Perry Mehta, only Gujarati awarded in the White House for entrepreneur skills last year, is setting up the country’s first solar plant to desalinate sea water in Surat. Mehta, founder of FutureNet – IT service provider and environment technology firm, is the only Gujarati-origin business person recognized as the 50 most outstanding Asian-American businessmen by […]
Continue readingNarhari Parikh’s Haveli: Bapu’s last link to walled city
GANDHI NIRVAN DAY In January 1948, Mahatma Gandhi’s remains first arrived at Narhari Parikh’s Haveli in Kameshwar-ni-Pol in Khadia before it was immersed in the Sabarmati river. Today, Parikh’s haveli is the only physical link of Bapu that has survived in the walled city. On Monday, to mark Gandhi’s death anniversary, heritage conservationists from Khadia […]
Continue readingJAIN TEMPLES TAKE POL POSITION
JITO, NGO Unite To Conserve Walled City Heritage, Propose Jain Heritage Walk Covering 35 Temples This could well be another giant step for the city towards achieving the country’s first Unesco World Heritage City title. In a novel move aimed at generating interest in both religion and heritage, the Jain International Trade Organization (JITO) and […]
Continue readingBhadra Plaza : Gateway to Walled City
Bhadra Fort to be restored as Bhadra Fort Plaza Bhadra Fort restoration work which was to kickstart from January 26 has been delayed for couple of days to expand the scope and scale of the restoration plans. The restoration plans have been extended to envelop areas of Bhadra Fort to Teen Darwaja and main AMTS […]
Continue readingKhadia to fight for heritage
R-DAY CELEBRATIONS : Freedom Fighter Jagannath Soni To Hoist Tricolour “Danko Vagyo, Utho Ladvaiya Jagjo Shura,” – the signature song of Prabhat Feris during the freedom struggle – will once again reverberate in Khadia area on Republic Day. It will mark new beginnings of the movement to protect the city’s heritage buildings. Ninety-year-old freedom fighter […]
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