Malela Jeev — a literary platform hosting Kavya Samaroh (poets gathering) online, is the brain child of NRG ‘Vepari-Kavi’ (trader-poet) Janak Desai, who runs a small-sized $5-million diamond business in New Jersey. It was named after the prolific author of Gujarati literature Pannalal Patel’s award winning short story which was later taken as a plot […]
Continue readingRoyal regrets selling Wankaner House to US govt
Mumbai Property Sold In 1957 For . 18L Now Valued At . 1,800 cr A royal regret – that’s what the erstwhile rulers of Wankaner state near Rajkot felt when they found out that the US government was planning to sell Lincoln House, their consulate in Mumbai at Breach Candy. Lincoln House was originally Wankaner […]
Continue readingA’bad soft power has world singing, dancing
City Schools Teaching Performing Arts Go Global Don’t be surprised if a Japanese mesmerizes you with a Kathak performance or an American captivates you with a t a bl arecital!. Music and dance schools from Ahmedabad are testing international waters to reach out to foreign aspirants who have no qualms in giving in to India’s […]
Continue readingDon’t yap on mobile more than 4 minutes a day: Study
Tower Radiation Can Prove Deadly Too. Until now it was believed that using a mobile phone for more than 30 minutes daily (over 8 to 10 years) would put the user at an increased risk of cancer. However, a group of experts from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) has interpreted the international Interphone study […]
Continue readingAn Arab youth inscribes mementos in Gujarati for tourists
Gujaratis are teaching the language of business to the world and how! An Arab youth, Ahmad Samr, in Dubai has learnt the Gujarati script, especially to inscribe mementos in Gujarati for the large number of tourists who visit his city every season. Samr, 24, a sand miniature artist perpetuating a 60-year-old sand art tradition, makes […]
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