The 6th edition of Abhivyakti – The City Arts Project – started on Thursday with two stellar performances as the premier shows while the visual arts were also opened to curious and patronizing visitors who thronged the Gujarat University and…

This November, Crraft of Art marks 15 years of reviving India’s heritage through its unique blend of music, light, and cultural experiences. The much-anticipated Water Festival, set to take place at the iconic Adalaj Ni Vav on Sunday, November 24,…

Ahmedabad is currently hosting one of the biggest shopping festivals of the year! The Ahmedabad Shopping Festival 2024 kicked off on Dussehra, October 12, 2024, and will continue until January 14, 2025, transforming the city into a shopper’s paradise for…

Rasadhwani, a premiere Bharata Natyam training institute based in Ahmedabad, led by Dr Uma Anantani and driven by Shivangee Vikram, is presenting two of its brand-new productions today on August 2, 2022, at 8.15 PM at HK Arts Auditorium, Ashram…

  The Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) made a record of sorts on Sunday when a virtual ceremony was held to announce, if not to physically and materially present, their coveted annual awards for 2020. These Awards are presented…

A Father’s Day celebration that explores the changing landscapes of Fatherhood in the new millennium. Co-organised by well-meaning organisations Centre for Communication of Child Rights, Gujarat Media Club and Gujarat University in partnership with Unicef India. Read to know more.…

With a purpose to celebrate Ahmedabad’s heritage and encourage citizens to become more aware about city’s arts and aesthetics heritage, the Times Group and Adani has brought ‘Times Art Fest’ – A festival which artistically demonstrates the heritage footprint of…

Source: Twitter.com For the first time in his presidential span, Donald Trump will be visiting India. And the first destination on his list is our very own city, Ahmedabad. To know more about his schedule and agenda read on. While…

Presenting their third edition of Kultura on 22nd February, MICA will turn into a haven for music and literature lovers. With exciting workshops and activities revolving around the two domains, Kultura 2020 is the place to be this weekend. Established…

The platform that let’s Ahmedabad discover it’s creative talent -Abhivyakti City Arts Project is set to begin its third edition. With its third edition, Abhivyakti establishes its position as a facilitator for original, fresh and experimental ideas of arts and…

With an objective to promote patriotism and national values among the younger generations, Bharatiya Chitra Sadhana is set to host their 3rd film festival in Ahmedabad. Read the article to know more. Source: koimoi.com With a motive to promote patriotism…

India Art Fair is back with an all-new edition to take you on a safari of South Asian art. Congregating 75 exhibitors from 20 different cities from all across the world, here is what to expect from the 12th edition…

Source: insider.in After their first edition in November 2018, India Design Confluence is back with the most prolific designers of the world but, this time, with a different name. ‘Ahmedabad Design Week’ is the torchbearer of India Design Confluence and…

Source: festevemantra.com Every literature enthusiast has heard the name ‘Jaipur Literature Festival’. Here’s a quick look at what to expect this year. A wonderland for those who seek intellectual exploration, Jaipur Literature Festival is definitely one of the greatest literature…

Source: kankarialakefront.in At any given day, Kankaria Lake is an apt destination for a light outing, be it a picnic or just Saturday night jaunt. Being the second largest lake in the city, you can find a plethora of exciting…

By replacing their previously planned fish menu with an all-vegan one, the 77th Golden Globe Awards have set a new bar for environmental friendly celebration.   Golden Globes have turned into a steaming hotspot of popular culture. From high-end celebrities…

Famous music festivals like Coachella and Burning Man are known for their eco-friendly and sustainable practices, the Ultimate Pop Show featuring Badshah, merges the Swachhta campaign with entertainment generates wide spread awareness, both for their show as well as the…

Batubhai Umarwadia When a spark of creativity is seen with anyone pursuing an art form, it creates a moment of exhilaration. I celebrate one such moment three budding writers aspiring to be playwrights created at Theatre Media Centre last Monday.…

Saptak is an annual music festival that celebrates our rich heritage of classical music. The first edition was held in 1980, this year will be the 40th anniversary of the festival. So, what surprises have they planned for us this…

Gujarat Literature Festival (GLF)returns to town to enthrall the city with top notch literary events. Taking place at the Gujarat University campus, the 8th edition of GLF has some really interesting line up that sets it up as the key…

Congregating designers from all around the nation, Raw Collaborative’s 3rd edition has brought vibrance to the Mill Owner’s Association Building. From intuitive product displays to minimalistic furniture, this amazing exhibition has it all. Adding a whole new dimension to the…

Crraft of Art is an initiative by Birwa Qureshi, a Bharatanatyam dancer from Darpana Academy and Interior Designer from CEPT, that narrates the story of beautiful monuments through music festivals. From the first Sufi Festival at Sarkhej Roza to introducing…

To celebrate the joy of reading physical books, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation brings us the 8thAmdavad National Book Fair. From books on nature and science to rare collections and second hands to children’s books and many, many others in your wish…

Ahmedabad witnessed the 4th edition of the Ahmedabad International Literature Festival on November 16th and 17th, where many writers and creatives opened relevant discussions and conducted workshops that helped open new ideas and debates in literature and how it impacts…

Source: comicconindia.com Comic Con India is organizing Ahmedabad’s first-ever Comic Con, a celebration of fantasy and pop-culture. Read on to know all about it! Every comic, anime, superhero, gaming or pop-culture geek has dreamt of going to the comic con,…

A major part of what gets us into the festive spirit of Diwali are the witty and wholesome ads that we see all around social media and television. They remind us of what Diwali is all about. We have picked…

Hellaro is the first-ever Gujarati film that has received National Award for Best Feature Film. This is a huge recognition for the Gujarati Film Industry. Ever since the National Award announcement, the film has been constantly in news, for its…

Pradipta Ray is a filmmaker, animator, teacher and a transgender activist. Having studied Fine Slot Pulsa, Arts from Government Art College, Kolkata, and Animation from NID, Pradipta has always painted but only for herself and her friends, never for an…

Here is a list of top 5 Gujarati folk singers who are sure to make you groove this Navratri! Source: tatacliq.com As the days of Garba are gaining on us, people all around Gujarat have started planning their Navratri. Everyone…

Now in its 13th year Eklavya Sanskrit Academy continues to connect the people of Ahmedabad with one of the oldest languages – Sanskrit  using the medium of ‘Garba’. Through the ‘Sanskrit Garba’  the academy provides Navratri revellers a unique opportunity…

Shradh is a festival where one pays homage to the ancestors. In this article, we write about what the festivities entail and why the festival holds so much importance in India. Source: hindi.webdunia.com As a child, I’ve asked various pandits…

Today, 7th September 2019, marks the 100th anniversary of the weekly newspaper ‘Navajivan’ started by Mahatma Gandhi which was the precursor to the internationally reputed publishing house, Navajivan Trust. On the Sunday of 7th September 1919, first issue of a…

Get set for the fourth Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa in December. Check out the dates and details and start planning! A performance at Serendipity Arts Festival, 2016 (Image Courtesy: Livemint) Planned to take place in Goa from December 15…

500 biking enthusiasts meet to enlighten Ahmedabad about the necessity and responsibility of organ donation by rallying through the city on their motorcycles. ‘Ride for Life’ commemorates the ‘Donate an Organ’ week. The Ahmedabad Chapter of Young Indians [YI] organized…

World Social Media day is celebrated every year on June 30, 2019, across the world to bring to light the ever-growing influence of Social Media in people’s life. In Ahmedabad, it is now a tradition, to have ReDi Digital Dialogue…

Experts, academicians and practitioners shall gather at the ReDi Digital Dialogue 2019 on World Social Media Day, June 30, 2019, to talk on important topics like “Parenting in Digital Age”, “Impacting Sports Through Digital Integration” and “Using Digital Media for Governance”.…

The AHA! moments are back in Ahmedabad! An amazing line up of seven puppet shows is waiting to enthrall children and young-at-heart alike, from, from July 14 to 20th at the International Theatre Festival for Children organized by the Ahmedabad…

How can you be fashionable, mindful and ecologically sensitive – all at once? CY looks into the community initiatives towards sustainable fashion and talks about the ‘first ever’ Preloved Garage Sale happening in Ahmedabad. Climate change is affecting the life of every…

The second edition of Abhivyakti City Arts Project started on April 26, 2019 and continues till May 12, 2019. Through multiple acts spread across four faculties of creativity viz. theatre, dance, music and visual arts Abhivyakti is showcasing original creations…

More than 90 countries are participating at the prestigious six-month-long Biennale. The India pavilion returns after an eight-year-long hiatus to celebrate “150 years of Gandhi”. (Picture Courtesy: La Biennale di Venezia) The extraordinary pageant of contemporary art that’s been in…

Known for its refreshingly original content created by young artists of Ahmedabad, ‘Abhivyakti’, is coming out with its second edition on April 26. Here’s a peek into the art and performances that will be showcased at the 17-day-long festival. Many…

A motorcycle fuel tank, a discarded vacuum cleaner, a used tyre and waste fabrics, a street lamp and the guard of a pedestal fan–sounds unlikely for these to be featured in an art piece, right? Find out how this list…

11 students of National Institute of Design use PVC pipes, as part of a 3 week course under the mentorship of Associate Sr. Faculty Pravinsinh Solanki, to create beautiful and durable do-it-yourself furniture design,  to help lower income groups take…

The World Handmade Textile Biennales will take place in Ahmedabad, Varanasi, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Srinagar, celebrating the textile heritage of khadi, brocade, ikat, chintz and embroidery. Until the 19th century, India was the foremost champion in the export of handwoven textiles. But…

Urmila Kanoria celebrates 35 years of Kanoria Centre for Art with ‘Art 19’, a festival from March 7-9. Listen to architect BV Doshi, artists Jitish and Reena Kallat, and Sonal Singh from Christie’s. Learn block printing, Mata Ni Pachedi, terracotta…

  India’s first of its kind national platform that celebrates Indian language writings and authors, LIC-Gateway LitFest is set to conduct its 5th edition on 1-2 March 2019 in Mumbai. More than 60 writers representing 22 Indian languages will discuss “Youth…

This travelling exhibition designed by 13 Indian architects critiques contemporary architectural practice. Here is what Ahmedabad’s reputed architects, including BV Doshi, had to discuss about the future of the profession before the show travelled to Pondicherry. It’s always a profound experience…

079 stories is living upto the massive expectations it generated; 3 solo shows lined up over next 3 months include UK based artist Nanda Khiara, award-winning artist Vipul Prajapati and sculptor Vyom Mehta. 079 Stories, the newest addition to the…

A successful BPO of Ahmedabad, TTEC (earlier MOTIF INC) is known more for its philanthropic avatar, than its actual business identity. Since last 16 years the corporate entity has been promoting the value of ‘walk for your body & soul’ with…

The annual Edwardian Ball gives attendees a taste of the whimsical, odd, and vintage. This California arts festival, in its 19th year, continues with its legacy of fine art, fashion, and performances in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Image credit:…

  Sounds on White Sand musical concert at Rann Utsav is a musical fiesta that invites six emerging Indian bands to blend Indian and world folk music with contemporary tunes. Left to Right: Nishith Mehta, founder-director of MusicaFest with a representative of…

India’s largest art fair, India Art Fair 2019, reveals this year’s line-up, with artists like Ai Weiwei, Bharti Kher and Arpita Singh. The 4-day fair opens on January 31 and offers a window into the contemporary and modern arts of…

This year’s show is about ‘Leaving the Echo Chamber’ created by manufactured news and fictionalised histories. The 14th Sharjah Biennial will feature about 60 commissions by 90 artists from around the world. The 14th Sharjah Biennial, provocatively themed Leaving the Echo Chamber, kicks…

Often referred to as ‘Kumbh’ of literature, ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival has scheduled its 12th edition between January 24-28, 2019. More than 300 speakers, belonging to diverse domains include renowned writers, thinkers, humanitarians, politicians, business leaders, sportspeople, and entertainers from across…

January 1st 2019, brings the start of the 13 day Saptak Festival held in Ahmedabad every year. The first evening featured artists Shri Vidyadhar Rao, Shri Nityanand Haldipur, and Smt. Shubha Mudgal singing and playing a variety of styles including…

Actor-director Amol Palekar is honoured as ‘Zenith Asia’ towards his contribution to world cinema, at the ongoing 9th Asian Film Festival in Pune. He received the honour from renowned film maker Kumar Shahani.  Kumar Shahni honouring actor-director Amol Palekar at the…

After a gap of three long years the 40th edition of Vikram Sarabhai International Arts Festival will celebrate legendary danseuse Mrinalini Sarabhai’s 100th birth anniversary through invigorating musical and dance performances. Women performers of Jewish, Indian and Australian origins will be…

  The famed Water Festival of Gujarat brought together musicians of all different backgrounds at the historic Adalaj Stepwell for an evening of fusion fun. On November 25, 2018, the 500-year-old Adalaj Stepwell in Gujarat blushed pink, aglow with the…

In this curated list find out about the best cultural events in Ahmedabad scheduled in the month of November and December, 2018. Check it out and make your schedules for the next 30 days. While the citizens and businesses are still recovering…

Third year in a row, Abir First Take, gives voice to the expressions of young artists from across India. The competition attracted close to 2000 entries out of which the decorated jury hand picked 111 artworks to be showcased at the…

Amazon is stepping up its game for Diwali. Before November 7 2018, get all your creative friends the gifts they deserve, and a few for yourself too! From the entire gamut of universe of Amazon, we have picked up these…

This Sharad Purnima night, you don’t have to brave loudspeakers with Bollywood mash-ups of Garba, or blinding halogen lights. Experience Garba in the glow of thousands of clay lamps, under the pure moonlight. Get invites for the Smart Garbotsav and…

We pick out some of the best events for you to attend this week in our Boston Art Weekly. The city’s abuzz with film festivals this week that focus on Asian American and Palestinian culture. You wouldn’t want to miss…

  Music lovers are in for a treat this week. Aficionados of Indian classical music can look forward to hearing live music by legendary Hindustani classical music vocalist Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty next week. Western music lovers, meanwhile, can look forward…

This week, book-lovers in Boston can enjoy the Boston Book Festival and Boston Art Book Fair, while creative minds can head to HUBweek. Take a look at our Boston Art Weekly to find out more. This week, literature lovers are…

Relish world cuisine at an International Food Festival or celebrate an evening of Latin dance and poetry. Relive Leonard Bernstein’s tunes from West Side Story or attend the Bibliofeast Book & Author Event. Find out about all of this and…

The India Ministry of Minority Affairs is promoting local art and handicraft skills of minority communities through the travelling Hunar Haat exhibition. Applications are open till October 20. Image source: Facebook page of Hunar Haat Inaugurated in 2016 at the…

Natarani Theatre brings a host of nationally acclaimed plays to Ahmedabad this week with its Sunday to Sunday Theater Festival. Grab your seats. For years, theatre enthusiasts in Ahmedabad have often been dismayed by the lack of high- production plays…

Marking Bapu’s 150th birth anniversary, Sabarmati Ashram was abuzz on October 2 with discourses by activist Rani Bang and CM Vijay Rupani, and bhajan renditions by Anuradha Paudwal and Shyamal-Saumil.    International Non-Violence Day, which falls on October 2, marked the…

Are you a creative person in Boston? Not sure where to head for some inspiration? We bring to you our selection of the top events of this week. Take a look at out very first Boston Art Weekly to find…

Which western classical music concert should you attend this week, and which theatrical show is calling you? Find out in our Charlotte Art Weekly. Charlotteans can look forward to some of the best western classical music concerts happening in town…

Folk dances at Sangeet Natak Akademi’s music and culture festival remind of the joy of raw storytelling. The programme is on till today, September 28.  Moths and other insects danced under the yellow stage lights around a host of golden-clad percussionists. The stage was (literally) abuzz with excitement. This was…

This week in Charlotte, experience magic with a Tony Award winning musical based on Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda’. Listen to musician Casey James or take a tour of works of modern architecture in the city. Find out about all of this and…

Upload portraits in monochrome of your friends and colleagues and stand a chance to win free tickets to the Bryan Adams Concert. Just tag @CreativeYatra and use hashtags #BryanonCY and #BryanAdamsUltimate. The photo with the most likes on Instagram will…

GLS students bring management into practice by organising the full-fledged national level management festival Vishleshan Plus 2018, exploring art, literature and design. GLS University‘s undergraduate business school celebrated the 9th edition of its national level management festival Vishleshan Plus 2018…

Grammy nominated musician Michael Cavanaugh pays tribute to Sir Elton John this week. Brian Regan, one of the funniest comedians alive today, is coming to take you on a laughter ride. Experience the Flamenco art-form or watch the back-story of Peter…

This week in Charlotte, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, one of the best musicals in history, comes to town. Actress Reese Witherspoon launches her debut book and a group of artists explore the common symbols that…

  Help inmates of Sabarmati Central Jail earn a livelihood while also saving the planet. Buy eco-friendly clay Ganesha idols from them this week! Or learn how to make your own clay idol at a one-of-a-kind workshop by Avani Varia. The major…

Steven Wright, one of the funniest comics on the planet, comes to Charlotte this week. Look at a host of activistic art by African American artists or celebrate female adventurers through the No Man’s Land Film Festival. All of this…

  Folks of Charlotte, catch the uproarious comedy play ‘The Legend of Georgia McBride’ this weekend, or listen to ‘Wicked Game’ singer Chris Isaak next week. Music and art-lovers are in for a treat this week. A host of musicians are coming…

This week in Charlotte, find out how author Kathy Izard built a home for the homeless in Charlotte, or watch a slew of films made in only 48 hours. Discuss Charlotte’s burgeoning literary scene with a panel of women writers…

One of the world’s biggest gatherings of Indian Americans kicks off in New Jersey on August 31, promising 3 days of art, culture, music, theatre and shopping, with 500+ artists. After their mega event Chaalo Gujarat in 2015, the spirited…

The highest grossing Broadway musical ‘The Lion King’ comes to Charlotte! As does Broadway’s first all-black, all-female cast and crew of the play ‘Eclipsed’. Find out more in Charlotte Art Weekly #62. Kids and adults alike are in for a treat…

Learn about puppetry and improv theatre this week, or visit local war sites with Charlotte Liberty Walk. Experience the Puerto Rican Festival or catch Lori Mckenna’s music tour.   The week, Charlotte city is going to be abuzz with creativity…

This weekend, gear up for Grammy-nominated singer Kenny Wayne Shepherd, who is performing alongside Beth Hart Band. Vote for your favourite artists at Mint Hill Arts Centre, or watch improv comedy. Families, look out for a fun, free evening of…

The Supreme Court waives off entertainment tax on musical events happening in Gujarat, be they for commercial or educational purposes. Image source: livelaw.in The Supreme Court recently declared that musical programmes in Gujarat will not be liable to pay entertainment…

Drop by at Station House this week for an Arts and Culture Festival or an evening of performance magic. Or catch ‘Eclipsed’, the first play with an all-black, all-female cast and crew to have premiered on Broadway.  A splendid evening of…

Starting on 8th August, the five-day festival for kids will also have a workshop and panel discussion for parents and teachers that will host the likes of psychiatrist Dr Shekhar Seshadri and actress Arundhati Nag. The mind of a child is like…

For those who missed the Broadway musical ‘Disaster!’, this is the show’s last week. Musician Josh Ritter is coming to town, and kids can celebrate the world of comics in Imagi-Con 2018. Theatre mongers would also not want to miss the…

Legend of percussion, Sivamani, is performing live in Ahmedabad on July 28. The stage will be shared by musicians Sangeet Haldipur and Ravi Chary. Famous for spinning musical magic with percussions while sporting funky bandanas, Anandan Sivamani is coming to the…

The Broadway musical ‘Disaster!’ comes to Charlotte this week. Grammy award-winning singer Bruce Hornsby takes to the stage, while the much-loved tales of Willy Wonka and Peter Pan are being brought to life by theatre campers.  Charlotteans will be spoiled…

  Local folk artists, musicians, performers and theatre artists can register for the mega event until July 15, 2018.  To appreciate local folk artists, musicians, performers and theatre artists of the culturally rich state of Gujarat, the State Government has again…

Celebrating World Social Media Day, experts from all over India came to ReDi 2018 to discuss the epidemic of fake news, cyber-bullying and digital strategies. Through interactive workshops, people learned how to effectively write, tweet, make YouTube videos and manage websites.…

‘The Color Purple’ , the famous story that won the Pulitzer and Tony Award, is here in Charlotte! Immerse yourself in French culture at a French Festival and an exhibition of French painter Alfred Manessier’s works. Appreciate films made by people of…

Watch one of the greatest musicals of the modern age, ‘Spamalot’. Be transported to the 80s’ retro music. Meet an inspiring photographer and an artist. Find out how giant aquariums run, or send your kids to a Music Camp. All…

Source: sangeetnatak.gov.in Sangeet Natak Akademi honours  Gujarati music composer & singer Ashit Desai and actor RJ Devaki. Desai is best known for being a Sugam Sangeet singer and composer behind the iconic Doordarshan series ‘Chanakya’.  Legendary sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar composed…

The Tony Award winning play ‘The 39 Steps’ continues to play in Charlotte, while Steve Martin’s musical set in the North Carolina mountains looks set to enthrall. Music-lovers, watch out for the Best of Broadway, Hayes Carll’s country tunes and…

The International Gujarati Film Festival will be the first movie fiesta in the NJ, USA to award the best Gujarati films of 2017-18. Plans for the 3-day event to be held in August were declared in the presence of filmmaker…

The theatres promise a good laugh for audiences this week, while multi-genre music will take attendees from the country to Hollywood movie-land. Art gatherings promise to be interactive. Charlotteans, find out about the must-go creative events of this week in…

Cultural events in the city of Charlotte are growing like wildfire with each passing day. A Tony Award winning play comes to Charlotte, and so does Grammy award winning musician Harry Connick Jr. Live painting, new American folk music by…

If you happen to be in Charlotte this week, then do not miss out on these creative events. Spend your time in an enriching way by engaging in music, art, performances, and nature rich events happening in your neighbourhood. The…

On why losing your mother tongue is like losing your culture and legacy, according to poet Tushar Shukla and positive journalist Ramesh Tanna. The eminent writers discuss how the language has helped them grow in their life and vocation, at The…

This week, enjoy two Tony Award winning plays, a day of fantasy art and free passes to visit the best museums in town. Feminists across genders can watch out for a spoken word poetry by men to empower women, and…

  On the 93rd birth anniversary of Gujarati poet Niranjan Bhagat, his fans and friends celebrated by establishing a trust in his name, which will promote the literature of Bhagat and Tagore. Bhagat’s rare poetry collection was released and the concept…

Inspiring plays and rock ‘n’roll await Charlotteans over the coming days. Kids can enjoy a day of bilingual storytelling and an open screening of ‘Coco’, while Bollywood-lovers cannot miss the Mystic India World Tour.  This eventful week starts off with a…

The Culture Club arts fest will see veteran artist Vrindavan Solanki make paintings live in front of audiences. Visit Hutheesing Visual Art Centre with your family next weekend, on 20th May, to observe the creative processes that go into making…

This winter, book-lovers can look forward to browsing through books at breezy winter stalls by the Sabarmati Riverfront. The 7th edition of the Ahmedabad National Book Fair is scheduled to take place in November 2018 during the World Heritage Week. Perhaps owing to lesser footfall…

Grab your tickets for the upcoming Mystic India World Tour. There’s also much to look forward to in the coming weeks for music-lovers, with everything from indie folk music to progressive acoustic music and Mozart’s symphonies. Kids, experiment with clay and…

Tony Award winning play ‘The Humans’ comes to town. And so does the kids’ musical ‘Madagascar’. A charity jazz concert aims to end homelessness with blues musicians Buddy Guy and Mavis Staples. Also awaiting you are a book reading, a…

This week in Charlotte, don’t miss a much-adored musical on Peter Pan and an interaction on racism in America with 2016’s National Book Award-Winner Ibram X. Kendi. Families can look forward to International Astronomy Day and the 2018 Spring Carnival. …

In this week’s Charlotte Art Weekly, find a play that sensitively sheds light on transgender issues, the best piano concert in town, an 18th-century Italian opera performance, and nights of Indian classical music and dance.    With 45 editions published so…

The grandest Indo-American dance show in the world is coming to the city of Charlotte. Portraying culture from across four states of India, the show has an entertaining Bollywood twist. Book your seats now!  Mystic India: The World Tour is…

What’s happening this week in Charlotte city? Catch the acclaimed Carole King musical ‘Beautiful’ or a night of comedy in a library. There’s also musical nights ranging from rock folk to country, and the choice to spend a day exploring the…

What’s to look forward to this week in Charlotte? Know more about the ‘invisible queen’ who gave the city its name, sway to music by the Baylor Project and Abbey Road Live, or take your kids on a Da Vinci…

The Most Creative Events of The City Mentioned in the 42nd Edition of the Charlotte Art Weekly. Apart from the visual delight, a work of art can inspire the observer in myriad ways. This virtue of art is what makes it…

The modern art society of India, especially of Gujarat, wouldn’t have thrived with such profoundness if Kalaguru Ravishankar Raval wouldn’t have, decided to go against his father’s will and join the JJ School of Art, Mumbai to receive formal training…

Ahmedabad observed a ‘You-nique’ fashion show on the evening hours of March 23 at a local recreational club, where city-based designers – Digvijay Singh, Dipali Shah, Mehal Desai, Niraj Shah, Mita Manglani, Swati Chopra and Ujjval Shah presented their fashion…

L to R : Suresh Bharadwaj and Bhargav Thakkar After travelling to Poland, China, South Korea, Turkey Russia and Japan the monumental performing arts festivity, Theatre Olympics has arrived in India to commemorate its 8th edition. The 51 days long celebration…

The 41st Edition of Charlotte Art Weekly Brings Original Creative Events in the City. Charlotte Art Weekly‘s 41st edition mentions city’s top creative events and happenings. This week’s significant features hail from the field of theatricals, photography, visual arts, music,…

What’s to look forward to this week in Charlotte? American jazz singer Jeremy Davenport and iconic comedian Louie Anderson come to Charlotte, along with two engaging film festivals.  This week, local creators from Charlotte have brought out an excellent concert with…

This week, Charlotte city should look out for the Charlotte Asian Film Festival, a musical called ‘Waitress’ and a night of Indian classical music with Grammy award-winning Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.   The second edition of the Charlotte Asian Film Festival has…

This week, residents of Charlotte city can look forward to the rock band Larkin Poe, a Drama League Award-nominated play, a conversation with songwriter David Archuleta, and exhibitions on art and architecture.    The creative fraternity of Charlotte is undoubtedly…

Can literature awaken nationalism? How important is the role of reading in building a great nation? Are our children reading right? What constraints does regional literature face while going digital? Day 1 of TGILF saw discussions on these topics and…

Put together as a labour of love by 13 architecture firms from across the country, this travelling exhibition takes a critical look at the state of architecture in the country today. Its first stop is Mumbai. What’s happened to our cities?…

In this unique project, poems of famous Gujarati writers will be recited by performers from the villages of Gujarat. The project has travelled to over 15 cities of Gujarat till now.  February 24 will be marked as a date to remember by the culture…

It is a proud moment for Ahmedabad as Gujarati film Bhanwar is declared an official entry for CAFF. Director Aditi Thakor shares thoughts on her film. Image source: Bhanwar’s Facebook page Celebrating the culture of Asian Americans in the US, the Asian Pacific…

This week, Charlotte city will see an exciting Brazilian carnival, concerts that pay homage to Pink Floyd and John Denver, and discussions with authors and art curators. Don’t miss out! People are going crazy over Marvel’s all-new superhero motion picture Black…

Ahmedabad is going green with India Environment Festival’s 2nd edition themed ‘I Am Water’, at the Ahmedabad Haat, Vastrapur, from February 16 to 18.   India’s “first community-dedicated multi-disciplinary annual festival” devoted to the environment, the India Environment Festival aims to bring to the world a…

With spoken word events, author meets, photography from Mexico and a screening of Oscar-nominated short films, no curious soul in the city should miss these creative events in Charlotte this week.    The thumping town of Charlotte proudly stands as…

Charlotte Art Weekly’s 35th edition brings you Italian drama, comedy and open calls for artists/writers   Freezing rains in Charlotte have grounded all the flights in the city, and thousands of citizens are stranded due to the harsh weather conditions. Willingly…

Last year’s The Great Indian Literary Festival was a splendid affair that focused on vernacular languages of India, minus wine and cheese. Called as “India’s only Regional Literature Festival”, TGILF’s second season is back with a bang on February 24, 2018. Set…

The 34th Charlotte Art Weekly is Featuring Original Creative Events of The City. There are a lot of things happening in the city of Charlotte currently! The war veterans are being asked to remove the American flag hanging near their…

Good news, The Chick-Fil-A restaurant was serving free breakfast to the Queen City residents on Tuesday! Better story, the Charlotte Art Weekly has come up with its 33rd edition with some of the city’s most creative and enticing events. The Forbes…

India’s largest art fair is back with its 10th edition, with a greater focus on South Asia’s treasures and some never-before-seen works of Raja Ravi Varma and Amrita Sher-Gil. With 3500 works, 90 booths and 85 exhibitors, all hailing from…

The 11th Edition of the Jaipur Literature Fest is all set of wow us with an impressive lineup of literati spanning across themes of poetry, politics, environment and gender. 350 speakers from over 35 countries grace the 11th edition of…

Beat the Chilly Breeze through attending the Events mentioned in the 32nd Charlotte Art Weekly The snowy cityscape of Charlotte is expected to be colder in coming times, but warm-hearted citizens like you who always want to consume the hottest…

LITERATURE OF RESISTANCE, RELATIVE TRUTHS AND MORE : DAY 2 OF GLF WAS AN ARENA OPEN FOR REFRESHINGLY UNCENSORED DEBATES AND DISCUSSIONS! Themed around the all too important questions surrounding the freedom of expression as artists and the portrayal of…

Through its conceptualization and design, Abhivyakti City Arts Project evokes ideas basic to art and its expression. ‘Our world of expression,’ Rabindranath Tagore observes in his essay What is Art? ‘does not coincide with the world of facts.’ The fund…

Literati gather to discuss man’s search for truth, with Rajdeep Sardesai and Devdutt Pattanaik, on the third day of GLF 2018. Take it from someone who calls herself a poet: there is nothing as beautiful as the sight of a…

The skies near Sabarmati River is covered with fascinating shape, sized and coloured kites from January 7, 2018, to January 14, 2018, as the 29th edition of International Kite Festival at River Front, Ahmedabad was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of…

Mark your calendars, this January for the 2nd edition of the Sabarmati Festival. An extravagant showcase of talent, Sabarmati Festival is an all-encompassing cul-fest that touches every domain of creativity. The festival with art shows, workshops and myriad of activates…

The Charlotte Art Weekly’s 31st Edition Comes to Spark up Your Week with Creativity The New Year’s eve and festive spirit might have diminished now, but the citizens can expect some exciting events in various pockets of the city. Visual…

What better way to celebrate the beginning to of a brand-new year than a three-day heart to heart about all things language and literature? Born out of a genuine love for the arts and literature, 4th January saw the opening…

After all the heavy tones of electronic music on New Year’s Eve, enters the soothing sounds of Indian Classical Music with the annual Saptak Festival, this time in its 38th edition. After a fervent opening day performance on January 1, 2018, by Ustad…

Gujarat’s most life-sized literary gathering, Gujarat Literature Festival is commencing on January 5, 2018, and this year the venue has been spatially spread in three arenas – Kanoria Centre for Arts, Amdavad Ni Gufa and Gujarat University. The most intriguing…

New Year Wishes to the City from Charlotte Art Weekly’s 30th Edition The coldest three days stretch in 22 years has been faced by North Carolina’s most eventful city Charlotte. The Winter Storm Grayson has impacted the weather with an…

File Photo With a footfall of more than 300,000 people, attendance of more than 650 authors and extensive digital media coverage over last 4 years, Gujarat Literature festival has proved itself to be an ace of literary gatherings in the…

The Holiday Edition of Charlotte Art Weekly The gas price has hiked before you could hit the road to celebrate your holiday season in the neighbouring towns. So this is one another reason why you should not leave the hamlet…

Spend Your Holiday Wisely by Referring the 28th Edition of Charlotte Art Weekly This holiday season the creativity is calling you. Spend your 2017 Christmas while consuming the right enriching content rather than just shopping and drinking merrily. Take your family…

Opening just a week before the Winter Solstice, Dvaita a show presented by Neena Naishadh and Urmila Kanoria promises to be among the best visual art shows of the calendar year in Ahmedabad. The show features ten of the most glorious…

Charlotte Art Weekly 27 – Reflecting The Creative Community of the City The populous city of Charlotte is facing the sunny side of weather at present. And this is probably the right time to spend most time out of the…

UNESCO recognizes Kumbh Mela in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage during its 12th symposium at Jeju, South Korea. It was done after the inscription of Yoga and Nouroz in 2016, but the most remarkable achievement in the fields of culinary…

Image source: Ayush India Expo’s Facebook page Scriptures suggest that Ayurveda as a medicinal science was transmitted from higher beings like Dhanvantari to well-versed pundits such as Sushruta, Atreya and Charaka eons ago. A lot that modern medical science is…

India’s first World Heritage City welcomes the world’s longest classical music festival of Saptak Annual Festival yet again. Unlike the deafening musical revelry across the globe, Saptak School of Music every New Year invites more than 200 maestros of Hindustani…

Crraft of Art’s Water Festival and Sufi Festival has already amplified the moods of Amdavadi music lovers, and Samraga is all set to amplify it to the next level. With only three weeks before the start of World’s longest and…

The sky is cloudy; the breeze is cold. Each concert is booked, every movie is sold. Break the mundane of popular culture consumption myth and refer to Charlotte Art Weekly Twenty Six. We have events that are from your neighbourhood…

The creative concoction of more than 75 diverse artworks at Aura International Art Show makes Kanoria Centre for Arts the utopia of visual arts in Ahmedabad. Enthusiasts can experience an array of artworks contributed by 38 prodigies, experienced and self-taught artists until December 3,…

Charlotte has been having wonderfully enriching weeks filled with lot of cultural confluences and creative events. This week is no different. Some wonderful music events, theatre programs and arts events are lined up for every charlottean to experience and enrich…

Sun, Sand, Sea and now Cinema! India’s most aflame holiday destination, Goa is hosting Asia’s biggest and India’s oldest film festival, the 48th International Film Festival of India organized by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting from November 20, 2017, to November 28, 2017.…

If you’re one whose adrenal glands are pumped by music, then the AR Rahman Encore : The Concert will be sure-fire steroids for your musical self. Image source: hindustantimes.com Has it ever so happened that you’re about to board a…

  For Best Creative Events in Charlotte, NC-The Charlotte Art Weekly 24th Edition CAW is a dedicated effort to bring change in the way people are consuming content. In an era of recommended feeds, where people are bound to consume content…

The city became a hot topic of conversations after the UNESCO declared Ahmedabad as India’s foremost World Heritage City on July 8, 2017. The cultural and heritage aspects of the city gained prominence after the announcement. Whether it’s conserving the…

The Charlotte Art Weekly’s 23rd Edition is here With Chuck Brown and Some Startingly Enriching Events Hardly a week left for Thanksgiving and here we are already thanking you for showing enormous love towards your city. Our increasing number of subscribers…

India’s first World Heritage City will be celebrating the World Heritage Week with the 8th annual Crraft of Art Heritage Festival. The festival shall bring together celebrated artists from Hindustani classical music as well as folk and world music genre from across the…

The 22nd Charlotte Art Weekly is Here to Guide you With Best of the Events in the City Our heart cries when we see people facing atrocities across various geographies, and today we pray for the victims of Texas Church Shooting.…

Happy Halloween from Charlotte Art Weekly 21 How can you help the citizens around you, who are continually contributing in the creative field? Simple, by just attending their showcases and spreading a word about it! Appreciating local arts not only…

Image source: www.gachalkartists.org International Artist Day that is celebrated annually on 25th October every year is to honour the contributions of artists and creative minded people. It is through the works of these communities that the world looks and remains…

The 10 day Phuket Vegetarian Festival stands out as a unique celebration of vegetarianism and devotion amidst a culture that is known for its meat and seafood delicacies. Image source: www.aleenta.com The Phuket Vegetarian Festival also known as the Nine…

A Curated List of Charlotte’s own Events- 19th Charlotte Art Weekly In times when everyone is consuming content randomly and unconsciously through graphic, videos and words while scrolling through their screens, CreativeYatra.com is putting an effort to provide a list…

The third edition of Art-e-fair, Gujarat’s foremost art trade fair begins at Rajpath, Ahmedabad with a creative bang on October 13, 2017. With more than 50 stalls of creativity, lifestyle and art, the fair was inaugurated in the presence of Padmashri…

Ahmedabad’s only art trade fair and Gujarat’s most prominent art event starts October 13. It houses Paresh Maity’s ‘Cycle of Life’, a Heritage Arts Exhibition and homage to Gandhi, among other art and discussions. Art-e-Fair will be hosting the third…

The 18th Charlotte Art Weekly has commenced this week enlisting all the enriching events of the city within a single creative image. An image that not only represents story of a Charlottean creator but also unique happenings including subjects of art,…

A cluster of cultural programs has been organised at various locations in Ahmedabad, and the extravaganza begins with a lip-smacking food festival at Sabarmati Riverfront which was inaugurated recently by the Union culture Minister Mahesh Sharma on Saturday. The open for…

FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO) in association with Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Avanti Foundation has buckled up to give the Amdavadis a musical commemoration during this year’s World Heritage Week. The women of FLO have organized International Dance Festival,…

When news hit my laptob screen mentioning Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) within its headline, my body automatically started pumping adrenaline making my chest grow three inches stronger with pride. Imagining the advancement of our nation in the space, whether it…

17 th Charlotte Art Weekly – Your Guide to Creativity The Charlotte Art Weekly is receiving a very warm response from the locals of the city, who were always eager to consume the right creative content which previously wasn’t able to…

Founded in 1918 by celebrated artists with an idea of flourishing art and artists’ broadly in India, The Art Society of India is commemorating its centennial ceremony through a life-sized exhibition titled as 100th All India Annual Art Exhibition 2018,…

Know People, Places and Creativity of Your City With The 16th edition of Charlotte Art Weekly The Charlotteans are in talks again because of their thoughts, creations and willingness to bring change in the society through creativity. This week there are…

The 15th edition of Charlotte Art Weekly is here The Art Weekly series has recently completed its 125th anniversary in the city of Ahmedabad, India and has reached its 15th edition in Charlotte. We want to feature the best of the creative events…

Charlotte Art Weekly 14th Showcases the Creativity in Charlotte, America The Harvey has been clouding over the sky of America since few weeks, and before it vanished the Irma has already started giving Tempest situations to the atmosphere of America.…

Our ‘first take’ on these 100 shortlisted works that are being exhibited at the Kanoria Centre for Arts and Hutheesing Visual Art Centre till the 16th of September. Abir’s Founder Ms. Ruby Jagrut with jury members and winners After sifting…

Charlotte Art Weekly #12 The land of Charlotte must be covered with a few clouds but the weather is sunny, and nothing can stop the Charlotteans from enjoying the most engaging literature gatherings, grooviest musical evenings, though provoking talk shows,…

The 11th edition of Charlotte Art Weekly is not only celebrating the amplifying creativity of the citizens but also the solar eclipse of the century, which was visible in the USA. If you have enjoyed the majestic view of the sky…

Festival of India Charlotte – 2017 With an expectant crowd of more than 20,000 people, one of United States’ biggest gathering to celebrate Indianess, the 23rd edition of Festival of India will be celebrated on September 9 & 10, 2017 at Charlotte’s…

The 10th Edition of Charlotte Art Weekly It is our 10th week of the curated presentation featuring the best of the events of Charlotte along with an achiever biography at your screens, and we are so excited that is reaching…

Charlotte Art Weekly is Here With its 9th edition! Missed out to spot the Bigfoot in the northwest of Charlotte, not a problem, we have a rather more enriching, satisfying and confirm news for you. The 9th edition of Charlotte…

The thread of purity binding love, tenderness and promises together among brothers and sisters will preserve not only their relationship but also nature now. The Gram Art Project initiated by the women of Wardha will help to celebrate the ‘bond…

Charlotte Art Weekly’s 8th edition is all that you need to get enriched this week Why should we go to watch a play, attend a musical concert, visit an art show or be a part of the listeners at a…

Canada celebrates sesquicentennial anniversary of its establishment through cultural initiatives during it Canada 150 commemoration in 2017. The 150 Alliance, formed by the Canadian government has made a joint effort with various associations for grandeur events. National Mural Project is…

Creative Yatra gives you a significant opportunity to spend your time wisely and creatively by participating in North Carolina’s some of the best happenings through the Charlotte Art Weekly edition 7. From hundreds of events this week we have curated…

The only weekly that Charlotte city has been waiting to refer before wrapping their boots for the weekend, the Charlotte Art Weekly edition six. This week the city has been hosting some of North Carolina’s most enriching events, including theatricals,…

Image source: www.shutterstock.com After Ahmedabad was declared as India’s first World Heritage City by UNESCO on Saturday July 8th, Gujarat Chief Minister, Vijay Rupani called an immediate meeting with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation officials and other city delegates. The conference was concluded…

Know What’s Best in Charlotte This Week: Fifth Edition of Charlotte Art Weekly One of the America’s most prosperous towns is receiving its fifth edition of Charlotte Art Weekly. The Weekly is a compilation list of the most creative and…

The Actors Creative Theatre, a local NGO in Kashmir has organised the World Film Festival, where more than 40 feature films and documentaries will be projected at Tagore Hall, Srinagar from July 1 to July 5. The organisation has been…

The 5th season of ‘World Social Media Day’, organised by ReDi, since 2013, happened on 30th June at Novotel in Ahmedabad. Digital Enthusiasts, Social Media jockeys and Technologists within the field of internet flocked at Novotel to witness panel discussions, open…

With the excelling humidity in the atmosphere the only cool thing that can be grabbed in the city to smoothen the life course are the creative happenings. With the fourth edition of Charlotte Art Weekly (CAW 4) we present you…

  Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi who is inaugurating the Textiles India 2017 crisped his vision for the grandeur extravaganza in these words, “From farm to fibre, fibre to factory, factory to fashion, and fashion to foreign export”. The three-day…

PM Modi Unveils Commemorative Coins and a Stamp to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Jain spiritualist Shrimad Rajchandra. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited his home state after the four-day US and Netherlands tour and one of his core agenda…

Team CY is devastated to know about the peace shattering 47th homicide of this year occurred at a local bar this Saturday in Charlotte City. We pay homage through this week’s Charlotte Art Weekly to all the victims and families…

Charlotte Art Weekly (CAW) is back in its second edition consisting details of enriching happenings happening within the gamma-plus global city. Charlotte, NC is the 17th largest town in the United States and hosts hundreds of events every weekend. Team Creative…

Ahmedabad since eons has been a melting pot for diverse cultures to merge and become one, at the same time the soil of the city has always encouraged experiments. This June the characteristic of the city is coming alive in…

Events in Charlotte – 16th June to 22nd June Charlotte, the largest city in the state of North Carolina, with an overall population of 2,380,314 is getting a tint of Creative Yatra with the all new Charlotte Art Weekly (CAW).…

Vancouver Mural Festival 2017 The Vancouver Mural Festival is back with a bang as the city’s most enthralling free public art celebration, where artists from Canada and around the globe participate in designing art on the walls of Vancouver. The…

Image source: pressks.com Buddha Purnima alias Vesak Day is a festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Gautam Buddha, known as Prince Siddhartha Gautama before enlightenment. It falls  n the full-moon day of Vaishakh month as per the Hindu calendar…

The Indian films have always been appreciated in foreign countries and instances like NYIFF, where they showcase movies of Indian filmmakers gives the NRI audience an opportunity to reconnect with their roots and the international spectators a chance to connect with our…

On June 21 entire globe will be celebrating International Yoga Day‘s 3rd edition, and Ahmedabad has been declared to host the national mega event of Yoga this year. The news flew right from the Prime Minister’s office after they announced…

Image source: Filmfestivals.com The 8th annual independent film festival of New York has begun from May 2nd, 2017 and will continue to showcase the best of documentaries, short films, feature films, music videos and animated cinemas from across the globe…

CM Vijay Rupani has inaugurated the sixth edition of Amdavad National Book Fair on 1st May 2017, Monday, which will continue until Sunday 7th May, at Gujarat University Convention Centre. The Book Fair will be open for all between 12 pm to…

Image source: DAFF-Facebook Page Filmmakers from across the world have mobilised at Define America Film Festival (DAFF), Charlotte, USA to redefine the American Dream with their creations. The second edition of this festival will be held at The Harvey Gantt…

Ahmedabad is shining with big, small and minute lightings at each corner since a week and that is because it’s Gujarat’s birthday. 1st May 2017 is celebrated every year as the Gujarat Gaurav Divas and today is the 57th Gujarat Gaurav Divas.…

Akshaya Tritiya is a significant Indian festival that is also known as Akha Teej. ‘Akshay’ means that which does not diminish; it is also referred to as eternal light in Sanskrit. The day is considered very auspicious by Hindus and…

Ahmedabad was fortunate to host a truly gratifying gathering on the 14th of April. Esteemed writer, educator and columnist, Dr Gulvant Shah, who took up the massive task of translating the epic Mahabharata into Hindi, supported by Navjivan Trust and…

Every year Petal Foundation organises a trade fair where elite creative heads and art connoisseurs assemble to explore the creative side of Ahmedabad. Artists, lifestyle apparel and accessory designers present their creations in front of the public and provide them…

  L to R : Rahul Vohra, Sudarshan Shetty, Rajesh Sagara, Niharika Shah, Sharmishtha Mohanty, Leena Yadav, Sharmila Sagara at ARt 17 I Image Credit : Simulations Kanoria Centre for Arts celebrated its 33rd anniversary with aplomb. Not only did…

A full course meal for art adorers, with Piraji Sagara’s grand display of paintings and sculptures being the headline show – Art 17 is expected to be an all-encompassing creative festival for Ahmedabad connoisseurs to savour. Distinctly connecting various mediums…

Raising awareness about environmental concerns, through community engagement events, and letting the eco-preneurs connect with consumers is what the India Environment Festival is set to achieve in its three day celebrations. The India Environment Festival is being held at the…

Photo courtesy: Motif Next Sunday, join Ahmedabad’s famous city walk and be part of something bigger. This is more than just a walk– walk for a cause, walk for your health, walk for joy. With an exaggerated increase in obesity…

IceCraft emerges as a patron for art with its first Classical Dance Festival to be held at 8:30 pm on February 18, 19 and 21 at the Bodakdev AMC Auditorium, a new venue for performing arts that has come up…

Students from the Mass Media Communication and Journalism (MMCJ) Department of Gujarat University have exhibited their learnings from the recently concluded Workshop on February 15, 2017. The exhibition is an inspiration from the traditional forms of Navras, where they explained the…

Los Angeles, the home of Hollywood, hosted the 59th Grammy Award on February 12, 2017. Some of the biggest songsters, musicians and artists were present from the music industries across the globe. Music released during October 2, 2015, to September…

Asmita 2017 is among the prominent cultural festivals in Ahmedabad to be organized exclusively for the students of GLS University. With the presence of people like acclaimed screenwriter Abhijat Joshi and Gujarat State Lalit Kala Academy Chairman Yogesh Gadhvi, the event…

The last day of the Saptak Music Festival vibrated with an exhilarating performance of khayal singing by maestros Pt. Rajan – Sajan Mishra. It left an indelible image of craftsmanship on the classical music lovers of Ahmadabad. For the Mishra…

Day 11 : Experience of flawless artistry  The following artists took part on the 11th day of the Saptak music festival. They are  Smt. Monica Shah, Shri.Shubh Maharaj, Shri Krishnamohan Bhatt and Smt.Kaushiki Chakraborty. Kaushiki was the  rock star of…

Day 9 : Saptak soars on Sarod Tunes Shri. Yashvant Purohit rocked the ninth day of Saptak music festival by performing an enthralling set on tabla. All the learned men of the art of percussion acclaimed the performance by raising…

It is always delightful to visit the verdant, lush green campus of National Institute of Design, Paldi; and January 9, 2017, the excursion was all the more pleasurable as NID was holding its 37th annual convocation aptly titled as ‘Songs…

Day 7 ends with audience saying ‘Wah Ustad’ The seventh day of the music festival featured three concerts namely a violin recital by Vidushi Kala Ramanathan, Gundecha brothers presented drupad music and a Santoor recital by Shri. Rahul Sharma accompanied by…

  There were four concerts on the sixth day of the festival namely a Sitar Ensemble by students of Saptak, a vocal recital by Smt. Sania Patankar, a tabla duet by Ustad Hashmat ali Khan  and Shri. Akram khan and …

On the fifth day of music festival, Ustad Shujaat Khan gave a very enjoyable performance on sitar.  It was an evening for the sitar lovers of the city of Ahmedabad. The Ustad belonging to Itava Gharana began with the raga…

The fourth day of the music festival  belonged to Pt. Shivkumar Sharma. The artist began the programme with ‘alap, jod and jhala’ in raga ‘chandrakaunsa’. The raga has the most simple configuration ‘sa ga(komal) ma dha ni’ and played after…

The Saptak Festival known as the longest music festival in India, this year is dedicated to the memory of Late Sangeet Markand Pt. Omkarnath Thakur. Saptak music festival 2017 has catapulted Ahmedabad into national league of classical music. The first…

Controversial debates around Gandhi’s morality, a dekko into what it means to write for films, untold stories and humour – these are some of the many themes being covered in the 4th edition of GLF 2016. CY outlines 8 broad…

Within just 2 days the 4th season of Gujarat Literature Festival is about to initiate and CreativeYatra is extremely excited to bring to you all the updates from this cerebral event. Who should look forward to this celebration, well probably everyone,…

Hemchandra Acharya,  credited for the formation of grammarian principles of Gujarati language, in his work Kavyanushasana, back in 12th century CE, has explained the distinctiveness of Granth and Akiyama, former being the written word and latter being the spoken word;…

Creative Yatra (CY) an online media space that captures all the  arts and cultural happenings across the globe recently had its first contributor’s meet on November 10, 2016, at Ellisbridge Gymkhana, Ahmedabad. All behind the scene, Megamind Writers, avid photographers,…

Patan: A view of “Rani ki Vav” on World Heritage Week at Patan, Gujarat on Thursday. From 19th to 25th November, the world will adore and spread words of awareness about the magnificent heritage structures around us on the World…

The second day of the Ahmedabad International Literature Festival was as exciting and interesting as the first day and it started with a bang! Sunday Morning received a houseful audience and the day rolled off with a panel discussion on…

In the weekend of 12th and 13th November, Ahmedabad played host to the maiden Ahmedabad International Literature Festival. The LitFest seeks to promote writing & reading, particularly among children & young adults, with a focus on storytelling, poetry, entrepreneurship, and…

Culture travels, yes it does, just like traditionally the Zoroastrians traveled from Israel to India and mingled like the pinch of sugar in the milk. The fusion of traditional art and contemporary trending culture is one of the most sustainable…

The Ahmedabad’s most anticipated Short Film Festival is all set to go. The National Institute of Design presents Alpaviram 2016, an Asian Short and Documentary Film Festival which focuses on providing a cross-cultural experience to all participants. The festival is…

Alpavirama, which means comma in Sanskrit, is Asian Short and Documentary film festival which focuses on providing a cross-cultural experience to all its participants. The festival is taking place since 2011, at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad and it has…

A ground shaking goliath step is being leaped in Indian Film Making industry on 16th September, 08:00 PM, when more than 1300+ teams with 25,000 filmmakers from more than 182 cities will amalgamate and produce their own motion picture. Indian…

An auditorium prettified with colourful cushions, the Ahmedabad Poetry Festival showcase had bravura literature flowing in the air. The final poems of the participants’ performance reflected the startling learnings from the previous 2 days. Sonnets, poems, and songs filled the…

One of the most anticipated result is out now and the 8 winners out of the total 155 photographers across Gujarat have been shortlisted.  Manav Pratishthan’s jury members Shri Mukesh Acharya and Shri Dharmesh Panchal totally analyzed more than 439…

From 29th till 31st July Ahmedabad will be witnessing one of its biggest Poetry Festivals at MICA (Mudra Institute of Communications). The event is being hosted by Delhi Poetry Slam and Ahmedabad Poetry Slam in partnership with Litcomm (A student-run literary committee at…

Kaushiki Chakrabarty the famous Indian classical vocalist has been invited to sing at Charlotte, NY, the USA with a noble cause of supporting Gastric Cancer Research. The musical night has been organized by Indian Expressions and Creative Yatra (US) on…

The first South American country that is hosting an Olympic, the city won its bid against Tokyo, Chicago and Madrid. Cumulatively around 10,500 athletes from 206 countries will be participating in this 17 days Olympiad, competing across 306 event. And…

  Rolling drums and striking cymbals, the hazy smoke over the stage was making the band’s feet go numb. Tuning guitars, testing mics and rising Rock fever in audience is a typical Mozart Music World Scenario. 11th June, Saturday was…

  The football fever is on and after 4 years Union of European Football Association (UEFA) has organized the Euro cup 2016 at France. The men soccer tournament will commence on June 11 at 12:30 AM (ISD) and will close…

From Porbandar to South Africa Manoj Shah’s ‘Mohan No Masalo’ recalled Gandhiji’s formative crystallizing life experiences in a unique manner. The play is going Mumbai this week and will be performed in 3 different languages on a single day, which…

    A first of its kind Heritage Walk conducted by Anthony Khatchaturian in Kolkata, where the walkers will be taken to the most haunted places of Kolkata and will be told haunted stories about those places. This heritage walk…

Gujarat, a multidimensional state that is flourishing since generations in terms of art, culture, sports, civic development, wildlife, agriculture, industry and countless other aspects. Gujarat is not only a region, but has now turned into a state of mind, where…

Photo Credit : Tanveer Farooqui The Simhastha Kumbh Mela, 2016 has commenced with Shahi Snaan (Holy Dip) at Ujjain. The holy gathering is this time expecting a mass of over 20-30 million devotees altogether. This dip is believed to be a…

Kumbh, a word deeper than mythology. An occurrence mesmerizing since thousands of years, at 4 different places in India, which is decided on Astronomical, Astrological, Geographical and Mathematical reasons. Celebrated to achieve something above then the physical being. Here god is…