Festivals
Coming from a culture that celebrates festivities almost throughout the year, it was sort of difficult to sustain without being able to celebrate all that a true Maharashtrian would.
Well to begin with Ganesh Utsav - anyone who hails from Maharashtra would understand the sentiments behind celebrating this festival. The dhol, tashas, decorations, family gatherings, cultural programs, food and everthing associated with it. Being married to a malayalee, who celebrate just onam and vishu - 2 festivals throughout the year, was a little difficult to digest. Finally, after the first year of marriage, decided to celebrate ganesh utsav. It was in Kuala Lumpur then, bought a Ganesh idol months before the festival and coloured it myself. So this is where it began, Ganesh Stapana then continued for the next and the next year in Singapore.
Thanks to a whole bunch of lovely people in Singapore who visited our place and made this festival even more enjoyable. This year even for walking along with us for the Visarjan, to bid adeu to our beloved bapa.
Bola, Ganpati Bappa Morya !!!
Marathi Movies
Missed watching the marathi soaps, and the movies, but not anymore. So grateful to organizers who brought in 2 amazing movies in the last year - Lagna Pahave Karun - first marathi movie watched by my hubby (thanks to the english subtitles) and he totally loved it, and the very recent one - "Timepass". Its such a amazing feeling to share such experiences with your better half, since we belong to different cultures. Looking for more ahead.
Food
From the very popular breakfast - poha, to batata wada, and puran polis to anarse to groceries that every maharashtrian kitchen should have is available here in Singapore. Kokum, chutneys, thalipeeth ata, name it and you get it.
Thanks to my dear friend Sweeny, who introduced me to this place Peshwai that caters to all my grocery needs.
It's truly a home away from home.
Coming from a culture that celebrates festivities almost throughout the year, it was sort of difficult to sustain without being able to celebrate all that a true Maharashtrian would.
Well to begin with Ganesh Utsav - anyone who hails from Maharashtra would understand the sentiments behind celebrating this festival. The dhol, tashas, decorations, family gatherings, cultural programs, food and everthing associated with it. Being married to a malayalee, who celebrate just onam and vishu - 2 festivals throughout the year, was a little difficult to digest. Finally, after the first year of marriage, decided to celebrate ganesh utsav. It was in Kuala Lumpur then, bought a Ganesh idol months before the festival and coloured it myself. So this is where it began, Ganesh Stapana then continued for the next and the next year in Singapore.
Thanks to a whole bunch of lovely people in Singapore who visited our place and made this festival even more enjoyable. This year even for walking along with us for the Visarjan, to bid adeu to our beloved bapa.
Bola, Ganpati Bappa Morya !!!
Marathi Movies
Missed watching the marathi soaps, and the movies, but not anymore. So grateful to organizers who brought in 2 amazing movies in the last year - Lagna Pahave Karun - first marathi movie watched by my hubby (thanks to the english subtitles) and he totally loved it, and the very recent one - "Timepass". Its such a amazing feeling to share such experiences with your better half, since we belong to different cultures. Looking for more ahead.
Food
From the very popular breakfast - poha, to batata wada, and puran polis to anarse to groceries that every maharashtrian kitchen should have is available here in Singapore. Kokum, chutneys, thalipeeth ata, name it and you get it.
Thanks to my dear friend Sweeny, who introduced me to this place Peshwai that caters to all my grocery needs.
It's truly a home away from home.
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