Stories Archives - Stories By Priya Journalist, Writer, and Art Analyst Wed, 25 Sep 2013 16:52:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.storiesbypriya.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-avatar-32x32.jpg Stories Archives - Stories By Priya 32 32 State Govt Refuses Tax-Free Benefit to Film on Gay Rights https://www.storiesbypriya.com/special-stories/state-govt-refuses-tax-free-benefit-to-film-on-gay-rights/ https://www.storiesbypriya.com/special-stories/state-govt-refuses-tax-free-benefit-to-film-on-gay-rights/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2013 16:52:21 +0000 http://www.storiesbypriya.com/?p=3300 Director of Gujarati film Meghdhanushya: The Colour of Life plans to challenge entertainment commissioner’s order in HC after being refused tax exemption because the film uses the words ‘homosexual’, ‘gay’ and ‘samlaingik’ finds Priya Adhyaru-Majithia On one hand a Gujarati film has been chosen as India’s entry to the Oscars much to the surprise of […]

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]]> https://www.storiesbypriya.com/special-stories/state-govt-refuses-tax-free-benefit-to-film-on-gay-rights/feed/ 0 Toying With Geeky Ideas https://www.storiesbypriya.com/stories/toying-with-geeky-ideas/ https://www.storiesbypriya.com/stories/toying-with-geeky-ideas/#respond Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:21:56 +0000 http://www.storiesbypriya.com/?p=3295 MEET CITY’S TALENTED CELEBRITIES-IN-THE-MAKING with Priya Adhyaru-Majithia A 13-yr-old led his team to victory at the regional round of 8th Indian Robot Olympiad. He hopes to win the finals, too Ordinary boys pester mommy for toys, but Kanhai Parikh likes to design his own stuff using sensors, micro-processors and wireless units. An ace at designing […]

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]]> https://www.storiesbypriya.com/stories/toying-with-geeky-ideas/feed/ 0 Celebrating Freedom Through Expression https://www.storiesbypriya.com/art-culture/celebrating-freedom-through-expression/ https://www.storiesbypriya.com/art-culture/celebrating-freedom-through-expression/#respond Sun, 01 Sep 2013 14:13:45 +0000 http://www.storiesbypriya.com/?p=3284 Budhan theatre’s children celebrated 62nd Vimukti Divas through a play. The drama used Bhantu bhasha, Chhara community’s dialect, as a medium of communication learns Priya Adhyaru-Majithia Apne desh ka naam kya hai? “Bharat” answers a child enthusiasticly. He is one of the 20 children attending a class of the Chhara community in a village. The […]

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]]> https://www.storiesbypriya.com/art-culture/celebrating-freedom-through-expression/feed/ 0 What freedom means to you https://www.storiesbypriya.com/celebrations/what-freedom-means-to-you/ https://www.storiesbypriya.com/celebrations/what-freedom-means-to-you/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:48:30 +0000 http://www.storiesbypriya.com/?p=3274 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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]]> https://www.storiesbypriya.com/celebrations/what-freedom-means-to-you/feed/ 0 Amdavadi girl does country proud https://www.storiesbypriya.com/stories/amdavadi-girl-does-country-proud/ https://www.storiesbypriya.com/stories/amdavadi-girl-does-country-proud/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:31:05 +0000 http://www.storiesbypriya.com/?p=3271 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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