The Young Diasporas Desk
Festivals, language, folktales and belonging — for the diaspora's next generation
Kerala's great harvest festival falls on 26 August this year — the day a good king comes home. What Onam means, when its ten days run in 2026, and how to give it to a child growing up far from Kerala.
A festival with no temple, no idol and no priest — just a family, some water and the sun. Here is what Chhath means, when its four days fall in 2026, and how to give it to a child growing up a long way from any river.
