Sarangi Legend’s Career Began In Morbi; Saptak ’12 To Be Dedicated To Him Sarangi icon Sultan Khan – whose pathosdrenched playing in ‘Dil cheez kya hai’ sensitized India to the instrument’s pensive brilliance – has died at the age of 73. Khan’s genius has illuminated a range of platforms, from Hollywood (Richard Attenborough’s ‘Gandhi’) to […]
Continue readingNRGs skip face-to-face, surf for soulmates
Non-resident-Gujaratis youths who aim to go on a meeting spree, interviewing 30-40 girls in just 10-day time to zero in on prospective life partners — the idea that inspired novels, serial ‘Mr Yogi’ and even conceived the plot of Priyanka Chopra starrer ‘What’s your Rashee?’ are becoming passé. Thanks to internet, the wannabe grooms do […]
Continue readingRemittances up as NRGs bank on falling , rising interest rates
The falling rupee coupled with the recent Reserve Bank of India move to hike interest rates on NRI deposits is likely to boost remittances further from the large Gujarati diaspora, mainly concentrated in the US and Europe. Gujarat is among the top states along with Kerala, Punjab and Maharashtra to receive large remittances. Dr Sudhir […]
Continue readingMake organ donation-choice mandatory: Experts
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 […]
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