india Archives - Being Rubitah https://beingrubitah.com/tag/india/ family conversations here Mon, 14 Aug 2023 17:10:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://beingrubitah.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-Being-Rubitah-Site-Identity-32x32.jpg india Archives - Being Rubitah https://beingrubitah.com/tag/india/ 32 32 How to raise good and responsible citizens at home https://beingrubitah.com/raise-good-and-responsible-citizens-at-home/ https://beingrubitah.com/raise-good-and-responsible-citizens-at-home/#respond Mon, 24 Jan 2022 13:40:17 +0000 https://beingrubitah.com/?p=12169 This Republic Day let’s look at three things we could do as parents who want to raise good and responsible citizens at home. I have been contemplating on what it means to be a good Indian citizen. Of course the Constitution of India puts down our fundamental rights and duties as a citizen. But in […]

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]]> https://beingrubitah.com/raise-good-and-responsible-citizens-at-home/feed/ 0 Two unforgettable things from the past https://beingrubitah.com/two-unforgettable-things-from-the-past/ https://beingrubitah.com/two-unforgettable-things-from-the-past/#respond Sun, 16 May 2021 10:53:38 +0000 https://beingrubitah.com/?p=10621 ‘Surahis’/ earthen pots, radio sets, inland letter covers and fountain pens are all things from the past. They may no longer be found in Indian homes. Yet they cannot be banished from our memories because of the significant roles they played in our lives. Surahis – things from the past In my early childhood very […]

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]]> https://beingrubitah.com/two-unforgettable-things-from-the-past/feed/ 0 The freedom struggle in an independent nation https://beingrubitah.com/the-freedom-struggle-in-an-independent-nation/ https://beingrubitah.com/the-freedom-struggle-in-an-independent-nation/#respond Sat, 15 Aug 2020 08:33:54 +0000 https://beingrubitah.com/?p=9025 It’s been 73 years since India became an independent nation. Ask a kid around you today. Do they feel free? Do their minds feel free? Do they feel free to voice their thoughts? Do they feel free to be themselves?  That’s right, the freedom struggle continues even in 2020. by Sweta Sarkar We were wrapping […]

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]]> https://beingrubitah.com/the-freedom-struggle-in-an-independent-nation/feed/ 0 Guddi Rani- The story of a migrant woman https://beingrubitah.com/guddi-rani-the-story-of-a-migrant-woman/ https://beingrubitah.com/guddi-rani-the-story-of-a-migrant-woman/#respond Sat, 06 Jun 2020 11:30:29 +0000 https://beingrubitah.com/?p=8400 The migrant worker crisis in India today has pushed us to question the values that we stand for as a country. Do we see ourselves as a country of kind people who believe in helping the less fortunate? Do we prioritize inclusive growth? Hope this story of a migrant worker will inspire you to start […]

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]]> https://beingrubitah.com/guddi-rani-the-story-of-a-migrant-woman/feed/ 0 Life like it was in Delhi of the early sixties https://beingrubitah.com/memories-from-delhi-of-the-early-sixties/ https://beingrubitah.com/memories-from-delhi-of-the-early-sixties/#comments Sat, 02 May 2020 01:20:00 +0000 https://beingrubitah.com/?p=8266 My family shifted to Delhi when my father was appointed a Scientist at the National Physical Laboratory. We began living in a rented house at East Patel Nagar. Thus began our life in Delhi of the early sixties. Today, almost six decades later, I continue to live in Delhi. In fact, I am domiciled in […]

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]]> https://beingrubitah.com/memories-from-delhi-of-the-early-sixties/feed/ 2 Goa in a day – itinerary, experience and expense https://beingrubitah.com/exploring-goa-in-a-day/ https://beingrubitah.com/exploring-goa-in-a-day/#respond Sun, 16 Feb 2020 02:00:00 +0000 https://beingrubitah.com/?p=7981 How can you possibly explore Goa in a day? Well we did and here are a few different things you can do too, when you have a whole day to spend in Goa. “This looks just like Kerala” my husband remarked, as we entered Goa, aboard the Jan Shatabdi Express. It had been an 8 […]

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]]> https://beingrubitah.com/exploring-goa-in-a-day/feed/ 0 A brief getaway to Matheran https://beingrubitah.com/a-brief-getaway-to-matheran/ https://beingrubitah.com/a-brief-getaway-to-matheran/#respond Sat, 25 Jan 2020 01:20:00 +0000 https://beingrubitah.com/?p=7916 If somebody had asked me a few months ago where Matheran was, I would have been ignorant. Today I know where it is and can picturize it because we visited it last September. My husband and I had gone to Mumbai where our son Robin, his wife Sweety and five year old daughter Vania live.  […]

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]]> https://beingrubitah.com/a-brief-getaway-to-matheran/feed/ 0 Cruising through the backwaters of Kerala on a vallam https://beingrubitah.com/cruising-through-the-backwaters-of-kerala-on-a-vallam/ https://beingrubitah.com/cruising-through-the-backwaters-of-kerala-on-a-vallam/#respond Sat, 05 Oct 2019 01:20:00 +0000 https://beingrubitah.com/?p=7692 Have you been to Kerala? Have you ever travelled in a vallam (a country boat)? Experience the beauty of the famous backwaters of Kerala as the author experienced it, in her childhood. It is 24th August 2019. I am in Kerala for a vacation. I have nothing to do. So I take my mobile and […]

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