Devaha Atithivatah: The Essence of Life and Living

I absolutely love the festive season, which starts with Varalakshmi Vrata and continues till Vishu (essentially, the end of July to mid-April, which is almost 10-odd months). The only couple of months where no one celebrates is the monsoon. But here, across different cultures, this silent period makes way to reflect, reminisce, and reload. While…

A Bond That Ties

 The one thing that I find most interesting across cultures is how we celebrate relationships. Back home in India, every celebration is linked to the solar or lunar calendar and usually follows traditional rituals and norms on how to observe them. And the holy month of Shravan brings with it the start of the Hindu festive season, starting…