Amdavadi dancers to open ASEAN conclave

Kathak dancers from city to inaugurate an international business conclave Enhancing the city’s identity as a cauldron of cultures, a team of local Kathak dancers is to perform at the inauguration of the India-ASEAN Business Fair (IABF) and business conclave on Tuesday. About 10 ASEAN countries will participate in this international conference hosted at New […]

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Saptak’13 dedicated to Pt. Ravi Shankar

As a tribute to the late maestro, the festival ‘Arghya’ will host a special bhakti sangeet programme In a heartfelt gesture to pay a befitting tribute to legendary musician Pandit Ravi Shankar – one of the two founder artistes of Saptak – the 2013 edition of the festival has been completely dedicated to him. In […]

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Sitar snaps strings with the mortal world

A special programme for sitar maestro will be held in the city Global ambassador of Hindustani classical music, Pt Ravi Shankar, passed away in San Diego, California early Wednesday at the age of 92. He was under treatment for breathing difficulties since December 6 at the Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla. He is survived […]

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His novels brought youths back to fiction

Literary fraternity mourns death of Popular novelist Ashwini Bhatt, who passed away at 76 Ashwini Bhatt, one of the best known novelists of the Gujarati language, died in the US on Monday. He was 76. Bhatt is survived by his wife and son Neel. Bhatt was born and brought up in Ahmedabad but he migrated […]

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Amdavadis ramp up lifestyle

Ahmedabad has a fresh energy and is finally warming up to adopting a contemporarily lavish and celebratory lifestyle. — Francesca Russo, Italian lifestyle expert, believes the city is among the most happening in India “Ahmedabad has a fresh energy and is finally warming up to adopting a contemporarily lavish and celebratory lifestyle,” says Italian lifestyle […]

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