Klompen or Padukas?

May 11, 2020

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Klompen or Padukas?

Padukas – the Indian wooden shoes🥿 that were worn in the ancient times and mainly by sages and saints. These are flat wooden slippers with only a post and a knob for a grip between the first two toes of the feet. Padukas are of holy importance in India and one such significance dates back to the period of Lord Rama.

January 5, 2020

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Yoga with a Dutch taste

Doing a headstand at the age of 85, Queen Elizabeth of Belgium not only startled her Guru B.K.S. Iyengar but the whole world. 🤸‍♂️A precious gift to her Guru was a self-sculpted bust of his.

August 30, 2019

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Business Culture

They are known for their cycles, 🚲 but we are known for our tricycles (autos & rikshaws). But don’t be amazed if a Dutch colleague suddenly wants to sprint into one of them to save time. 🤣

April 23, 2019

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Some facts about King’s Day

For more than a century, The Netherlands has been used to Koninginnedag (Queen’s day) with even VanDale (dictionary) making place for the word Beatrixkapsel (Haircut of Queen Beatrix). ? Earlier known as the Princessedag (Princess’ Day), celebrating the 5th birthday of Princess Wilhelmina on the 31st of August in 1885, and after ascending the throne, the Queen’s Day then came to the fore.

November 6, 2018