Tag Archives: Travel

Remembering Dhari Devi- Around Mother’s Day 2025

   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

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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Sagar is 25: Positive Thinking to Positive Experiences

On his 25th birthday, we went from Mississauga to New York and stayed with him. Due to holiday scheduling we went separately, the advantage being that we were with him for almost a month. On the morning of February 4-Sunday, … Continue reading

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