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The Sad Tale Of How He Gave Up Drinking.
Ravi was an alcoholic. A terrible one at that. He was always in an inebriated state, which saddened his wife Pooja very much. Pooja ran from addiction cure centers to psychiatric clinics to God men. But no one could stop … Continue reading
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Goa Room Fiasco
Have you ever tried to be suave and sophisticated and failed at it? When my husband and I went on a trip to Goa we had our one-year-old daughter with us. The resort where we were to stay was one … Continue reading
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Tagged holiday, humor, Indian, resort, room service, sophisticated, suave
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Snowed In With Only Zee TV
Do you know what Diaspora means? Diaspora means movement of a population from their home country to foreign shores. Our large Indian population settled in the US is a good example. Diaspora communities always maintain strong ties with their homeland and … Continue reading
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Tagged diaspora, Indian, Snow, television, Women
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What Is In A Name?
This young girl did not know whose name she was shouting out aloud in the street. My mother was very young when she got engaged to my father, barely sixteen years old. At that time they were living in a … Continue reading
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Tagged bride, husband's name, Indian, shy, wedding
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Poetic Justice.
This fiancé’s poems were highly expressive. How did he come up with such a composition week after week? My parents fixed my wedding to a handsome young man. As was the custom in those days, we could not meet till after the … Continue reading
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Tagged bride, engagement, groom, how to write poems, Indian, letters, love, poems, wedding
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Cooking Disasters
What happens when a young bride tries to cook for the first time, alone all by herself? Naturally a cooking disaster! For the first 20 years of my life, I made no attempt to learn cooking, brushing aside my mother’s … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, disasters. rice, India, Indian, kitchen
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Newly Married Indian – Bride’s House
A delightful story of a shy bridegroom who is ragged by his sisters-in-law. In India, that is how a groom is welcomed into the family! My mother’s cousins and sisters were a boisterous lot. When my mother and father got … Continue reading
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Tagged bride, family, groom, humor, India, Indian, wedding
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