No Dhuleti for kids facing boards

As Dhuleti and exams co-incide, schools, parents bar students from playing with colours this year. A student of class X, Vishwa Thakkar, is fond of playing with colours, but this year, she plans not to participate in Dhuleti celebrations. Blame it on the board exam pressure, many like Thakkar have cancelled their plans to play […]

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Music to add colours to Holi

Khailo Khailo Nandlala Hum Sang Hori Rangeeli’ — you have the chance to listen to many such compositions that evoke the mood of Holi-Dhuleti festivities. Saptak Archives has organized a two-day live baithak and workshop at Nandan Mehta Art Gallery on March 6 and 7. Classical and folk music are vital constituents of the Holi-Dhuleti […]

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Locals join hands to restore Shiv temple in walled city

Maha Shivratri celebrations at Ramnath Mahadev at Mandvi ni Pol have remained unique affair since past few centuries. However, this time, the celebrations have a spirit and a new meaning – it manifests a deeper commitment to preservation of its heritage structure and its cultural identity. The donations that the temple would receive during the […]

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No change of heart even with new heart

Valentine’s Day And his story began in 1982 when he fell in love at first sight. Deepak Patel, builder and business man and an ex-patient of cardiomyopathy, laboured to win love of his lady luck Sapana for about eight years or more. Patel fell for her when she was barely 14. However, firstly, she rejected […]

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Love’s labour is never lost

VALENTINE’S DAY : Purti, Who Fell In Love At 13, Waited A Decade For Her Valentine To Commit To Her Love’s labour is not lost for some fortunate souls. Meet the lucky couple Purti Shah, 36, an architect and Ashish Shah, 46, professor of finance who is to celebrate their 17 – years of marriage […]

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