Sonal Kulshrestha Holi- A Festival Of Pranks Too….
Here in America, the desi community ends up celebrating Holi practically like a season, over 2-3 weeks- as there are the large scale community level celebrations organized by the temples…
Diwali- A Festival Of Light
Here in America, we often get requests from our kids’ elementary school teachers to do a presentation on Diwali for the kids in their class. And our elementary-school-going kids love…
Karva Chauth
A Hindu Festival for the Beloved HAPPY KARVA CHAUTH to all the wonderful women all over the world celebrating this very glamorous festival as you pray for your husband’s long…
Ganesh Chaturthi
Why Is Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrated? Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated by Hindus from Maharashtra state of India and some other parts of South of India to honor Lord Ganesh, the Hindu…
Rakshabandhan – A Brother-Sister Festival
Also called Rakhi, Raksha Bandhan is one of the two Hindu festivals that celebrates the brother-sister ties. The tie of sibling love is recapitulated with the tying of Rakhi, a…
The Midday Grocery Store
GUEST AUTHOR: Raashi Kulshrestha Literary Nonfiction (“It is a nice take on being a ‘new comer’ to ‘adulthood’ at the young age of 18”, as one critic put it. The…
The Driver and the Road Trip (In India)
In India, the upper middle class and up get to experience the luxury of being driven around by a chaeuffer. Most people who prefer not to drive themselves have a…
Kids In India
Rishabh is 12 and his little cousin sister, Naina, is 6. From the moment I met them at their apartment next door to my parents, I sensed an instant affection…