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Hello Summer, Bring on The Mangoes

Hello Summer, Bring on The Mangoes

Summer is finally here! While the temperature is close to diabolical and the humidity means Mumbai currently resembles a pressure cooker, I still love summer for one reason. Mangoes. It’s mango season and they are just spectacular. The sweet orange

Rakhee Ghelani April 21, 2014 Food, India, Mumbai, recipe, Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Dating the Indian Woman

Dating the Indian Woman

A few regular readers have asked me recently why I haven’t written much about dating or Indian men lately. Truth be told, there really isn’t much to tell. I haven’t dated for a long time, and am actually quite happy

Rakhee Ghelani April 10, 2014 Culture, India, Relationships, Uncategorized, Wedding, Women 12 Comments Read more

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, 2014 Culture, Gujarat, India, Muslim, Travel, Uncategorized 2 Comments 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, 2014 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, 2014 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, 2014 Hindu, India, Relationships, Uncategorized, Wedding 6 Comments Read more

The Big Fat Indian Wedding

The Big Fat Indian Wedding

It had to happen, I just can’t believe it took me so long. Before you get too excited, no I didn’t get married. This is so much better! I dressed up in sarees, wore plenty of bling and partied away

Rakhee Ghelani March 5, 2014 australia, expat, Family, Food, Wedding 6 Comments Read more

Remaining a Child in the Eyes of a Parent

I recently had a friend drop in to visit me at home whilst my father was visiting me from Australia.  My friend came in and I offered him a seat on the couch, my father was working at the dining

Rakhee Ghelani May 22, 2013 Culture, India 10 Comments Read more

India You Disgust Me!

Yes, I realise that title is harsh, but this week India really is just making me feel sick. Today I read this article about a woman who is 7 months pregnant, and when her in-laws “accidentally” found out she was carrying

Rakhee Ghelani April 26, 2013 Culture, India, Uncategorized, Violence, Women 38 Comments Read more

Into the Jungle: Satpura National Park

Into the Jungle: Satpura National Park

I must confess I hadn’t heard of Satpura National Park, I had heard of all the big parks in Madhya Pradesh like Bandhavgarh, Pench and Kanha, but not Satpura.  It is a relative new-comer on the MP wildlife scene and

Rakhee Ghelani April 23, 2013 Culture, India, Travel, Wildlife 4 Comments Read more
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