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Shaping the Future of Cultural Heritage: Insights from Ahmedabad University’s Pioneering Programme
By CYAhmedabad University’s unique and pioneering program – Master of Heritage Management is opening new opportunities for youth interested in exploring culture and heritage. Let’s take a closer look at this program that is shaping a new generation of responsible professionals. Heritage management is a relatively new discipline, but an important evolution that furthers global aspirations for economic development. Traditionally, heritage was perceived as a field focused solely on ‘conservation’ and ‘preservation.’ However, in our rapidly changing world, heritage has formed a network with business, creating new solutions for inclusive and sustainable development. Heritage has thus expanded beyond built heritage to encompass tourism, urban development, and intangible heritage like languages, music, customs, performing arts, and even ecology and climate change “The…...
Events
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Kashmir\1940 - Photo Exhibition by Pranlal PatelMay 01-09, 2025
In 1940, the late Shri Pranlal Patel traveled to Kashmir with a few close friends. What he brought back was more than photographs—he captured a dream. These exquisite Silver Gelatine Prints reveal a Kashmir untouched, serene and sublime. A quiet reminder that, truly, if there is a Heaven on Earth, it is here.
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Lines of LifeNov 29, 2024 - Nov 22, 2025
Lines of Life – Faces, Figures and Fantasies an exhibition of drawings and paintings by Vrindavan Solanki.
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Shaktirupa – Goddess as Imagined by the ArtistsMar 29, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025
Shaktirupa: Goddess as Imagined by the Artists From a nurturing mother to a fierce warrior, the Goddess has been visualised in various forms across Indian art. This special exhibition, “Shakitrupa: Goddess as Imagine by the Artists” brings together carefully curated paintings and manuscripts from our collection to explore Shakti described, imagined, depicted and revered. Step…
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Photo Studio
People change like the weather, but the change in weather is always beautiful, unlike people. In this album ‘Blushing Hues of Spring’ photographer Priti Bhatt, who hails from the heritage city of Ahmedabad, explains us the different moods in nature, in time and the life around us. Her vision of capturing folage in its most organic form gives her viewers an opportunity to connect with the natural atmosphere in all these urbanisations. Her zeal of capturing the vibrancy of nature in its utmost simplicity is what makes here clicks unique as well as picturesque.
A management professional, who is also a serious hobbyist, Priti considers photography as an opportunity to find her inner self. She was always inclined towards capturing the best moments of life, her family and friends, during her early days but her vision towards photography as an art upgraded after meeting veteran photographers and mentor Ketan Modi and Vivek Desai. From there she began capturing unique elements that roam around us while travelling. This album consists pictures that were clicked in the time frame of 3 years at various places of Gujarat, especially Ahmedabad and The Dangs.
Photo Studio Curator : Ketan Modi
Reviews
Chhaava Leaves You Wanting More
Naresh Gulati Feb 28, 2025
The recent Hindi film Chhaava, based on the life of Shambhaji Maharaj, is a compelling watch, yet it leaves you yearning for more. A sequel could complete the grand saga of Swarajya and the fall of the Mughal Empire. Explore more about the film in this review. The first thing that comes to mind after…
Woman And The World: A Show of Thoughtful Works
Naresh Gulati Dec 9, 2024
Shujaat Mirza’s solo show “Woman and the World” that opened Sunday evening at Jodhpur Art Gallery as part of the gallery’s ongoing Festival has come as a one off in the recent period. What’s good is this one off that perhaps took time to crystallize its essential stories, leaves an enjoyable trail of the artist-critic’s…
Vrindavan Solanki’s Lines of Life opens at Archer Art Gallery
Naresh Gulati Nov 30, 2024
A well curated retrospective art show was started here yesterday to showcase the 60-year long journey of senior artist Vrindavan Solanki; who at 82 is a celebrated artist of the state and beyond; and is looked up to for inspiration by the younger artists in every sense of the word from opening the shows to…
Film Sabarmati Report is a straight refresher of the Conspiracy for the Gen Z
Naresh Gulati Nov 16, 2024
Having released in the backdrop of some suspicion from both right and left wings, partly attributable perhaps to the recent track record of utterances of its makers the Balaji Motion Pictures and its key stake holders, the film The Sabarmati Report has harbored no twists. Rather creditably, it serves a straight narrative of depicting the…
Poetry
જ્યારે પ્રણયની જગમાં શરૂઆત થઈ હશે,
ત્યારે પ્રથમ ગઝલની રજૂઆત થઈ હશે.
પહેલા પવનમાં ક્યારે હતી આટલી મહેક,
રસ્તામાં તારી સાથે મુલાકાત થઈ હશે.
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Yatra Archives
How Tulika Books is creating impact in children’s lives through picture books
Nandini VarmaAug 21, 2019
A children’s book about a boy who feels like a girl. And about a child brought up by grandfathers. These are some of the stories published by Tulika Books, who have been making children’s picture books since 23 years. Little…
Dalgona Coffee: A worldwide social media trend about home-made café experience
Harshil ShahApr 2, 2020
While the lockdown has ignited various trends on social media, one that has received a major global following is #DalgonaCoffee. With thousands of posts on its name, here’s all you need to know about the Dalgona Coffee wave. I first…
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello—Artists or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters?
Harshil ShahNov 5, 2019
Did you ever wonder where the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ characters got their names from? Well, your search is complete. Here is a brief introduction of the artists from whom the creators of TMNT took inspiration. Teenage mutant ninja turtles,…
The call of the mountains: orthopaedic Dr Yatin Desai’s advice on trekking
Himanshu NainaniMay 24, 2019
In this piece 64 year old Dr Yatin Desai, shares with CY his inspiring story of how to scale towering mountains with utmost ease and how this life adventure activity can shape human character and health. Chances are high that…