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  • My very first series

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    So I’m back to blogging on Amma’s Takes and I’m excited to try my hand at writing for for very young readers. One of the biggest wins I think would be if mythology in its actual form could be redone for very young kids. The ability to retell the wonderful parts of a culture without…

  • Ganesha’s da man!!!

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    Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of Hindu mythology, has been quite beloved of all, children and adults. He is credited with a lot of intelligence and wisdom ..and come on…you just have to love a cute elephant!!! That too,one with a penchant for eating binges!!! Tales of his intellectual prowess abound in Indian mythology and amma…

  • Ganesha and the moon

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    It’s a tradition possibly now forgotten that one does not look at the moon on Ganesh Chathurthi. Amma says:Once Ganesha was returning home on Chathurthi night. After having feasted on all the offerings made by his devotees, Ganesha was quite full. Burping his way back home, he passed by the neighbourhood pond. Something inside the…