Sep 18, 2020
After doing successful rounds of stage shows across various cities, We are finally back again with “The Kaarvaan Mehfil” – A live evening of Urdu Shairi, Ghazal, Qawalli & Hindustani Music. You are set to experience enthralling Urdu Shairi along…
May 17, 2019
A trained vocal artist, CY contributor Meera Desai shares her experience as she goes on a musical journey with ‘Confluence’. The brainchild of tabla player Sapan Anjaria, ‘Confluence’ put together a meeting of kathak, Hindustani classical and Carnatic classical music.…
Apr 05, 2019
Ahmedabad University in association with SPIC MACAY is hosting Yamini, an all-night Indian Musical Ensemble, on 6 April. There will be performances by Sanjeev Shankar & Ashwani Shankar (Instrumental: Shehnai), Shrimati Shruti Sadolikar (Hindustani Classical Vocals), Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt…
Jan 18, 2019
Contact us for early bird tickets! Born out of conversations, jam sessions and the yen to be the change we want to see on the Ahmedabad music scene, Time Wise brings together musicians who speak several different ‘languages’, from the…
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…
