Within two months, five well-known literary stalwarts of Gujarati literature passed away creating a vacuum in the vernacular literary field. In a solemn gesture, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Gujarati Sahitya Sabha, Vishwakosh Trust, Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, and Kavilok Trust organized a ‘shraddhanjali’ at Parishad Hall on Tuesday. The programme was a tribute to Priyakant Parikh, a […]
Continue readingThree-fold rise in chronic pulmonary diseases in state
Rise in the number of smokers and density of low socio-economic class population due to urban ‘ghettoisation’ has resulted into three-time rise in chronic pulmonary disease cases in Gujarat, say pulmonary experts. On the eve of the World COPD Day on Wednesday, Ahmedabad Medical Association and Association of Chest Physicians of Gujarat (ACPG) shared their […]
Continue readingUS consulate shuts its door for a week
The US Consulate General in Mumbai will suspend its operations from November 15-21 as it is shifting its base from where it operated since the last 53 years. As part of the relocation, the US Consulate General Mumbai will shift from Lincoln House in Breach Candy and the American Centre in Churchgate to its new […]
Continue readingStudents from US now heading to India
With 1 % decline in Indian students going to the US, a huge 44 % rise noted in arrivals of US students in India American universities may be the best in the world and Indian educational institutions may not even figure in the global top 10. But that hasn’t stopped a surprisingly large number of […]
Continue readingTimes Ahmedabad Festival gifts city – Electrik Sundae
Percussion pundit Sivamani, jazz legend Louiz Banks, & ‘zitar’ prodigy Niladri Kumar fuse genius with joy at Times Ahmedabad Festival The captivating tunes of ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram’ — one of Gandhiji’s favourite bhajans — zapped the large audience at Times Ahmedabad Festival’s Asia Electrik performance on Sunday evening at the Vastrapur Amphitheatre. Asia Electrik […]
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