Anonymous
07/04/2022 14:28
Subject: Gift for Arangetram
Anonymous wrote:Never heard of it.
Google it. Educate yourself.
Anonymous
07/04/2022 10:36
Subject: Gift for Arangetram
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wow, OP, thanks for posting that question. My heart is full thinking how normal this stuff is now. /Indian American who remembers how different the 80s were.
+1. All the feels.
As a white American with lots of Indian & Indian-American friends and relatives…. agree!
Anonymous
07/04/2022 10:32
Subject: Gift for Arangetram
Anonymous wrote:Wow, OP, thanks for posting that question. My heart is full thinking how normal this stuff is now. /Indian American who remembers how different the 80s were.
Same! I can’t even imagine this question when I was in high school in the late 80s. Thank you, OP!
Anonymous
07/04/2022 10:30
Subject: Gift for Arangetram
Anonymous wrote:Never heard of it.
It's a giant dance recital with some religious undertones. Takes a decade of training to achieve.
Anonymous
07/04/2022 10:04
Subject: Gift for Arangetram
Never heard of it.
Anonymous
07/04/2022 00:34
Subject: Gift for Arangetram
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wow, OP, thanks for posting that question. My heart is full thinking how normal this stuff is now. /Indian American who remembers how different the 80s were.
+1. All the feels.
Same. I love this time and this region. I would have been embarrassed to invite any of my school friends to mine.
Anonymous
07/03/2022 23:29
Subject: Gift for Arangetram
Anonymous wrote:Wow, OP, thanks for posting that question. My heart is full thinking how normal this stuff is now. /Indian American who remembers how different the 80s were.
+1. All the feels.
Anonymous
07/03/2022 12:26
Subject: Gift for Arangetram
Wow, OP, thanks for posting that question. My heart is full thinking how normal this stuff is now. /Indian American who remembers how different the 80s were.
Anonymous
07/03/2022 11:47
Subject: Gift for Arangetram
+ 1 to a gift card for 21,51, 101, etc. If I know the person well, I give a gift card to a store they like, because I know most people give cash.
Anonymous
07/03/2022 11:08
Subject: Re:Gift for Arangetram
OP here. I've read about it and understand that it is a very significant event and that many of these celebrations can be quite extravagant. I didn't want him showing up underdressed and well, with an inappropriate gift. Thank you for all your responses.
Anonymous
07/03/2022 10:46
Subject: Gift for Arangetram
Anonymous wrote:Assuming DS is not Desi then a gift will not be expected but will be appreciated. Cash is always vastly preferred and it is opposite of the general American cash is tacky rule. $21 is a good suggestion unless theyve been friends since elementary school in which case $51 is better.
Put it this way. First cousins will likely give $51 or $101.
One more thing to add. An arangetram is roughly equivalent to a high school graduation in terms of cultural importance.
Anonymous
07/03/2022 10:44
Subject: Gift for Arangetram
Assuming DS is not Desi then a gift will not be expected but will be appreciated. Cash is always vastly preferred and it is opposite of the general American cash is tacky rule. $21 is a good suggestion unless theyve been friends since elementary school in which case $51 is better.
Put it this way. First cousins will likely give $51 or $101.
Put it this way. First cousins will likely give $51 or $101.
Anonymous
07/03/2022 04:18
Subject: Re:Gift for Arangetram
Cash or gift card. Any amount in your budget is good. It’s the thought that counts.
If you do give cash, it’s customary to add $1 to the amount for good luck. So $21, 51, 101, etc.
If it’s not in the budget, that’s okay too. A card with a nice note is cool too.
If you do give cash, it’s customary to add $1 to the amount for good luck. So $21, 51, 101, etc.
If it’s not in the budget, that’s okay too. A card with a nice note is cool too.
Anonymous
07/03/2022 03:40
Subject: Gift for Arangetram
Bring flowers. $15 at Trader Joe’s.
Anonymous
07/03/2022 02:30
Subject: Gift for Arangetram
DS has been invited to his high school friend's Arangetram. I think he should bring a cash gift. If that's an appropriate gift, what would be an amount from a fellow student? TIA.