The Jai Jais Blog

Janmashtami

by Sunita Shah

Krishna has always been a God that I have been interested with learning about. I think for me it was the fact I could relate to his cheeky, childish side when I was younger.

Janmashtami

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The Tale of Shitala Ma

by Sunita Shah

Randhan Chhath is an important date particularly in the Hindu Gujarati calendar it falls on the 6th day of Shrava Mahina, it is celebrated one day before Shitala Satam.

Randhan Chhath Shitala Ma

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Memories of Shravan Mahina (month), in our house was always in the summer holidays…. Our first thoughts were… “Oh no”!!!! mums not gonna cook meat for a month, and my Ma (Grandama), mum and mami always observed the traditions, and the food during the festivals.

Shravan Mahina

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My Memories of Raksha Bandhan - A Bond Like No Other

by Sunita Shah

I will never forget the words spoken by my brother during my wedding speech, “You can compare my sister and I to a pair of scissors...”.

Rakhi Raksha Bandhan

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Illustrating the Ramayana

by Sunita Shah

Illustrating the Ramayana has been by far the most rewarding and interesting book to produce in The Jai Jais series. Sunita and Rishi knew from the...

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The Holi Story: Behind the scenes

by Sunita Shah

To celebrate the release of our book on Holi, we would like to give you a little bit of background into how the Jai Jais team put it together and what the story behind the festival means to them.

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How can board books help your child's development?

by Sunita Shah

The Jai Jais board books have been beautifully created to capture a baby’s interest during their early months in the big wide noisy and visual worl...