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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

Myanmar Travel : What the Guidebook’s Don’t Tell You

Myanmar Travel : What the Guidebook’s Don’t Tell You

Before travelling to Burma, I dutifully read through my guidebook to ensure I was prepared and listened to my travel agent (I rarely use an agent to book my travel, but I was working so much before I left I

Rakhee Ghelani January 28, 2014 Burma, Myanmar, Travel, Uncategorized 6 Comments Read more

Would You Marry Your Rapist?

One of the most disturbing things I have read lately in the Indian papers is about this concept of marrying a survivor of sexual assault to her perpetrator. Yes you read that correctly, a man forces himself on a women

Rakhee Ghelani August 29, 2013 India, Violence, Women 5 Comments Read more

The Worst Place in the World: Egypt

The Worst Place in the World: Egypt

So last week I took myself on a fantastic trip down memory lane back to my favourite travel destination on earth, but next on the list just happens to be the only place in the world I have vowed never

Rakhee Ghelani July 30, 2013 Culture, Egypt, Muslim, Travel, Violence, Women 36 Comments Read more

Superpower for Some: Infant Mortality and Maternal Health

Superpower for Some: Infant Mortality and Maternal Health

India doesn’t seem to be a lucky country if you are a newborn child or woman who has survived into adulthood.  I have written before about the treatment of women in India here and here  and it is not an issue

Rakhee Ghelani May 10, 2013 Culture, Education, Health, India, Medicine, Poverty 9 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

The Magic of Rural Rajasthan: Homestay Experience

The Magic of Rural Rajasthan: Homestay Experience

When I was invited to visit a homestay in rural Rajasthan I just could not say yes quick enough.  It had been almost a year since I was last in Rajasthan and since my visit to Kutch, I had found

Rakhee Ghelani March 19, 2013 Art, Culture, Divinity, India, Poverty, Travel, Uncategorized, Women 4 Comments Read more

Mumbai Film Festival

I love a good film festival.  In Melbourne I would always go to the International Film Festival that came to town each year. For someone who is not so creative, I seem to have a lot of friends who are

Rakhee Ghelani October 29, 2012 Art, australia, hindi, India, Uncategorized, Women 4 Comments Read more

Sometimes A Girl Just Need Some Girlfriends

Last week I made 5 new friends. I can’t remember the last time I made that many new friends in a week.  As I have got older, meeting new people that I click with has become harder, and to be

Rakhee Ghelani October 8, 2012 expat, India, Relationships, Women 19 Comments Read more

Trekking in the Sham Valley: Ladakh

I was only able to take a short trip to Ladakh, but I really wanted to fit in a trek of some description.  Luckily I managed to find a 5 day trek that would let me explore some villages without

Rakhee Ghelani August 30, 2012 Buddhist, Divinity, India, Travel, Uncategorized, worship 3 Comments Read more
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