Culture
- How the feisty Kalpana Chawla found her wings Margie Sastry
- “In Delhi, Everyone Feels Like Delhi”: Ravish Kumar’s book explores love in Delhi Nandini Varma
- What a pickle! There is an ‘achar’ for everyone’s taste buds in India Zarin Mirza
- Is the Royal Rumour true? : Little known facts about Alice in Wonderland author Lewis Carroll Margie Sastry
- Meet Falguni Vasavada Oza, the MICA professor with a huge online following Himanshu Nainani
Jul 18, 2024
An artist statement is a written document that summarises who you are and what your art is all about. As an artist, an artist statement can help introduce both you and your work to potential buyers, as well as to museum and gallery curators. A good artist statement should also provide a glimpse into your…
Jul 8, 2019
Did you know that the one and only film written by Premchand had to be banned from releasing in some cities? This was not for reasons that we usually associate with film censoring these days, but because the film ‘Mazdoor’ was too real! All of us have read at least a couple of stories by Premchand…
What the hell! These special Hells are designed to punish your life’s deeds
Margie Sastry Jul 6, 2019
Could you be boiled in oil or squeezed like sugarcane in the afterlife? According to ancient Puranic texts, these are some of the options available in special hells for specific sins! Heaven and hell are afterlife destinations that are promised to people who are good or evil in this life. But can there be designer…
Meet the frank-spirited advocate AC Damani – a Gandhian and author of Gujarati memoirsHimanshu NainaniJul 5, 2019
Ahmedabad-based advocate AC Damani is a man of many hats. Besides travelling to villages to solve revenue disputes of farmers, he has also published six books in Gujarati. Here, he talks about how the demise of his mother awakened the…
Celebrating the poetry of Imtiaz Dharker, an extremely important poet of our timesNandini VarmaJul 1, 2019
Poet Imtiaz Dharker recently rejected the UK Poet Laureateship weighing ‘the privacy [she] needed to write poems against the demands of a public role.’ The focus of this article, however, is not on that. It is to celebrate the poetry…
Little-known facts about Agatha Christie, the Queen of murder mysteriesMargie SastryJun 25, 2019
Did the mystery writer plan her own mysterious disappearance? Let’s delve into the link between fact and fiction in the life of the immensely popular Agatha Christie. Agatha Christie is a well-known name for anyone who reads books, especially mystery…
Events
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Sattvik – Traditional Food FestivalDec 28-31, 2024
Sattvik – Traditional Food Festival Taste, Ties, Types and Traditions SATTVIK the festival to celebrate traditional nutritious food and associated knowledge systems was started fifteen years ago at the IIM-A, to provide market based incentives for conserving agro-biodiversity. Creation of demand for rarely or less cultivated nutritionally rich crops and varieties may stimulate their cultivation.…
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Patthare Purya PranDec 27-29, 2024
“Patthare Purya Pran” is a captivating drama that honors Indian identity and showcases the rich heritage of Gujarat. Set in the historical fort of Dabhoi, the story revolves around the passionate love between sculptor Hiradhar and Rupa, with their supportive friend Navrang. Their love is tested by the presence of a powerful King and a…
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45th Saptak Annual Music Festival 2025Jan 01-13, 2025
As the year draws to a close, we at SAPTAK, together with you all, collectively start looking forward to the Saptak Annual Music Festival held every January. We are pleased to announce the 45th Saptak Annual Music Festival 2025, which, as per tradition. This year’s festival is dedicated to the memory of Co-Founder of Saptak…
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…