Archive for November, 2021
Popular Podcasts about India Posted by Nicole Herbert Dean on Nov 29, 2021
More and more Indians are tuning into podcasts and more and more Indians are creating बनाना wonderful content विषय on podcasts in India. Topics range from romance प्रेम लीला, to Bollywood, current events वर्तमान घटनाएं, and stories of real people from India. Current Events and Culture The first podcast I chose चुना to listen to…
The Chambers of Resilience Posted by Nicole Herbert Dean on Nov 26, 2021
The people of Mumbai are tough कठोर as all major city residents are. However, there is a difference अंतर to the persona of the Mumbaikar. They come from all over India with dreams सपना to make it in this big city. They have to fight caste prejudices पक्षपात, language barriers and cultural hurdles बाधा to…
How do Desi’s Celebrate Thanksgiving. Posted by Nicole Herbert Dean on Nov 22, 2021
We are counting down the days to Thanksgiving – an annual वार्षिक American holiday every November. Americans give thanks on this day for many reasons कारणों. But the primary reason is to celebrate the commonly taught history कारणों of the first shared harvest between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans. So what does Thanksgiving mean…
The Five Days of Diwali Posted by Nicole Herbert Dean on Nov 18, 2021
Meaning of Diwali Diwali means a row of lights. The lights दीपक in question are not necessarily modern lights but more the little clay oil lamps तेल का दिया one sees in Indian homes. Lights are an essential part of the decorations सजावट of Diwali as the light is meant to ward off evil. People…
How America Celebrated Diwali 2021 Posted by Nicole Herbert Dean on Nov 10, 2021
Last week, Hindus in America celebrated Diwali, the Hindu festival त्यौहार of lights. At one time this would have seemed far-fetched. But, this year I was surprised विस्मित to read a Target ad on Diwali! Then, as the week went by I saw more and more news समाचार about the festival on television. I also…
10 Podcasts to Learn Hindi Posted by Nicole Herbert Dean on Nov 8, 2021
Introduction There are numerous बहुत ways to learn Hindi today – apps, CD’s if you are still into retro, movies चलचित्र and songs. Watching the news समाचार and Netflix shows is another way. But podcasts are the ‘it’ thing now! The proliferation प्रसार of podcasts is indicative of its popularity. Benefits Listening to a podcast…