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“Downward Blog” by Bad Swami
It feels especially weird, as an Indian, to go to Yoga classes here in America. When my American yoga teachers take one look at my brown skin, they immediately assume that I know what I am doing. As the class begins, they’ll recite Sanskrit names of various yoga poses, and then glance over at me [...]
the colors of culture
Connecting Color and Culture
Color is naturally present in everything we experience: our environment, our clothes, our food are just a few examples. Colors effect our emotions, our reasoning, and even our appetite. The preferences we develop for colors are influenced by the physiological and psychological response we have to the stimulus. Western Psychologists have discovered [...]
spaghetti or saag- molding my daughter’s taste buds
Lela: “Mommy, what is this? I don’t like it.”
Me: “You haven’t even tried it yet.”
Lela stares at the plate of saag paneer, trying to come up with a better way to make me sway from my position. Here is what she came up with: “Yeah, but I don’t like it. I want spaghetti.” Compelling argument [...]
5 Indian inspired ideas for your Thanksgiving Holiday
My Thanksgiving memories are filled with gatherings of the Indian families I grew up with. Every year, my parents and their friends would put together a holiday feast that consisted of the good o’l American turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes lining one side of the table and lavish Indian fare on the other side. Nowadays, [...]
teryyo greeting cards: giving thanks
Our Favorite finds…
The Product: Hindi Greeting Cards, by teryyo
This year for Thanksgiving, I want to do something special to let friends and family know how thankful I am to have them in my life. So, I’ve decided to send out Thank you cards to all of them with a little note letting them know why [...]