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 #95
Feb 09 - Feb 15 2017
Creative Yatra is proud to present everyone the 95th attempt of compiling the most fabulous events of Ahmedabad. People also call this as Valentine’s week, but the conscious beings call it an Ahmedabad Art Weekly’s 95th week. This instance also gives you a gentle reminder to gift your Valentine a rose/teddy/chocolate or anything gooey with an enriching book. It certainly increases love as well as creativity, believe me! This week we have got everything that a Yatri needs Music, Art, Performing arts, Plays and much more. So no matter if you are single, ready to mingle or already mingled you all have a reason to find your enrichment !
The man who failed in Sanskrit during his matriculation exams but ranked second in Bombay University and eventually earned a James Taylor Prize – we are talking about poet, playwright, and philosopher Manilal Dwivedi. Born in 1858 in Nadiad, Manilal has not only been a great literary but also a representative of papers on Hinduism at the first Parliament of World Religions. His noteworthy works includes popular plays like Narsinh-Avatar & Kanta, essay collection called Sudarshan Gadyavali and self experience poetry collection called Aatma-Nimmajan. Team Creative Yatra pays homage to this great writer, philosopher and a literary revolutionary.