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Exploring Gujarat : Champaner

Exploring Gujarat : Champaner

I’ve been to Baroda (or Vadodara) more times then I can remember as it is where some of my family lives, but I’m embarassed to say I’ve never visited the nearby UNESCO World Heritage Site of Champaner until now.  I

Rakhee Ghelani March 13, 2014July 5, 2015 Culture, Gujarat, India, Muslim, Travel, Uncategorized 2 Comments Read more

Foodie Post: A Gujarati Barbeque – Matla Undhiyu

Foodie Post: A Gujarati Barbeque – Matla Undhiyu

It has been a while since I wrote about some of the wonderful food I have been eating, and what better way than to rave about one from home – Matla Undhiyu.  I tried this when I was visiting my

Rakhee Ghelani February 26, 2013July 5, 2015 Food, Gujarat, India, Travel, Uncategorized 3 Comments Read more

Cultural Misfits: Where do I fit in?

I am learning Hindi and have found the experience particularly challenging given the rather diverse cultural history I come from ( something I have discussed a bit previously here). My grandparents were born in India, my parents in East Africa

Rakhee Ghelani January 18, 2012July 6, 2015 Culture, expat, Gujarat, hindi, India, Travel, Uncategorized 16 Comments Read more

Orchha: Celebrating Dussehra Madhya Praddesh Style

Navratri is a Hindu festival that means 9 nights and is a celebration of the Goddess Durga as Autumn begins (at least in very simplistic terms). For me growing up in Australia, Navratri was the time of year we gathered

Rakhee Ghelani October 21, 2011July 6, 2015 Divinity, expat, Gujarat, Hindu, India, Travel, Uncategorized, worship 4 Comments Read more

Foodie Post: Bhel

Bhel is one of those dishes that my mother makes very rarely, usually when we have some family around for a casual Sunday lunch. My cousin here in Delhi refers to it as “junk food”. I will just refer to

Rakhee Ghelani September 8, 2011July 6, 2015 Food, Gujarat, India, Travel, Uncategorized 5 Comments Read more

Raksha Bandhan… My Day

This weekend was Raksha Bandhan. It is a festival where a sister ties a Rakhi (which is like a wristband made from coloured thread and beads), around her brother’s wrist.  This is to wish him prosperity. In return, her brother

Rakhee Ghelani August 15, 2011July 6, 2015 australia, Divinity, expat, Gujarat, hindi, India, Women, worship 4 Comments Read more

Foodie Post: The Art of Paan

I must confess I am a foodie. I love food, I enjoy trying all sorts of delicacies and am that annoying person who takes photos of the food they are about to eat. So it will come as no surprise

Rakhee Ghelani August 11, 2011July 6, 2015 australia, Food, Gujarat, hindi, India, Uncategorized 6 Comments Read more

Are women really impure in the eyes of god?

In my last post (here) I talked about how the temple is the centre of the community in India.  However I have now found myself banned from entering.  Yes, banned from the temple….. what terrible faux pas did I make

Rakhee Ghelani August 8, 2011July 6, 2015 Divinity, expat, Gujarat, hindi, India, Judaism, Uncategorized, Women, worship 10 Comments Read more

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