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…
AAW #90
Jan 06 - Jan 12 2017
Team Creative Yatra is this time celebrating the 90th week of Ahmedabad Art Weekly with the most awaited events of the year. Ahmedabad will have a chance to glance at some of the best visual art, photography, film screening, and theatrical events. There are interesting Talk Shows and Reading gatherings to charm every culture enthusiast of the city. The public event of kite festival, where thousands of kite flyers from across the globe gather every to display their kite flying skills, is also scheduled in this Uttaryan week.
The author honor of the week is for Shree Chandrakant Bakshi, alias Bakshibabu. With more than 178 books authored b him, Bakshibabu had an impression of existentialism in his writing. The bold and rebellious author was an active political writer and has been involved in numerous controversies for his literature. His life was later narrated in a Pratik Gandhi acted play called ‘Hu Chandrakant Bakshi’. The writer is still remembered for his novels, plays, short stories, travelogues, and his autobiography Bakshinama.