Did you know Telugu people also celebrate Karva Chauth? Surprised… You have been thinking all these while Karva Chauth is something that is concerned with only north India. Not really, Telugu people have their very own way of celebrating this festival of women. Atla Taddi is one of the most celebrated regional festivals of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It is the festival which falls after Dasara every year. This festival is a Telugu equivalent of […]
Reinventing Karva Chauth Rujuta Diwekar The festival when women fast, often nirjala, from sunrise to moonrise, as a penance for the husband’s long and healthy life. This is followed by the hoyi mata fast, again a day long penance for the son’s health and wellbeing. Post these two fasts, the women get into the zone of Diwali cleaning and spurring up the house, shopping, standing long hours in the kitchen cooking for the festivities, etc. […]
Karva Chauth – A Modern View On The Ancient Ritual As I sit facing my PC, my henaed fingers are striking on the key board making my pink coloured glass bangles jingle sweetly. My pink chiffon saree with floral embroidery, slides off my left arm, as I loosen the strap of my high heeled sandals to concentrate on this post of mine. It is Karva Chauth, the festival hugely glamorised and popularized by Bollywood. So I am […]
