INT’L ORGAN DONATION DAY ON NOVEMBER 27 Dipi Chhaya, 25, suffering kidney failure is fighting for life for the past two years. She is currently on dialysis and every day her family hopes to get a cadaver organ which can relieve her from pain and infuse a new life into her. Prashant Visnagara, 10, a […]
Continue readingSoulful Sufi Finale by Hans Raj Hans
Hans Raj Hans Closes Rocking Festival With Mellow Brilliance Of Love Zindagi di hai to jeene ka hunar bhi dena… rakho mori laaj’…the soulful rendition of this classic Sufi song provided a befitting opening of the concluding day of the nineday Times Ahmedabad Festival, on Sunday. Renowned Sufi music exponent Hans Raj Hans, who performed […]
Continue readingFest to climax with Sufi sparkles of Hans Raj Hans
Hans Raj Hans, renowned exponent of Sufi music will provide a rousing finale of the nine-day Times Ahmedabad Festival on Sunday. He has specifically promised classics of this genre. “I will perform Sufi songs like Mori laaj rakho..for the Ahmedabadi audience,” he told TOI. The artist is famous for his songs like Sili sili hawa […]
Continue readingKathak moves to beats of modern French rock
‘Gir Gir Aayi Badariya,’ a classical tune infused with a fast beat of rock music played on guitar, and ‘Dhak Dha Trik Dhak Dha’ — drum and taal played on tabla. Fusion music set the stage for ‘Rock Kathak,’ paving the way for swift entry of Kathak dancer Sanjukta Sinha, dressed up in golden-bordered pink […]
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As World Heritage Week Begins, TOI Salutes The Unique Community Life Of The Walled City Which Keeps The Aged Out Of Old Age Homes When septuagenarian Vilsu Mehta, a resident of Desai ni Pol, underwent a major surgery recently, she did not miss her US-settled sons. Neighbours took good care of this diabetic retired teacher. […]
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