The US may not give chief minister Narendra Modi a visa, but that does not stop US NRG politicos from coming to Gujarat seeking political lessons from him. Ahmedabad-born Niranjan ‘Neil’ Patel, who is ready to seek Ohio’s 12th District Senate seat in 2014, is sending his daughter Roshni Patel, a political science student from […]
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Artist and promoter of art Tushar Unadkat to take Gujarati films to Ontario Artist and promoter Tushar Unadkat, 40, who has made Toronto, Canada his home, is on a mission to promote Indian artists in the West. A graduate of M S University (MSU), and alumni of National Institute of Design (NID) he has bagged […]
Continue readingAfter 30 years, kites ignite reunion of 375 families in Raipur
This Uttarayan, nostalgia will descend at Shamla ni Pol in Raipur, as the pol will host a reunion of 650 people who had settled down in western parts of the city during the 1980s. Almost 30 years later, 375 families will meet on Saturday over flying kites and gorging on masalaundhiyu, with the festival serving […]
Continue readingDesai ni Pol vaults ahead with revamp blueprint
Homes painted in a shade of ivory, the windowpanes in dark brown; internal roads paved with rough granite and vintage lamps lighting them up at dusk. This is a not plan for some upcoming housing complex. It is the blueprint to restore Desai ni Pol – one of the oldest housing complexes in the city […]
Continue readingAMC notice to Bengal Home owners, told to stop work
PEOPLE’S VICTORY The residents’ struggle to save United Bengal Home has registered its first major victory. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has issued a notice to owners of the home for illegally bringing down the heritage structure and has asked them to stop work immediately. In an attempt to appease the pol residents who started a […]
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