BOOK REVIEW: A QUICK REVIEW OF A BUCKET OF BLESSINGS

BOOK REVIEW: A QUICK REVIEW OF A BUCKET OF BLESSINGS A  BUCKET OF BLESSING by Kabir Sehgal and Surishtha Sehgal 2014. Beach Lane Books 32 pages. First three sentences:  Near a majestic mountain, in a vast jungle with many mango trees, lives Monkey. It has not rained for weeks. The village well and the pond are dry. Premise/plot: …

10 THINGS EVERY WOMAN NEEDS THAT IS IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH AN INDIAN MAN TOLD IN GIFS

Who doesn’t love some weekend humor and insight at the same time?  I asked numerous women that are in interracial/intercultural marriages like myself to answer the following question.  What 5 things do you find that you need being in a relationship with/married to a person of Indian descent?  In particular, things that you would not need …

Interracial/Intercultural Marriage: Indian Man and Chinese Woman 12 Years And…

INTERRACIAL/INTERCULTURAL MARRIAGE: INDIAN MAN & CHINESE WOMAN 12 YEARS AND COUNTING YOGI & LYDIA’S LOVE STORY       ABOUT US My name is Yogendran, or Yogi for short. My wife is Lydia. We have two beautiful daughters, Faith Anisha, 3, and Grace Anitha, who turns 1 in May.  We hail from the sunny city, …

Romance In The Time Of Racism

Romance In The Time Of Racism This article first appeared in the Times of India and has been republished with permission. Himanshi Dhawan Two African-Indian couples talk about the challenges of an inter-racial relationship     Lionel and Bharti Two African-Indian couples talk about the challenges of an inter-racial relationship ‘We’re scared even to hold …

INTERRACIAL/INTERCULTURAL DATING: INDIAN WOMAN AND HAITIAN MAN–I WAS PREPARED FOR THE BACKLASH BUT…

 INTERRACIAL/INTERCULTURAL DATING: INDIAN WOMAN & HAITIAN MAN  ROSHNI AND DAVID’S LOVE STORY     Interracial relationship!—there are two distinct but typical responses one usually gets from people who hear these words. One of the responses is a positive delight while the other, the more dominant one, is unfortunately that of a negative nature.  INTERRACIAL RELATIONSHIPS …

INTERRACIAL/INTERCULTURAL DATING: AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN AND INDIAN-MAN

INTERRACIAL/INTERCULTURAL DATING: AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN AND INDIAN MAN FRANCESCA AND RAGHAV’S AKA FRAN ‘N’ NELLI’S LOVE STORY   HOW WE MET At work!  We are both engineers working on medical devices. HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN TOGETHER It will be 4 years on our wedding date, June 24th, 2017. TOP 4 INTERRACIAL/INTERCULTURAL DATING INTROSPECTIONS 1) Don’t have expectations about …

Love At First Spice-Haitian Man And Indian Woman

The Pryves Love Story How They Met Meet Styves and Priya Pryves.  Unlike the common love stories in the millennial lifestyle they did not meet online.  Instead it was at work where bonds are formed with less pressure over hours of working together synergistically towards one goal.  Getting to know each other at work made it a …