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At Home With Dharma
Everyday things children see around the house.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 16
Greetings, Respect & Family
Namaste, touching feet, Kaki, Masi, Foi and Mami.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 13
Going to the Mandir
Shoes off, the bell, darshan, prasad, aarti.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 19
Series · 16
What We Wear
Tilak, bindi, sari, kurta, rakhi, mehndi.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 13
Why We Eat This
Prasad, fasting, modak, kheer, thepla for every journey.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 18
My Indian Name & My Identity
What my name means, two languages, two homes.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 21
Our Family
My very big Indian family.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 14
Why We Celebrate
Why our family actually does all these things.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 35
Weddings & Big Ceremonies
My first Indian wedding.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 19
When a Baby Arrives
Namkaran, annaprashan, mundan.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 12
Prayer, Mantras & Practices
The mala, Om, bhajan, seva.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 16
Big Ideas for Little Minds
Dharma, karma, ahimsa, seva, shanti.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 20
Nature Is Sacred
The cow, the Ganga, the peepal, and every deity's animal friend.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 19
Growing Up Indian Abroad
British AND Indian. Christmas AND Diwali.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 22
Ask Dadi
Aarav watches Dadi light the diya. One day he asks.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 10
Ask Dada
Wisdom, history and the big questions.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 10
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A prayer to the light.
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Service, done quietly.
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I see the light in you.
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Atman.
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Many names for one light.
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Both answers, handled carefully.
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Good company.
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Good that adds up.
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The big one, for the older ones.
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Gau mata.
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A river that came from the sky.
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The plant with its own lamp.
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The tree the Buddha sat under.
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A tree that is a forest.
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Mooshika.
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Seeing in the dark.
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Milk from water.
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Pride, tamed.
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The first rain.
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Reading this collection together
- Start with one episode
- Choose the question the child actually asked, then look for a published entry. Keep the conversation short enough for another question to fit.
- What to notice
- Say ‘in our family’ when sharing your own practice. A familiar custom should not become a claim about what every Indian family does.
- A question to share
- How does someone else in the family remember this? Let two memories sit together without choosing a winner.