I am born in the city of Mumbai, India which is a five-thousand-years old civilization. Culture is reflected in the way people live in India. My mother is a Gujrati by religion and my father is a Bihari, hilariously children like me are called cocktails. I adapt two diffrent cultures inheritedly.
The photos above depict a glimpse of my culture. The food that we traditionally eat, the clothes that we wear, the festivals that we celebrate and the rituals that we follow. I majorily have adapted my mother's culture. The famous dishes to my knowledge are Dhokla, Khandhvi, Undhiyu, Fafda, Thepla, Handvo, Ganthia, etc. A Traditional Gujarati Thali is served in silver platter consisting of Dal (lentils), rice, vegetables, rotis and it is incomplete without crispy fried Farsan, chaas(Buttermilk), sweetmeats, sour chutneys and pickles. The dinner basically consists of Bhakhri-Shak or Khicdi Kadhi.
The longest dance festival which is Navartri is a traditional dance form of Gujarat. I have learnt a few steps from my mother and accompany her each year. The music of the drums makes each ones legs just beat on to it. It is a very inspirational and joyous form of dance.
The language spoken is Gujarati, my mom talks to me a lot in it. I understand it fully but unable to speak. If I talk in Gujarati, I really sound like a robot who is mechanically trained for speaking some words. The language is spoken by 46 million people and it is the 26 most spoken language in the world.
In my past 11 years, this is what I have learnt as my culture. Hope you enjoy reading my blog and have learnt something new!
