Newsletter 8 (June Edition)

Theme: TRADITIONS & RITUALS

It’s summer time in India – a time when the country is in a season of marriages. Bridegroom’s can be seen everywhere, resembling prince of yesteryears, sweating profusely as much with heat as fear of falling off the horse they are required to ride to meet the bride. The bride herself is also sweating inside those heavy, expensively glittering saris with her head dropping low as much with the weight of jewellery as with the custom that requires her to look at nothing higher than the bridegroom’s feet.  Laughable in today’s times when increasingly couples are dating or even living together for months before marriage…Read more

              THEME RELATED

            ART & LITERATURE

WHY DO WE ?

By: Nidhee Datta

Why do we perform some of the common religious pratices in Hindu, Muslim and Christian religion…Read more

SHORT STORY

Shivani was one of the most popular Hindi story writer of  20^th century and pioneer of Indian women based fiction. “Lal Haveli”  is touching story read by Nidhee Datta…Listen

FAQ – ZULU WEDDINGS

10 Questions explaning everything you want to know about a Zulu Wedding…Read more

ONLY 4 DAYS

A Brahmin family is praying that their dying  child dies after 4 days. A moving poem written by Kakoli Ghosh…Listen    OR    Read

INDIAN CUSTOMS AND RITUALS

Snapshot of Indian customs & rituals

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POETRY

Listen to Ms. Sarita Mathur recite a poem she made especially for this edition..Listen

               HUMOUR CORNER

                   INSPIRATION

RAMAYAN SIMPLIFIED

This A funny poem in Hindi providing a fresh new perspective of the epic “ Ramayan”

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Nipun Mehta has never been employed , still gets called to give graduation speech that got the audience give a standing ovation …Read 

A reader has sent jokes about ever increasing petrol prices nowadays..Read
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Watch Nipun Mehta on Ted talk speaking  on Ted talk about creating an economy that is based on giving away, instead of maximising self interest…View

         HOME & HEALTH                                 MEDICAL FILES

DIETICIAN Ms ANURADHA OHRI

Ms Anuradha Ohri shows how to lose unwanted kilos in short time without miseries of usual diet program..Listen

ARTHIRITES – BASIC INFORMATION

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AUNTY RAO SPEAKS

Aunty Rao gives useful tips on how to remove difficult STAINS at home…Read more

ARTHRITIS – HOW AYURVEDA CAN HELP

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Mr Bansal explains in simple terms the basic of astrology for common man…Read more

HEALING POWER OF MUDRA

Mr S P Datta explains Mudra’s that can help ARTHRITIS …Read more