Karva Chauth
Sonal KulshresthaA 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 author,…
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…
Ode to Sari
The word ‘Sari’ is the first thing that comes to mind when we talk about Indian clothes. The world knows that. We have seen numerous Americans and celebrities from across…
Book Review: Brotherhood
'Brotherhood', published in 2013, is a book by the Chopra brothers, Deepak and Sanjiv, about their journey through life, about 'Dharma, Destiny and the American Dream', revealing 'their personal struggles…
Book Review – Serving Crazy with Curry
A book by Amulya Malladi A friend loaned me the book and I couldn't keep it down. It's one of those book that you just have to complete within a…