An Indian by Any Other Name…
Lesson one for my children began with a simple question…. What is an Indian? The answers, however, were anything but.
Will, my oldest son, is going to be 4 at the end of May.
I ask him what he thinks of when I ask what an Indian is. He obliges me and [...]
I feel like I am slapping a name tag onto my chest that says, “Hello, my name is Lynn” while I hunker down in my desk and hope no one calls on me until I get my footing. My teacher will come into the room and scribble “Mrs. India” onto the chalkboard and clear her [...]
My name is Ty. I was born in the U.S. and raised around America’s culture and way of life. I’m am a freshman in high school who plays music and loves baseball. During winter break, I snowboard, sled and get into the occasional snowball fight with my folks. I look and act like an average [...]
In the traditional way, we begin with Ganapati…
Gana means people and pati means leader. So, Ganapati means “leader of the people”; he is also referred to as Ganesh. It is no wonder that the physical form of Ganapati embodies most of the characteristics of a leader. Confused? I was too for most of my life until I [...]
