“Karva chauth” (literally translated, karva is a pot and chauth refers to the fourth day after the full-moon) was celebrated this year on October 8. It is a day-long fast that married women, primarily from Northern India (Punjab, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan etc.,) observe from before sunrise until after the moon has risen, for …
Whose culture is it anyway…?
Heritage. Tradition. Culture. Most people can probably differentiate between these expressions. However, I am confounded by the fluid use of the expression “culture” for instance, when watching a dance performance, eating a special dish, listening to a genre of music, uttering a colloquial expression, relating a joke, behaving in a certain manner, wearing a particular …
