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		<title>Mom and me</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 04:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lovely, heart warming tribute by Priya Narendra to her mom. I have known Priya since we were in our teen years. She is a mom of three with an incredible sense of humor as well as a full time working professional living in Delhi, India. She&#8217;s also  an author, an active blogger and is married to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On being a mother and my mother&#8217;s daughter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 04:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From me to my kids:  a big thank you for bringing enduring love into our lives; for gathering the family closer: cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents; for filling our days, weeks and years with fun and happiness and giving us lovely, lovely memories to cherish.  (It’s a miracle how we, parents, forget the mountains of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) 2012!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry we&#8217;re a bit late to write a little about Baisaki, or Vaisakhi 2012. This is really hot on the tails of Easter, i.e. a celebration of Spring. New beginnings, fertility, harvest&#8230;.and so on. Vaisakhi is technically the end of the harvest of the rabi (or spring) crop in India. The Indian states of Punjab [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ram Navami: Happy birthday, Lord Ram</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, April 1st,  is Ram Navami- Lord Ram&#8217;s birthday. Ram or Rama is the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu, and is deemed to be the perfect man according to the Hindu scriptures. Several families start Ram Navami celebrations a few days before via a continuous recitation of the Ramcharitmanas, a 16th century Hindu poem.  On the day of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holi 2012 in the Bay Area, CA</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since many of you are asking for Holi happenings in the Bay Area- the big one coming up is the Asha Stanford Holi. It&#8217;s lots of fun for the kids and families- and due to its growing popularity, they are having the event over two days: Saturday, April 7th and Sunday, April 8th, making it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Holi, everyone!!</title>
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		<title>Holi crafts and colors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Holi Crafts and Colors Send us your kids&#8217; Holi crafts and colorful greetings, with their name and age- and we will put them up on AmaraMoms. Let the kids help spread Holi cheer! Happy Holi, 2012! This very creative Holi greeting on the left is by Roshan Kumar, age 7.]]></description>
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		<title>Holi colors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holi, the festival of colors, is right around the corner.  Mix up some Holi color with your kids with these easy, natural recipes. Holi is celebrated all over the world &#8212; not just in India, but also Pakistan, Nepal, Malaysia, the Caribbean, South Africa, and the U.S. &#8212; anywhere Hindu gods are worshiped or Indians have settled. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valentine&#8217;s Day at Glam!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Too many sweets, too many treats!  A bevy of deliciousness greets! Chocolate, cheesecake, and cupcakes galore My tummy just cannot hold anymore! Nan katai &#8211; an indian sweet for a twist We&#8217;re an international company &#8211; you get the gist! Click here to watch the goodies!!! Happy Heart (and tummy) Day!]]></description>
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		<title>An International Birthday!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My daughter turned 13 last Sunday, February 5th. She hemmed and hawwed about how to celebrate. &#8220;Don&#8217;t you want your friends over for a sleepover the night before, and then a celebratory lunch or breakfast?&#8221; we inquired? (Tradition.) &#8220;No&#8230;..IDK&#8230;&#8230;I&#8217;m not sure&#8230;&#8230;hmmmm&#8230;.sigh&#8230;&#8221; was her response (or the gist of it, anyway). Well, turning 13 doesn&#8217;t happen [...]]]></description>
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