A rainy Seattle afternoon gave way to much fanfare and celebration of little baby boy, Rishaan. He turned one after all! Mommy, Shaily and Papa, Rajat pulled out all the stops. The walls told pictorial stories of the beautiful first year of baby Rishaan and a placard reminded us of …
Life for a college student can be tough – studies is one thing but when your heart’s set on someone, everything else in life can become secondary, mundane and drab even. Life after college though is where you’re really torn between two sides. On one hand, you want to ascend …
On a damp Northwest afternoon, the Redmond community center was abuzz with parents, uncles and aunts, cousins and friends helping out to decorate for Shoham’s rice ceremony. Also known as ‘annaprashan’, it is the first time a baby makes his transition from a liquid diet to solids. ‘Anna’ meaning grain …
Just as we thought that an amazing musical evening had come to an end with AllGoRhythms’s musical performance, we had Aakriti Dance Academy blow our minds away! Aakriti Dance Academy is the baby of danceuse, Lavanya and together with her troupe and students; they put up a fantastic show called …
If you live in Seattle, you already know of AllGoRhythms It is one of Seattle’s most outstanding, musical bands, which runs several sold out shows here while fund raising for charities. This group that started out small is now a full-fledged band, belting out fun and foot tapping Bollywood numbers …
As Love gets more fragile in today’s world, this dynamic couple shines some light on how to hold on to your loved one and keep a marriage going! Celebrating 25 years together, Sumana and Deb show us how they lovingly tease each other, pull each other’s leg and even call …
When we reached the venue, the birthday decorations were still going up. A shy little girl stood in the corner while her parents, grandparents and uncles and aunts buzzed around trying to get the venue ready before her friends arrived. You could almost feel her saying, ‘Are we there yet?’. …
When your face is as sweet as your name, you know you are hard to resist! Mantra aka Mishti (which means ‘sweet’ in Bengali) turned one and it was a whole lot of fun!! Mishti’s mom had pulled out all the stops for her darling daughter’s first birthday! The Hello …
One of the first things that struck us about Sandhya was her smile. It’s the kind that brightens up a room and you are engulfed in its warm blanket. This sassy 16 year old – who is a terrific basketball player – is a fantastic danseuse and we had a …
Following close on the heels of Sandhya’s arangetram came Hamsa’s dance recital. Hamsa’s parents wanted us to cover her special day as well and off we were ! Hamsa is a sweet and shy girl who excels in multiple artforms including Carnatic music and Bharatnatyam. When we first saw Hamsa …