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Is it too late to save Majuli Island?

Majuli Island India

Majuli Island, in the remote North East Indian state of Assam, is the largest river island in the world. It is rapidly being lost to the savage effects of climate change. Surrounded by the mighty Brahmaputra River, scientists predict that

Rakhee Ghelani December 12, 2016December 11, 2016 Culture, Divinity, environment, Hindu, India No Comments Read more

Discovering New Places To Visit in Bombay: Mazagaon and Khotachiwadi

Discovering New Places To Visit in Bombay: Mazagaon and Khotachiwadi

I seem to spend so much of my time these days either at home working or going to the same places to meet friends, that I’d almost forgotten about the joy of discovering new places to visit in Mumbai. So

Rakhee Ghelani January 13, 2015June 22, 2015 Christianity, Hindu, India, Mumbai, Muslim, Travel 5 Comments Read more

Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai: The Lalbagh Walk

Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai: The Lalbagh Walk

Ganpati or Ganesh Chaturthi would have to be one of the biggest festivals in Mumbai. The festival is in honour of Lord Ganesha, who is the remover of obstacles. A Ganesh statue is traditionally installed in the home, or in

Rakhee Ghelani August 27, 2014June 28, 2015 Culture, Divinity, Hindu, India, Mumbai, Uncategorized, worship 1 Comment Read more

The Big Fat Indian Wedding : Shaadi Time

The Big Fat Indian Wedding : Shaadi Time

This is the fourth and final part of The Big Fat Wedding, you can find the rest here: Introduction Pre-Wedding Rituals The Engagement It was a rather rude alarm that woke me up early in the morning to have my

Rakhee Ghelani March 7, 2014July 5, 2015 australia, Culture, Food, Hindu, India, Relationships, Uncategorized, Wedding 6 Comments Read more

The Big Fat Indian Wedding : The Engagement

The Big Fat Indian Wedding : The Engagement

This is the third part of The Big Fat Wedding, you can find the rest here: Introduction Pre-Wedding Rituals Shaadi Time Bright and early on a Tuesday morning the Engagement ceremonies began. The timing of these are generally dictated by

Rakhee Ghelani March 7, 2014July 5, 2015 australia, Culture, Hindu, India, Uncategorized, Wedding, worship 4 Comments Read more

Big Fat Indian Wedding : Pre-Wedding Rituals

Big Fat Indian Wedding : Pre-Wedding Rituals

This is the second part of The Big Fat Wedding, you can find the rest here: Introduction The Engagement Shaadi Time Like every wedding there are pre-wedding rituals that must be adhered to before the real business of joining two

Rakhee Ghelani March 7, 2014July 5, 2015 Hindu, India, Relationships, Uncategorized, Wedding 6 Comments Read more

Mumbai: Elephanta Island

Forbes Travel Guide

Whilst I had been to Mumbai 5 times previously, I had never made it to Elephanta Island, but now I have seen them twice in less than a year.  Located off the coast of South Mumbai, this island is famous

Rakhee Ghelani April 2, 2013July 5, 2015 Buddhist, Divinity, Hindu, India, Travel, Uncategorized 4 Comments Read more

Hidden Treasures in Gujarat: Modhera and Patan

Hidden Treasures in Gujarat: Modhera and Patan

I recently visited Gujarat, on a trip that was to see family and explore Kutch.  However on the way, I was fortunate enough to come across a couple of stunning structures that I had no idea existed in my home

Rakhee Ghelani December 24, 2012July 5, 2015 Art, Hindu, India, Travel 5 Comments Read more

Diwali in Mumbai

Diwali in Mumbai

For my second Diwali in India, I thought I would be alone.  My only family here in India lives in Gujarat, and my parents weren’t arriving until just after Diwali.  As good luck would have it, I received an email

Rakhee Ghelani December 5, 2012July 5, 2015 Culture, Divinity, Hindu, India, worship 2 Comments Read more

Navratri in Mumbai

Navratri in Mumbai

Navratri is a festival that is celebrated around October every year (its actual dates are lunar).  In line with its meaning the festival goes for “nine nights”.  I must confess, I don’t know much about the technicalities of why Navratri

Rakhee Ghelani October 25, 2012July 5, 2015 Culture, Hindu, India 7 Comments Read more
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