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Poila Baisakh 2010 or Shubho Nobo Borsho
Written on 12 Apr, 2010 at 22:07 in Adapting Traditions | viewed 648 times | 8 Comments
Poila Baisakh or Nobo Borsho is the Bengali new year. In 2010 the date for Poila Baisakh or Nobo Borsho is April 15.Poila Baisakh is the first day of the month of Baisakh, which is the first month of the... (Continue reading)
Vishu Celebrations in US
Written on 10 Apr, 2010 at 18:56 in Adapting Traditions | viewed 187 times | 5 Comments
Vishu is a mallu festival.Its usually celebrated on April 14th. Its is the New year for Kerala. The most important custom of the day is ‘Vishu kani’. On vishu, the first thing you should see should be the sight of... (Continue reading)
Activate thy Verbs!
Written on 3 Jan, 2010 at 18:00 in Adapting Traditions, Living in a new culture, North America | viewed 203 times | 10 Comments
Happy 2010 to all! This is my 13th year in America, and I recall fondly that when I first moved here, I arrived with a formidable fluency in the Queen’s English peppered with occasional indulgences in the flavors of Ind-lish. Although I didn’t end... (Continue reading)
Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving Recipes
Written on 24 Nov, 2009 at 11:58 in Adapting Traditions, Events and Festivals, Recipes | viewed 37 times | 1 Comment
Thanksgiving day is commonly known as a fall harvest festival and a time to give thanks for the harvest and to offer prayer for God’s continuous grace. It has become one of the biggest holidays, celebrated on the second Monday... (Continue reading)
A healthy halloween?
Written on 27 Oct, 2009 at 21:13 in Adapting Traditions | viewed 79 times | 4 Comments
Is that an oxymoron? A HEALTHY HALLOWEEN? Well, over the years we have seen some creative things friends and neighbors have done. Do add your ideas so that we can all maybe take some steps to a healthy halloween! So... (Continue reading)
Halloween Costumes you can wear to work
Written on 27 Oct, 2009 at 20:26 in Adapting Traditions | viewed 33 times | 0 Comments
Have you ever been called to a halloween party with people you work with? There are many bold people out there who dont mind letting their hair down and dressing up a bit crazily in front of office folks, but... (Continue reading)
Celebrating Diwali in Schools and Preschools
Written on 12 Oct, 2009 at 21:00 in Adapting Traditions, Events and Festivals | viewed 313 times | 3 Comments
Is your school or preschool celebrating diwali? Or maybe you want to take a touch of celebration to your child’s school. Here are some ideas: Diwali Activities for preschools and schools Diya Decoration: Bring in plain and unpainted teracotta diyas from the... (Continue reading)
8 ways to celebrate Diwali in the Office
Written on 11 Oct, 2009 at 10:56 in Adapting Traditions, Events and Festivals | viewed 99 times | 0 Comments
Hello everyone. Diwali is round the corner and we are all about taking celebrations to work. Making life at work multi cultural makes work that much more interesting. Maybe you have been too busy to celebrate Diwali at work, or maybe... (Continue reading)
Celebrating Diwali at work
Hi everyone. Diwali is next week! Do you think Diwali celebration is becoming more mainstream here? Do you celebrate Diwali at home and in your community only or do you take your traditions to office and school? When I was working I never... (Continue reading)
Birthday Party, Bollywood Style
Written on 6 Jun, 2009 at 13:50 in Adapting Traditions | viewed 126 times | 1 Comment
My friend has some of the most creative party ideas I have seen ( I was going to use ‘funnest’ even though I dont have a tween but my collapsing command over Queens English is another story). Last year she... (Continue reading)
The Big Debate – Cosleeping
Written on 31 Mar, 2009 at 21:03 in Adapting Traditions, Uncategorized | viewed 58 times | 6 Comments
I am debating whether to cosleep with the little one. In Calcutta, India, where I grew up, cosleeping is the norm. I remember sleeping in my parents bed for a long time. Sometime around I guess 8 or 9 I started asking for... (Continue reading)
Jesus Never Fails
Written on 2 Mar, 2009 at 20:24 in Adapting Traditions, Living in a new culture, Uncategorized | viewed 88 times | 9 Comments
Long international flights, like the ones I just did from Seattle to London and back, are great times to nap, watch movies, read a book … and well, for me, often ponder important thoughts. This time, besides making considerable headway... (Continue reading)
Recipes … with love
Written on 16 Feb, 2009 at 2:12 in Adapting Traditions, Just for fun, Living in a new culture, North America, Recipes, Uncategorized | viewed 128 times | 7 Comments
Although I absolutely love cooking – I think of it as an art form, therapy, and a medium of sharing pure love – I rarely write down recipes. I neither record my own recipes, which I have been creating since I started cooking as early as... (Continue reading)
A little bit of Shah Rukh Khan in suburbia
Written on 14 Sep, 2008 at 14:16 in Adapting Traditions, Good Resources, Life as a mom, Living in a new culture, Uncategorized | viewed 84 times | 10 Comments
The babe and I go to music class. Its usually a fun affair with kids dancing and singing around to a ‘collection’ of songs, available to the parents on a CD. The kids get to use music instruments and other... (Continue reading)
The question of color
Written on 11 Sep, 2008 at 18:28 in Adapting Traditions, Life as a mom | viewed 57 times | 8 Comments
‘Look Mommy’ said the babe, swinging away on the park swing, ‘One black boy and one white boy swinging together’ His neighbor was a whitish blonde toddler, probably of Russian descent. The white boy. I was immediately conscious. I slowed down the... (Continue reading)
The Big Debate – Promiscuous
Written on 4 Sep, 2008 at 12:41 in Adapting Traditions, Culture Shock, Life as a mom, Uncategorized | viewed 72 times | 3 Comments
That Sarah Palin’s teenage daughter is pregnant got to me. Not because I think its relevant to the election – I dont. But it is in some ways relevant to my life as all the media scrutiny around it will... (Continue reading)
The Immigrant Diaries – Edition 7 – Venturing out
Written on 1 Sep, 2008 at 13:19 in Adapting Traditions, Events and Festivals, H-4 Life, Uncategorized | viewed 358 times | 12 Comments
Here is the next edition of the ‘Immigrant Diaries’ – a serialised story of the adventures and adjustments of life on an H4 visa or that of a new immigrant in the US. It started with Ruchi’s semi-blind love marriage to... (Continue reading)
Mom Lessons – Make it multicultural – Dress Up
Written on 20 Aug, 2008 at 19:24 in Adapting Traditions, Good Resources, Life as a mom, Moms Eye View, SAHMs Club | viewed 533 times | 4 Comments
Hola! I usually write about mom lessons – lessons stay at home or working moms can do with their kids. My neighbors gave me a great idea for a post – this one is about multicultural dresses for kids. Have... (Continue reading)
The Big Debate – Religiously trying
Written on 13 Aug, 2008 at 20:24 in Adapting Traditions, Asia, North America | viewed 64 times | 6 Comments
And I thought being multicultural will make me more open minded. Back in India, I did not consider myself a very religious person. Sure I would celebrate any festival we would get a holiday on, which pretty much included HIndu festivals... (Continue reading)
Mom Lessons – Make it multicultural – The Olympics
Written on 11 Aug, 2008 at 20:54 in Adapting Traditions, Life as a mom, SAHMs Club | viewed 43 times | 4 Comments
Are you watching the Olympics with your kids? I write about Mom Lessons, lessons stay at home moms or moms in general can do with their kids beyond what they do in preschool or school or daycare. And I thought what... (Continue reading)
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