लहानपणी एकादशी म्हंटली की साबुदाण्याची खिचडी, पेज किंवा वरीचा भात आणि शेंगदाण्याची चटणी एवढेच माहित होते. एकादशीचे उपवास आजी करायची त्यामुळे या पदार्थावर ताव मारण्यासाठी मी नेहमी हजर असायचो. आषाढी एकादशीच्या दिवशी आमची शाळा लवकर सुटली आणि मी आजीच्या घरी गेलो. घरात सुंदर भाजलेल्या शेंगदाण्याचा सुगंध येत होता मला कळून चुकले की आज उपवासाचे काही तरी… Continue reading गोष्ट एकादशीची
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Jawal Ceremony aka First Haircut
Out of the 16 sankars i.e. sacraments of life mentioned in the Hindu religion one sankar is the Jawal ceremony or Mundan or the first haircut of the baby.Once the fontanelle or the soft spot on the brains starts to close this ceremony can be done, which is usually anywhere between 9-18 months. So after… Continue reading Jawal Ceremony aka First Haircut
Celebrating Baby’s First MakarSankranti
The 'First'..'s are always special and when they are your kids 'firsts', oh! man the feeling is out of this world.Be it their first smile, first weaning food, first attempt to crawl or first time your cleaned that poppy diaper, every first makes you a proud parent. Of Course I am still new to parenthood but… Continue reading Celebrating Baby’s First MakarSankranti
Makar Sankranti
तीळगुळ घ्या, गोड गोड बोलाThe above script means, "Have sweet sesame seeds and jaggery laddoos and say sweet things in life". A much needed virtue in today's sarcastic and doleful un-human world where we do not miss out a chance to criticize someone or something. We must end our fights, our grievances and start all… Continue reading Makar Sankranti