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GHAR VAIDU… HOME REMEDIES
You fall down and scrap your knees… Mom says put some Hadadar (turmeric) on it. You have a cold… Mom says drink some aadu (ginger),...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 14, 20191 min read
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GIVE BACK – SHARE WHAT YOU ARE BLESSED WITH…
We live in a world of inequality and that is the reality. Some of us are blessed to have it all while others struggle to even find food...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 14, 20192 min read
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DETACHED COMPASSION
Five ways I have learned detached compassion this past year: Oh boy! as a parent this is a tough one for many of us to grasp. There are...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 14, 20192 min read
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GARBA- WHY DO YOU DANCE?
Not sure how the word dance was originated but I think it has to be from the core of someone’s being. When they felt overjoyed or super...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 14, 20192 min read
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BE HERE, BE YOU!
I was driving yesterday and listening to the “Magic Lessons” podcast by Elizabeth Gilbert ( Author of Eat, Pray, Love) and she said...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 14, 20192 min read
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KARVA CHAUTH
Karva Chauth (Hindi: करवा चौथ) is a one-day festival celebrated by Hindu women in North India in which married women fast from sunrise to...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20191 min read
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DIWALI
“Aaj Diwali kaal Diwali Gaam naa chhokraa khaay shuvaadi Khaay ne chhokraa raaji thaay Junu varash vidaay thaay…” “Today is Diwali,...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20191 min read
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DIWALI: DAY 1 – DHAN TERAS
First day of Diwali is known as Dhan Teras: This is the day of worshipping the goddess of wealth- Laxmi. The rituals and traditions are...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20191 min read
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DIWALI: DAY 2 – KAALI CHAUDASH
Second day of Diwali is Kaali chaudash: This is the day of worshipping goddess Kali who is the goddess of courage, remover of all...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20191 min read
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DIWALI: DAY 3
Third day is the actual day of Diwali: this is the last day of the year. After the darkness gets removed the day before on kaali...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20191 min read
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