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Mahendra Shah always wanted to make a “lasting impression” on society. He always wanted to make a change and have a purpose in life. As a child, he believed that having a “last impression” on society was to become a...

An interview of my mother and her strong familial ties in india

In this interview, conducted on January 5, 2023, in Canton Michigan, Aditi Iyer interviews her grandmother Shantha Dhandapani (70) about her childhood in India and her work life. She talks about the different jobs she worked in and how it...

My dad talks about his experiences growing up in India. He also explains about his beliefs about Hinduism and religion.

We talked about her childhood in India, her kids and her cooking.

In this interview, conducted in 2019, Madhavi talked to Aditya about her childhood and upbringing in India. Madhavi talked about growing up with three sisters in a catholic school, emphasizing the cultural and general differences from the upbringing of an...

muslims and hindus in india

Sarita Daftary: 2020-12-29 22:29:09

Dipti and Kale reminisce about growing up next door to one another in Mumbai India. Now both are coincidently living in Portland, Oregon. Sharing the Hindu holidays together. They talk about the upcoming Diwali holiday, what it means to them,...

Family heritage of India and Hinduism.

This interview was taken on November 24, 2021 and Geeta Sunkara was interviewed. Geeta lived in India, but despite her thinking she was going to stay in India, she moved to America. She is very proud of her hardworking family...

I, Marco Maccarrone, interviewed my mother Lamia Sbihi on November 26th.

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Hyderabad,India, Srilekha Cherukuvada(14) interviews his friend and uncle SR Raju Kontheti(42) about his childhood and ancestors. Raju shares his thoughts on stories of his past. He also talks about how studies in...

In this interview my dad talks about farming from his childhood. He was born in Andhra Pradesh, India and farmed with his family in the early part of his life. He talks how different agriculture was back then and how...

We talked about my Mother’s Life

I interviewed Bachu Hirani, my grandfather on December 30, 2019 in Fort Mill, South Carolina. For this interview, I chose someone who had an impact on not only our lives as part of his family but also thousands of people...

On November 24th, 2017, in Sherman Oaks, California, fourteen year old Gehna Chugani interviewed her grandmother, Chitra Chugani about her close knit family, her childhood, and her move from Pakistan to India to the U.S.A. The happy memories from when...

Marlene Batoff talks to Brett Batoff about her life and career in Florida.

My interviewee was my 45-year-old mother, Kavneet Dhillon. Her and I discussed of her past careers, experiences, and history to get to know her on a deeper level and document this conversation.

Karthik Vasudevan talks to his daughter, Anisha about his childhood growing up at a boarding school in India. He recalls how his memories and experiences there have influenced who he is today.

Ramesh Patil (69) talks with his son, Akshay (39) about growing up in Jamshedpur, India and studying Electronics at IIT Kharagpur

Aparna and Naga share their stories of the changes they have witnessed and made reality through their volunteer work with the Association For India’s Development

Bhargav shares with the story of his Hindu faith with Sr. Lorraine. Bhargav, talks about, Mandala, the 41-day period of fasting and prayer to transform human to god, to show love to the Lord Ayyappa. During this time the devotees...

Rajasri shares important tenants of her Tamil culture and Hindu faith. She also goes in to great detail of one of her favorite ritual of the female goddess Lakshmi and its meaning to her and her family. Lakshmi is one...

My interview with my grandma Sanjala Arumugam. Interviewer: Harshini Girijeeva Interviewee: Palaniammal “Sanjala” Arumugam