India will celebrate 66 years of freedom and independence means different things to different people. Priya Adhyaru-Majithia asks Amdavadis what it means to them. Hoisting the Tricolour, attending a parade, singing patriotic songs and the national anthem or listening to the annual speech by the prime minister and president – that is how many of […]
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Meera Bhat, a research scholar at State University of New York, represented Asia at UN’s Global Interactive Dialogue that was webcast live Priya Adhyaru-Majithia An Amdavadi represented Asia at United Nations’ Global Interactive Dialogue at the UN headquarters in New York. Meera Bhat, a research scholar in social sciences at State University of New York, […]
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On Friendship Day Mirror speaks to a few Amdavadis who used technology to renew their bonds of friendship Priya Adhyaru-Majithia A true friend is one soul in two bodies, said famous Greek philosopher Aristotle. But many a time, demands made by a full-fledged career, family life and other commitments, even best of friends drift apart. […]
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About 38 mahout-artists from UP, Bihar, MP, Rajasthan and Gujarat join hands to decorate 18 to 21 elephants for Rath Yatra Priya Adhyaru-Majithia Mahant Jagdishdas (left) and other artists fill shades of scarlet into the basic white sketch made to decorate the animal for Rath Yatra In the build up to the 136th Rath Yatra, […]
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‘A’bad has the best food, roads and riders,’ says entrepreneurial entertainer Ash Chandler, who was here for a private concert Priya Adhyaru-Majithia Known as a stand-up performer and one of the country’s first English language comedians, Ash Chandler has recently added Ahmedabad on his radar. Joining hands with an exclusive bike showroom in the city, […]
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