Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Let Your Children Grow With “Indigrow”



Being in the navy involved frequent transfers and travelling to different places. This resulted in meeting diverse people and exposing ourselves to many cultures, languages and experiences. Looking back, this somewhat gypsy life made our family more cosmopolitan and open minded.  It was indeed a very positive development.

Amidst all this, there was always a burning desire to return to our own roots – this simply meant going for annual holidays to namma Bengaluru. Why was this ‘Salmon Journey’ important?  Bengaluru meant familiarity to us. The visit gave us an opportunity to reconnect with old friends, family, food, culture and much more. Our holidays were extremely therapeutic.

Our children along with their cousins from India and America indulged themselves in varied activities. Some of the activities helped us to relate our own childhood experiences to the next generation. This sub conscious transfer of our lifestyle helped in bonding. Somehow it gave a sense of continuity in life.

The children enacted ‘Tennali Rama’, performed Bhangra dance, indulged in ‘Beladingalu Oota’ (Moonlight dinner on the terrace), Kai Tothu oota (aunts feeding the children one at a time), fancy dress with Indian themes and many more. Sighting monkey and crows on the tree was a regular feature. Watching Madamma milk the cow at the gate was an exhilarating experience, so was taking a bumpy ride in a Bengaluru auto.

As parents, when we take a decision to settle abroad for good – we leave behind a bag full of experiences. Every parent tries to recapture and reconnect with this lost treasure. More importantly they also work overtime to pass on these lovely memories to their children.

Two little girls from India, Bengaluru grew up to be mamas and decided to bring together a series of books, games and stories  to help discover the magic of India for the little ones.

 Visit their site https://indigrowkids.com/pages/our-story  to learn more about the products.

Go ahead, make playtime and bedtime a whole lot more fun and a bit more Indian!


2 comments:

  1. True, our children somehow won't experience the kids d of childhood we have spent. And somewhere we are responsible for that.

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