UnfinishedbusinesswithGujarat troubles NRG Neville J Roach — who currently chairs a large number of high-profile organizations such as the Australia India Business Council. He has a poignant agenda on his list. He desires to return to his roots and re-connect with a small school, St Mary’s in Rajkot, which his mother set up in 1955. […]
Continue readingMaking of Sultan in Morbi – journey from Bhilvas to Buckingham Palace
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, […]
Continue reading‘Better coordination makes organ donation possible’
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 […]
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