Shopping, Festive Gatherings & Carols Herald Christmas From baking plum cakes, to collecting gifts for children’s white-laced red stockings, decorating house with tiny twinkling Christmas accessories, households in the city are enthusiastically gearing up to make elaborate preparations to usher in spirit of joy this Christmas. Previously Christmas meant enjoying cakes, cookies, and chocolates, dressing […]
Continue readingVande Mataram stirs up United Bengal Home again
With Freedom Song, Drive To Save City’s Heritage Launched When Vande Mataram was first sung at the United Bengal Home in Dhobi ni Pol in 1906, it was meant to act as a catalyst for India’s freedom struggle. More than 100 years on, it was sung once again at the pol on Sunday to kickstart […]
Continue readingHistoric haveli resurrects spirit of Kranti
50 Pols Join Fight To Save United Bengal Home, Other Structures The battle to save United Bengal Home in Dhobi ni Pol is all set to snowball into a major movement to save heritage structures across the walled city. Residents of nearly 50 pols of Khadia have put up a united front to oppose commercial […]
Continue readingVande Mataram’s cradle in Gujarat crumbles
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 readingNRG councillor from UK ups ante against Dow
Navin Shah Intensifies Campaign In London And Bhopal To Seek Justice An Ahmedabad native and the first Indian in the London Assembly — which holds the mayor of England capital to account —has launched a robust campaign against Dow Chemicals, a sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics. Navin Shah, the NRG seeking justice for the […]
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