One of the victims of the 2002 riots was the birthplace of the famous Gujarati thali. The restaurant Chandravilas in the walled city, where the first thali was served way back in 1900, was burnt to ashes on February 28, 2002. Rioters had set fire to neighbouring shops and the flames had spread to the […]
Continue readingKathak to art-connect city with Islamabad
Art transcends boundaries, they say. And indeed, in a true attempt of cultural assimilation Kadamb School of Dance and Music is taking Indian classical dance to Pakistan. Kadamb is invited to perform by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), Government of India at Islamabad. Kadamb’s 11 senior artistes are to perform in a dance […]
Continue readingCivil servant’s uniform charity code brightens rural schools
Many of us are used to getting our children school uniforms for the new academic year. One man thought of putting the discarded uniforms to good use by donating them to children in community schools in remote villages, and also recycling them for use of those who do not know what a school uniform is. […]
Continue readingKnotting in harmony and income
Nazma Saiyad, 35, a home maker and mother of two, is busy keeping with her new craft of crochet art work at Sarkhej Roza – a monumental ode to communal harmony. Saiyad who barely knows how to read and write wants to upgrade her craft skills to supplement her family’s income. “I always fancied learning […]
Continue readingNarhari Parikh’s Haveli: Bapu’s last link to walled city
GANDHI NIRVAN DAY In January 1948, Mahatma Gandhi’s remains first arrived at Narhari Parikh’s Haveli in Kameshwar-ni-Pol in Khadia before it was immersed in the Sabarmati river. Today, Parikh’s haveli is the only physical link of Bapu that has survived in the walled city. On Monday, to mark Gandhi’s death anniversary, heritage conservationists from Khadia […]
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