The Indian Parenting Book

by Meenal Pandya

Overview

For Indian parents juggling two careers and two cultures, while wondering how and what part of their cultural heritage to pass on to their children, now there is help. In this book, Meenal Pandya has offered insight into raising culturally balanced children who are both confident about their own heritage and respectful of other cultures. In these pages, you will find:
How to celebrate Indian festivals creatively in your own home
How to turn everyday matters into opportunities to teach cultural values to your children
How to decide what values are important to you
How to address some common misconceptions about India and its culture
What are the significant Hindu Samskara ceremonies and when to perform them How to select Indian dance and music classes for your children

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012376114
Publisher:	MeeraPublications
Publication date:	09/30/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Meenal Pandya has been writing about India and its culture for almost two decades observing the lifestyle and issues of Indians living outside of India or as they are most popularly known as NRIs (Non-Resident Indians). She is also highly involved with cultural issues within the Indian immigrant community through seminars and community organizations. She has been living in U.S. for last thirty years and has raised two daughters. Meenal has written four books and hundreds of articles touching on the issues of the cultural life of Indians.

Editorial Reviews

This is a guidebook showing Indian families how best to blend their cultural heritage with their new life in America. Beginning with a history of Indian immigration to the United States, Pandya (Pick a Pretty Indian Name for You rBaby) explains how the two cultures can coexist without conflict. The Indian values she describes are based on Hindu principles, mostly that "The world is our family"; that God resides in every being, seen and unseen. She offers commentary and instruction on a broad ran

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