For families raising the next generation
The why behind what we do.
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Simple answers to the questions our children ask, one Bhagavad Gita verse a day, and the bedtime stories our grandparents told us.
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: the world is one family.
Today's verse · Bhagavad Gita 18.63
“I have shared with you this wisdom, the deepest of secrets. Reflect on it fully, and then do as you choose.”
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A question kids ask
Why do we have a puja corner at home?
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Tonight's story · 5 min
The Doves Who Flew Together
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Why do we…?
Why do we have a puja corner at home?
Why so many Hindu homes, in India and abroad, keep a small shrine or puja corner, and how even a single shelf can become the heart of the house.
Why do we pray before we eat?
Why many Hindu families pause to offer their food before eating, what the Gita verse said at mealtimes means, and how families do it differently.
Why do we pray to Lord Ganesha first?
Why so many prayers, pujas, weddings and new beginnings start with Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, and the much-loved story of his race around the world.
Why do we say “shanti” three times?
Om shanti shanti shanti: why so many Hindu prayers end with “peace” said three times, and the three kinds of peace it asks for.
Why do we keep a tulsi plant at home?
Why so many Hindu homes care for a tulsi (holy basil) plant, what it means, and how families celebrate it, including Tulasi Vivah after Diwali.
Why do we walk around the temple?
Pradakshina: why we walk clockwise around a shrine, a sacred fire or even our parents, and what keeping the sacred “on our right” means.
Read aloud tonight
Bedtime stories
The Doves Who Flew Together
Together we are stronger than any trap, and a true leader puts others first.
Panchatantra · ages 5–10The Mice Who Saved the Elephants
No one is too small to be a friend, and kindness given is often kindness returned.
Panchatantra · ages 5–10The Blue Jackal
Pretending to be someone else never lasts. Be proud of who you really are.
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Rooted in the texts
Written in our own words from the Vedas, Upanishads, Gita, epics and Puranas, with sources named.
One family
Practices vary from home to home and region to region. We honour them all and argue with none.
Love, not fear
We explain the meaning behind a practice. We never use guilt or bad luck to make a point.