Menaka Thakkar, Who Runs A Dance Academy In Canada, Has Been Promoting Indian Culture Abroad For 50 Years Menaka Thakkar’s theosophist father Bhanuchandra nurtured the dream that she would become a doctor one day. And she indeed lived up to his expectations — becoming a doctor of the traditional dance for ms of Bharat Natyam, […]
Continue readingPol culture theme of NRG meet in New Jersey
Old City Ambience To Be Replicated At Meet Pol culture was chosen to represent the central identity of Gujarat this year at the World Gujarati Conference in New Jersey. In this third edition of the biggest gathering of Gujaratis outside India, over 30,000 Gujaratis will converge on New Jersey over three days from August 29 […]
Continue readingOn peak of international success despite SSC setback
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 […]
Continue readingBholabhai Patel dies, his wisdom survives
Renowned Translator, Teacher And Scholar of Comparative Literature Succumbs To Heart Attack Bholabhai Patel, a revered literary figure from Gujarat, died of a massive heart attack on Sunday at 9:30 am at Medisurge hospital in Ahmedabad. He was 77. Patel was a well-known essayist, popular travelogue writer, and an ideal teacher. He was the recipient […]
Continue readingIn their mothers’ footsteps
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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