May 25, 2018
RARE GEMS A musical recital of few ultimate Hindi-Gujarati songs-gazals of 1950’s to 1970’s. by Biren Purohit & Sangeeta Purohit. The music event ‘Rare Gems’ is organised by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Culture Academy & Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad.
Jan 20, 2018
The British Council Ahmedabad has started a Book Club – this is a great forum for avid book readers (aged 15 years +) to discuss a popular books. The agenda is to discuss each detail of the book – characterization,…
Oct 13, 2017
A musical tour Choti Si Asha featuring the Diva – Asha Ji Bhosle co-featuring Javed Ali on 14th October 2017 at Karnavati Club, Ahmedabad with an expected turn-out of 10,000 pax. Asha Ji’s career in the music business has spanned for more than six…
May 05, 2017
Bahubali, the new film from Indian Director SS Rajamouli is shattering all existing records and setting a new paradigm of cinematic presentation of Indian-born stories. The Bahubali Universe is established, and the key characters are gradually emerging as icons of modern…
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…
