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, […]
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SPIC MACAY organized a three-day state convention in the city from July 13 to 15. On Sunday, the climax of the convention was marked by an exquisite performance by Manju Mehta, noted sitarist and the founder of Saptak. Mehta played the rare raga Gurjaritodi which charged the venue with its devotional flourish. Mehta said, “It […]
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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 […]
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