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• 40 Indian Names for Multicultural Babies

  Naming your baby can be a difficult task, there are just so many things to think about! You want the name to complement your surname, have a... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2016 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Introducing Rohan

  

  Dear Friends and Readers, It’s been a very long time since I published a blog and so much has changed since we last spoke. The most life changing event took... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2016 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Celebrating the First Trimester of Pregnancy

  

  An enchanting aspect of Indian life is the marking of important milestones with traditions, rituals and celebrations. Completing the first trimester of my... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2016 CULTURE, EXPAT

• How to Make a British Cup of Tea

  

  Brits and Indians are famous for their love of tea, it’s something we have in common, but the taste of a cuppa and a chai are worlds apart. Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2016 CULTURE, EXPAT

• We’re Pregnant!

  

  We are thrilled to announce that there will be a small Mokasdar arriving this May! This is such an exciting and special time for us all, including Alfonso who i... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2016 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Alfonso’s Makar Sankranti

  

  It’s Makar Sankranti (the kite festival) in a couple of days and kites are starting to take over the skies, attached to children taking over the streets. Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2016 CULTURE, EXPAT

• The Sindoor Tree

  

  On Sunday we left the city, drove into tiger inhabited jungle, got lost for a while, then found the botanical garden we were searching for. Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2016 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Happy New Year! 2016

  

  Happy New Year, wonderful friends and readers! I will forever cherish the wonderful support and love you have sent me during 2015! Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2016 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Our First Christmas Day in India

  

  Every Christmas morning since I can remember has started in the same way, I have woken up with a stocking stuffed with small presents from Father Christmas sat... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Christmas with ‘Women In Need’

  Many of you will remember that I am lucky enough to know two very inspirational women, Leah and Usha, who have dedicated their lives to rescuing and... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!

  

  Christmas day is nearly here and I still haven’t fallen down with the ‘expat Christmas blues”. It has been hard to think about what I am missing back in... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Every Woman Needs a Saree

  

  Every woman deserves to be wrapped in nine yards of fabulous. The saree is iconic, symbolic, powerful, ageless, timeless and inexhaustibly versatile. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Dependency on Domestic Help

  Oh the shame, before moving to India I had never dreamt of having a maid to do the washing up (…maybe a dream about husband who would do it) but I have... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Shopping for Our First Christmas Tree

  

  This will be my first Christmas in India and the first Christmas away from my family! I will be honest, I have been absolutely dreading it. Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• The Girl with the Almond Eyes

  Last week my mother-in-law and I went for an impromptu “picnic”. This wasn’t a British picnic, we didn’t bring sandwiches, find a patch of grass, sit down on a... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Not Pregnant After 1 Year of Marriage?

  In my experience, once you have celebrated your first marriage anniversary, people start demanding to know when you are having a baby. Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Slip of the Tongue!

  

  I am no polyglot or linguist and my tongue has really struggled to grasp the new sounds the Marathi language has exposed it to. Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Our Cook’s Grandson’s Naming Ceremony

  Many of us have wondered what to call our future children years before we plan to have them, sometimes having our children’s names picked out before... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• My Coconut Water Health Craze!

  

  When I was still living in England, I was hooked on coconut water for a while. Drinking the water of a coconut became one of those ‘oh I must start doing this’... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT

• Diwali Sparkle

  

  Driving around Nagpur during a Diwali night is an almost magical experience. Pavements are decorated with beautiful multi coloured mandalas (rangoli) whilst... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2015 CULTURE, EXPAT