chhathi pooja is performed. As with other Gujarati traditions associated...
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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20192 min read
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...
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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20192 min read
RESOLUTIONS VS INTENTIONS
Is this a Western tradition to create new year’s resolutions? Not sure, but it’s great way to start fresh. Set goals and how you shall...
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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20192 min read
KIDS GUJARATI NEWS
In many ways, kids post or the kids section of Gujarati news is so appealing to me as this skips all the sad, negative news of what is...
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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20192 min read
VADODARA (BARODA) AND KAMAATI BAAG!
Before the days of TV and digital explosion of news and media children roamed free in parks and nature everywhere. Parks and museums were...
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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20191 min read
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....
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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20192 min read
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...
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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20191 min read
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...
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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20192 min read
GUJARATI PROVERB – EARLY TO RISE
Kehvat – Early to rise… “Raate vahela je suve, vehalaa oothe veer,
Bal, budhdhi ne dhan vadhe, sukhamaan rahe shareer…” The literal...
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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20192 min read
TOO MUCH SUGAR TODAY? TAKE KADVAAT
Maha Sudarshan choorna or Sudharshan ghanvati It’s the official name for this Ayurvedic powder which is also now available in small...
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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 12, 20192 min read
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...
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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 11, 20192 min read
10 THINGS YOU FIND IN A GUJARATI AUNTY’S PURSE
We as women carry many necessities in our bags. However there are typical things you are bound to find in a Gujarati Aunty’s purse....
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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 11, 20192 min read
FIVE REASONS WHY GUJARATIS BOW AND TOUCH SOMEONE’S FEET
You know how when you show up at Gujarati gatherings and there are introductions and greetings, there is always that one person or more...
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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 11, 20191 min read
THINGS YOU WILL NOT FIND IN A GUJARATI MASI’S BAG
There are unique things that desi aunty’s carry in their bags; but there are also things you will not find in a Gujarati Masi’s bag. Many...
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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 11, 20193 min read
RAISING KIND-HEARTED KIDS IN A DISCONNECTED WORLD
Raising kind hearted kids in a cold, disconnected and impersonal world…. We live in times where everybody is so engrossed in their own...
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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 11, 20193 min read
CALMER MORNINGS – THE GUJARATI WAY
Gujarati Parenting: in alignment with our roots Want a calmer morning? There are no right or wrong ways of parenting. No matter what part...
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Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 11, 20191 min read
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...
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