As Rahul Mishra and Divya Bhatt experiment with bandhnis, bhujodi and patolas; Vinita Passary and Janki Patel are reviving ikat. These creative minds will display their works in the city from today finds Priya Adhyaru-Majithia Old is gold they say. And when the beautiful old forms are revived and fused with new designs, the result […]
Continue readingCelebrating Freedom Through Expression
Budhan theatre’s children celebrated 62nd Vimukti Divas through a play. The drama used Bhantu bhasha, Chhara community’s dialect, as a medium of communication learns Priya Adhyaru-Majithia Apne desh ka naam kya hai? “Bharat” answers a child enthusiasticly. He is one of the 20 children attending a class of the Chhara community in a village. The […]
Continue readingSingles Mingle Over Parenting Role
A unique club of single parents bonding over parental issues has recently come up in town; it plans to include only 50 entries in 1st year finds Priya Adhyaru-Majithia It may be by choice or circumstance that parents become single. But life in a single parent household can be stressful at times. The challenges they […]
Continue readingSweet-Sour Bond: Relative Values: Rajesh Gandhi And Aastha Gandhi
The relationship between Rajesh and Aastha has various facets: father-daughter, mentor-tutor, and even business rivals observes Priya Adhyaru-Majithia. Traditionalist Rajesh Gandhi of ice-cream manufacturing giant, Vadilal, and trendy Aastha Gandhi, both match and mismatch like their sweet ice-creams and sour gelatos. They share a unique relationship, that of being a father-daughter who are also business […]
Continue readingRelative Values: Distinctly Divergent
ELA BHATT AND MIHIR BHATT reveal to Priya Adhyaru-Majithia how distinctly divergent they are. Poles apart in thoughts, work and temperament, renowned social activist Ela Bhatt and her son Mihir, a disaster management expert, share the uniquely unified objective of social uplift. Creation is the focus of Ela Bhatt, the founder of the Self-Employed Women’s […]
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