Yatra Archives
How Tulika Books is creating impact in children’s lives through picture books
Nandini Varma
Aug 20, 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…
Of youthful passion and star-crossed lovers on Shakespeare’s birthday
Dr. S. D. Desai
Apr 22, 2020
While the Globe is streaming free its second dramatic production Romeo and Juliet, today is 23rd April, the day William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is believed to have been born and died. One would seldom find a more spontaneous and intense expression…
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello—Artists or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters?
Harshil Shah
Nov 4, 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 Nainani
May 23, 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 #171
Aug 02 - Aug 08 2018
Husain, Raza, Souza and more can now be seen under a single roof at Archer Art Gallery’s Inaugural Exhibition. ‘Love Ni Bhavai’ actor Pratik Gandhi stars in the play ‘Sir Sir Sarla’ this Saturday. And a Theatre Festival for Toddlers arrives in town!
Now you can look at art by Husain, Raza, Souza, Ravi Varma and Padamsee, all under one roof, at Archer Art Gallery’s Inaugural Exhibition containing a breadth of masterworks of Indian contemporary and modern art. Antrang is another art show that’s happening this week, which brings together a group of 6 young artists.
Featuring Love Ni Bhavai actor Pratik Gandhi, the Gujarati play Sir Sir Sarla, about a professor and his students, is coming to town this Saturday. Other theatrical acts in line are Gardish Mein Taare, a fictional work inspired by the romance between film director Guru Dutt and his wife Geeta; and Vaaras, a Gujarati play about a Christian girl who moves in with her partner’s family before marriage.
If you’re looking for something creative for your child, don’t miss the Theatre Festival for Toddlers next week, a 5-day festival of plays meant exclusively for children, brought to the city by theatre groups from Mumbai and Delhi.
Budding writers and bloggers can share their work and get feedback at the Writers Group Meet happening at the British Council Library this Sunday. Poet Ankit Trivedi, meanwhile, is all set to celebrate Friendship Day with you on August 5, with his show Dost tara naam par!
The inspiration for Ahmedabad Art Weekly #171 is Gujarati poet and journalist Balmukund Dave. Born in Vadodara district in 1916, Dave worked as a journalist for three decades at Navjivan, retiring from which, he joined Lokjivan as an editor. He wrote poems in the form of folk tunes and devotional songs, with themes of love and spirituality, respectively. His first poem Dhruvakhyan was based on the mythological character of Dhruva, and his poem Hari no Hansalo was a Bhajan-style work devoted to Mahatma Gandhi after his demise. Dave received the Kumar Suvarna Chandrak for his contributions to literature.