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Jennifer Kumar, also known as Jayanthi, has been creating and maintaining a website about India, Hinduism, and spirituality since 1997. Jennifer has had the extraordinary experience of living two years in Chennai, India as a college student. Jennifer was

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Local Guides > New York (Other) Top events to attend at the Finger Lakes of New York: 2 of 6

Long, lazy winding roads and rolling vistas reminiscent of the South of France, a visit to the Finger Lakes tempts your senses year-round transporting you to exotic lands without the hassle of international travel! As the days shorten and the gorges of Ithaca become crisp and frigid with winter's chills, staying indoors enjo...
Relationships & Family > Blended Families The challenges of living with an extended family: 7 of 15

Honeymoon with Husband and his Family: Experiences in the Life of an Extended Family Stepping out of the reception hall into a honeymoon with my new husband- and his father- and his sister- and her husband- and her daughter all at once was an experience of a lifetime I would not trade for anything! One big happy family, no d...
Relationships & Family > Communication Skills Communicating across cultures: 11 of 21

I have to say, I was relieved that we were returning to India after only 7 months (we came last in November 2006). The reason for my relief was in the last visit, which was our first visit; we had a whirlwind tour of all the relatives and family friends. Almost daily for a week we met about two to four families a day. These ...
Home & Garden > Cleaning (Other) Home organization tips: 15 of 26

I have experienced the direct link of clutter to emotional challenge, both through my old job (working with people with mental health challenges) and in my own life (a person without any diagnosis). I will share a bit from both experiences, briefly. I worked with a teenage boy. Him, his two younger brothers, mother, step fat...
Sciences > Psychology Why we worry: 6 of 9

When we face a problem, most people I know often think it to death- in other words worry. I guess many believe worry will produce an answer or not thinking about it is not taking it seriously. Possibly. I also admit to being guilty of thinking things to death. It is a habit I am trying to break as some of the best answers in...
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights Your personal relationship with God: 19 of 26

"What do Hindus pray to God for?" I asked my Hindu friend. I had no idea what the response would be, but silently, I wished the answer would leave me breathless, in profound curiosity and with a whole new outlook on life. What I came to find out was much more pedestrian' than my lofty, unidentified dreams of what it could be...
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization How to engineer your dreams into reality: 4 of 5

Can you dream up your future-to-be and get what you want? Why not? If you can feel things to make them come true, then why can't day- dreams of your perfect-to-be also come to fruition? I believe it did for me. Some years ago, when I was searching for my to-be, I had met some prospects in person. Though I had certain qualifi...
Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture The "food miles" issue: Why buying local products does matter: 10 of 10

The Carbon Footprint of a Localvore That chair that you bought was made in China. Or was it? Maybe the trees were cut down in U.S., and the logs shipped to China to be chemically processed, turned into boards, and built by people who make barely enough money to live on then be shipped back to U.S. to be transported all about...
Religion & Spirituality > Hinduism Hinduism: Role and importance of Shiva: 2 of 2

Shiva is one of the trinity in Hinduism- Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva: Brahma being creator, Vishnu being preserver, and Shiva being a destroyer completes the trinity. But at first glance these simple definitions can pose some interesting and prejudicial views of god as different forms of the same. What I mean by that is maybe ...