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An unhappy tale of a city’s heritage

An unhappy tale of a city’s heritage

Narrow dirty lanes, garbage dumped at the gate and an ordinary entrance easy to miss, leads you to the world-renowned structure of engineering and architecture- Jhulta Minara (Shaking Minarets) of Ahmedabad. One of the most popular state tourist destinations of recent times–Shaking Minarets–today wears a deserted cobwebbed look. The Shaking Minarets, also called Sidi Bashir [...]

Season of art begins in Ahmedabad

Season of art begins in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad Saturday, October 15 The city of Ahmedabad adorns an arty look for the three-day art festival, that began on Friday. Planned on the lines of national and international arts festival, Ahmedabad International Arts Festival (AIAF) will have its events open for people from October 14 to 16. AIAF is a multi-arts, multi-venue event that [...]

Heritage souvenirs from the city of Ahmedabad

Heritage souvenirs from the city of Ahmedabad

This report by Kruti Shah was published in Divya Bhaskar, city edition, on April 17 (page 1). Please click here to see the online version of this report. અમદાવાદની ઓળખ સાબરમતી આશ્રમ, ઝૂલતાં મિનારા કે સિદી સૈયદની જાળી સુધીજ સીમિત નથી. આ ઉપરાંત આ શહેર ધન્ય છે તેની વિપુલ સંસ્કૃતિ અને સાહિત્યનાં બળથી. અહીંનાં સાહિત્યકારોનાં [...]

A Bollywood Film 100% ‘Made in Ahmedabad’

A Bollywood Film 100% ‘Made in Ahmedabad’

This report by Kruti Shah was published in Divya Bhaskar, city edition, on April 15, 2011 (page 1). Please click here to see the online version of the report. પહેલી હિન્દી ફિલ્મ ૧૦૦% ‘મેડ ઇન અમદાવાદ’ એક નવી બોલીવુડ ફિલ્મ જેમાં કાસ્ટિંગથી લઇને લોકેશન સુધી, પ્રૉડક્શનથી લઇને એડિટિંગ સુધ, બધુંજ થશે અમદાવાદમાં! અમદાવાદનાં વિવિધ ક્ષેત્રનાં [...]

Students give solutions to make buildings earthquake resistant

Students give solutions to make buildings earthquake resistant

Ahmedabad: This report by Kruti Shah was published in Divya Bhaskar, city edition, on April 10, 2011 (page 3). Please click on this link for the online version of this report published in Divya Bhaskar (Ahmedabad city edition) બહુમાળીય મકાન પણ ભૂકંપપ્રૂફ! ભારતનાં સીઝમિક ઝોન વર્ગીકરણ મુજબ ગુજરાતનાં મોટા ભાગનાં ઇલાકાઓ મહત્તમ તીવ્રતા ધરાવતા ઝોનમાં [...]

Ahmedabad Joins Hazare’s Protest

Ahmedabad Joins Hazare’s Protest

Ahmedabad: Social Activist Anna Hazare’s campaign demanding the Lok Pal bill has gained momentum. Citizens groups on Tuesday began a 72 hour fast in Ahmedabad’s Town hall, on Ashram road, expressing solidarity to the be-spectacled Hazare, who has now become a mascot of anti corruption campaigns in India. Artiste Mallika Sarabhai and social worker and [...]

Baisakhi, in the land of Dandiyas

Baisakhi, in the land of Dandiyas

The sikh community is gearing up for Baisakhi. There is one week to go for this festival, the day on which the Khalsa was born and Sikhs were given a clear identity and a code of conduct to live by. The momentous occassion was led by the last living Sikh spiritual teacher, Guru Gobind Singh [...]

Unhappy cricket fans protest outside Sardar Patel Stadium

Unhappy cricket fans protest outside Sardar Patel Stadium

Ahmedabad: 23rd March, 2011 A day before the Quarter Finals in Ahmedabad, chaos and anarchy was reported at the Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, although no fresh tickets were available for sale at that time. The agitation began at 9.30 in the morning. Just two windows were opened for distributing the tickets that were already booked [...]

Nothing impossible for a woman

Nothing impossible for a woman

Vadodara : Alka Shah, 34, is a woman who lives in an old-styled house on the 2nd floor, in Akota locality of Baroda, where no one will believe that, there lives a woman with lots of grit and determination. A woman micro entrepreneur, she has carved out her own respectable place in the man’s world. [...]

નાગરિક પત્રકારિત્વ વિષયક સેમીનાર યોજયી ગયો

નાગરિક પત્રકારિત્વ વિષયક સેમીનાર યોજયી ગયો

છેલ્લા ત્રણ દિવસથી સેહેરમાં આવેલી પ્રતિષ્ઠિત માંનાગેમેન્ત સંસ્થા અમદાવાદ માનાગેમેન્ત અસ્સોકિઅતિઓન ખાતે, નાગરિક પત્રકારત્વ વિષયક સેમીનાર યોજૈયે ગયો.જ.મ. ફૌન્દતિઓન એ ગુજરાત મેડિયા ચ્લુબ ણ સહયોગથી આ સેમીનાર નું આયોજન, સેહ્રીજનોમાં નાગરિત્વ naa હક્કો,ભાવના અને એ અંગે પત્રકારત્વ થાકી કર્મશીલ જાગૃતિ લાવવા યોજ્યો હતો. જ.મ. ફૌન્દતિઓન્ન ફોઉંન્દેર શ્રી.શિશિર જોશી એ જણાવ્યું હતું ક “ભારતભરમાં, નાગરીકો ને [...]