Vande Mataram, the signature tune of India’s freedom struggle, was first sung in Gujarat in 1906 at an intricately carved haveli in Dhobi ni Pol. The haveli, called the United Bengal Home, is crumbling to dust today, raising cries of protest among local residents. Behind the facade that is still standing, the three-storey building has […]
Continue readingJewellers to restore a gem in walled city
Here is a partnership that could go a long way in Ahmedabad achieving its dream of becoming India’s first Unesco World Heritage City. Leading jewellers Zaveri & Company have become one of the first business houses in the city to fund the walled city’s restoration. Brothers Bharat and Kishore Zaveri have joined hands with the […]
Continue readingOld age homes triple in state
AUTUMN RHAPSODY From 67 In 2005, Number Has Risen To 225 Ashok Pandya, 63, walked out of his home with his wife about two years ago to end the constant squabbling with his son. Peace of mind is what he hoped in the autumn of his life and he found it at an old age […]
Continue readingDrug-addict in Mum, vocalist in France
“Life is indeed an accident,” says musician Joseph Manuel Roacha, 68, also known as ‘Slow Joe’. “I was severely addicted to drugs. And today I am severely addicted to music. The change from drugs to music has happened quite accidently,” adds Joseph. A vocalist with a band from France, born and brought up in Mumbai, […]
Continue readingNRG brides say no to BAR
Many come to Gujarat seeking teetotaller grooms, undergo tough trials Classic Match marriage bureau in city has received about 200 applications from NRG girls prior to this marriage season and 50 % of these girls want vegetarian teetotaller grooms. Falguni Mehta marriage bureau in Mumbai which specialises on NRG weddings has got about 350 applications […]
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