Gita Varadarajan

A young girl finds the magic, power, and history of wearing a bindi for the first time. Divya is scared to put on the bindi for the first time. What if she gets made fun of? But Amma assures her that her bindi will bring protection. After Divya looks inside Amma's special box to find the perfect bindi to put...

I look in the mirror, I see me in my saree. And my heart is full ... In my beautiful peacock blue saree. I bring my palms together and smile. 'Namaste, I am Divya, and this is my saree.' Divya loves her mother's sarees. Each one is unique; some are soft and silky, some are stiff and crisp, and some...