With legendary Sarangi Nawaz Sultan Khan’s demise, the world lost a creator of intriguingly pathos evoking melodies, however his disciple Dr Kashyap Dave, anaesthesiologist who learnt Sarangi from Khan last 25 years and is in close association with him since 1960, lost a father-figure and mentor. Sharing his precious memories of past decades, Dave said, […]
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Parents of a 40-day-old infant, Sonu, donated eyes and heart valves for organ harvesting in Hyderabad after the baby was declared brain dead due to health complications. It was the convener of Mohan Foundation – an Andhra Pradesh-based NGO working for organ donation movement in the country, who made this donation possible by convincing the […]
Continue readingSarangi Nawaz Sultan Khan’s death strikes painful chord
Sarangi Legend’s Career Began In Morbi; Saptak ’12 To Be Dedicated To Him Sarangi icon Sultan Khan – whose pathosdrenched playing in ‘Dil cheez kya hai’ sensitized India to the instrument’s pensive brilliance – has died at the age of 73. Khan’s genius has illuminated a range of platforms, from Hollywood (Richard Attenborough’s ‘Gandhi’) to […]
Continue readingNRGs skip face-to-face, surf for soulmates
Non-resident-Gujaratis youths who aim to go on a meeting spree, interviewing 30-40 girls in just 10-day time to zero in on prospective life partners — the idea that inspired novels, serial ‘Mr Yogi’ and even conceived the plot of Priyanka Chopra starrer ‘What’s your Rashee?’ are becoming passé. Thanks to internet, the wannabe grooms do […]
Continue readingRemittances up as NRGs bank on falling , rising interest rates
The falling rupee coupled with the recent Reserve Bank of India move to hike interest rates on NRI deposits is likely to boost remittances further from the large Gujarati diaspora, mainly concentrated in the US and Europe. Gujarat is among the top states along with Kerala, Punjab and Maharashtra to receive large remittances. Dr Sudhir […]
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