Transcripting tradition

For a newly married young woman, struggling to steer her family through the complex customs dear to her community, it was a daunting task to sift the real from the hearsay.

Last updated: July 23, 2019 | 21:30

By Kiran Java, Special to Gulf News

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Dubai-based writer releases book on Indian culture and customs

Anamika Ashar with her book Astha My belief

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