Tuesday, December 8, 2020

24 Festive Tasks: Diwali

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Book: Read a book about a homecoming or set in India or with Indian characters.

Those Pricey Thakur Sisters by Anuja Chauhan (read by Avita Jay)
This was a suggestion by Mike Finn -- and he hasn't steered me wrong yet. 

Task 1: Make an Indian dish or bake some Nankhatai (eggless cardamom cookies) – here's the recipe: https://www.tashasartisanfoods.com/bl...

Taking a pass on the Diwali tasks, this year.

Task 2: Goddess Lakshmi in her eightfold form is referred to as the Ashta-Lakshmi. Vidya-Lakshmi is the 7th of her 8 forms. "Vidya" means knowledge as well as education, not just degrees or diplomas from the university, but real all-round education. Thus, this form of Goddess Lakshmi is the giver of knowledge of the arts and sciences. – Which character from a book that you read this year could be a non-Indian version of Vidya-Lakshmi?

Bonus Task: Cleaning is a big part of this holiday: Choose one of your shelves, real or virtual, book or other shelf, and tidy / organize it. Give us the before and after photos.

 Those Pricey Thakur Girls  By  cover art

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