Introduction: Located halfway up the Southeast coast of India, known in colonial times as the Coromandel Coast,[i] Madras is a clean, pleasant city with broad streets, gracious gardens, and stately buildings that sprawl leisurely over 50 square miles.[ii]  As the…

  As any Indian is well-aware, gold in India holds a special place in the hearts and minds of the population.  Gold is the bedrock of most Indian families’ savings; few Indian brides will enter a marriage without bringing as…

  The basis of most Indian jewelry is gold.  No matter what fashion trends have risen or fallen over the past centuries, gold has been a constant in Indian jewelry design. In order to understand the importance of gold in…

If you are in India, you can’t escape from gold.  Even if you don’t own any gold, you will be surrounded by it.  Stop by any Indian wedding or Gowri-Ganesh Pooja, and you will be swimming in gold.  Click on…

  Introduction: As a young girl growing up in an Indian family in California, my interest in the culture of India revolved around a large wooden cabinet in my parents’ bedroom.  Every Saturday, I sat cross-legged on my parents’ bed,…