Chaiya Chaiya-fame Chennai based percussion pundit Sivamani, who has been drumming since the age of 7, is to set the city on fire with his ‘Asia Electrik’ mates ‘Zitar’ legend Nilathri Kumar and jazz king Louiz Banks. “We are all set to surprise city with fresh fusion notes especially composed for the Times Ahmedabad Festival,” […]
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Creative writing is born out of excruciating pain for some, while for others creation itself is simply celebration and pleasure. At the two-day national meet of women writers in Ahmedabad, experts and authors discussed enriching varieties of textures of women’s writings and paradoxes of processes that prompt women in to pursuing writings. The meet organised […]
Continue readingMaking poetry out of life’s chaos
Malela Jeev — a literary platform hosting Kavya Samaroh (poets gathering) online, is the brain child of NRG ‘Vepari-Kavi’ (trader-poet) Janak Desai, who runs a small-sized $5-million diamond business in New Jersey. It was named after the prolific author of Gujarati literature Pannalal Patel’s award winning short story which was later taken as a plot […]
Continue readingRoyal regrets selling Wankaner House to US govt
Mumbai Property Sold In 1957 For . 18L Now Valued At . 1,800 cr A royal regret – that’s what the erstwhile rulers of Wankaner state near Rajkot felt when they found out that the US government was planning to sell Lincoln House, their consulate in Mumbai at Breach Candy. Lincoln House was originally Wankaner […]
Continue readingA’bad soft power has world singing, dancing
City Schools Teaching Performing Arts Go Global Don’t be surprised if a Japanese mesmerizes you with a Kathak performance or an American captivates you with a t a bl arecital!. Music and dance schools from Ahmedabad are testing international waters to reach out to foreign aspirants who have no qualms in giving in to India’s […]
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