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DIWALI: DAY 4 – BESTOO VARASH
Fourth day is the New Year known as Bestoo varash (beginning of the year): On the first day of he new year people celebrate by bowing to...

Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20191 min read
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DIWALI: DAY 5 – BHAI BEEJ / BHAIYA DOOJ
Fifth day of Diwali is Bhai beej or Bhaiya dooj: This is another celebration to acknowledge and honors the relationship between a brother...

Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20191 min read
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LEARN NEW THINGS BUT DON’T FORGET THE VALUE OF WHAT YOU KNOW!
There is a parable of a villager who goes to the city and learns english. Now he thinks he is superior and uses only english to describe...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20191 min read
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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...
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Apr 13, 20192 min read
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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...
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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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...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20192 min read
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LUNGI: WHAT IS A LUNGI?
IS IT A WRAP AROUND SKIRT? IS THAT PAJAMAS? IS IT A SARI FOR MEN? Loongi is a long cotton cloth worn by men in India, especially in...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20192 min read
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SINGDANA NI CHIKI – PEANUT BRITTLES
Singdana ni Chiki – Peanut brittles Need: 1. Medium frying pan 2. 1 cup shelled peanuts 3. 1/2 cup jaggery ( gaud)or little over 1/4 cup...
Vaishali A. Patel
Apr 13, 20191 min read
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