Category Archives: Everyday History

Remembering Dhari Devi- Around Mother’s Day 2025

Posted on May 11, 2025 by prashant bhatt

   This Mother’s Day, I used the tools of indexing and Episodic memory to go back to the Shimla of 1940s, Benares of 1950s, Pune of 1970s, while also talking about museum diaries and joint prayers at Dhari Devi Temple … Continue reading →

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Diwali Traditions: A Personal Journey from India to Ontario

Posted on November 2, 2024 by prashant bhatt

Diwali in Ontario, Canada for a person who spent his formative early adulthood in India comes with many memories, mixed emotions. First Diwali in Candlestick circle-2016   Remembering the first Diwali celebration we had at Candlestick, October 2016. A family … Continue reading →

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Father’s day-2024: The Home Library Journeys

Posted on June 16, 2024 by prashant bhatt

From the earliest times to our own, in cave, village, or consulting room, certain individuals- healers- have stood out for being able to ease the suffering of the mourning, melancholic, or mad Jamison, 2023, Fires in the Dark, Healing the … Continue reading →

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