Hong Kong-Based Yogesh Shah Runs Multinational Business Students and their parents who are wrecked by anxiety about academic performance can draw inspiration and hope from this NRG achiever who failed the SSC exam,but today is a successful entrepreneur and respected business leader. Yogesh Shah, 48, emigrated to Hong Kong from here about 25 years ago […]
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On Mother’s Day, meet the men who have chosen not to tail behind their fathers, and are instead following their moms. These ardent chasers of mothers’ dreams are – a mechanical engineer turned classical vocalist Aniket Khandekar, cricketer turned Bharatnatyam dancer Chandan Thakore and a commerce-graduate turned author and poet Ankit Trivedi. Pursuing their mother’s […]
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More Gujaratis Than Before Are Making A Mark On Electoral Scene Indians seem to be gaining clout in US politics with over 50 Indian Americans contesting elections this year. From only two names — Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley — in the early 2000s to at least 12 candidates winning various elections in 2010, Indian […]
Continue readingBehind bars, they seek freedom in industry
Next time you go to pick up the famous bhajias that Sabarmati Central Jail inmates prepare, consider picking a fabric or home décor piece made by the women inmates as well. In a bid to make women self-reliant and productive, international women’s wing of Vishwa Gujarati Samaj is setting up permanent industrial unit for women […]
Continue readingBurqa-clad Muslims design beachwear
Wearing a traditional Muslim headscarf, Farmana Sheikh, 18, has never been to a beach. Yet, she designs brightly-coloured bikinis and beachwear. “Fashion sense and firm will,” says Farmana, who is learning basic fashion designing. “I want to become self reliant.” Farmana is among a bunch of young Muslim students at the Sultan Ahmed Institute of […]
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