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GLF 2016 : Literary Conversations Underscore A Shared Humanity
Dec 20, 2016
GLF 2016: Many Hues of Literary Conversations to Remind Us of Our Shared Humanity Unheard stories – poetry from prisoners’ notes, memories from Kasturba’s fictional diary, oral narrations by survivors of terrorism – and glimpses into how writerly instincts navigate…
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Day 2 of GLF Probes Our Shared, Flawed Humanity through Stories of the ‘Universal’
Dec 18, 2016
On Friday evening, in a much-anticipated debate concerning Gandhi’s alleged racism and casteism, author Rajni Bakshi had let out a clarion call against the flawed search for a “pure hero” that seems to underlie much of our criticism towards…
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Day 1 of GLF Gives a Glimpse into the Writerly World: Balancing Acts Between Idealism and Reality
Dec 17, 2016
On 16th of December in the city of Ahmedabad, book-lovers, recluses, students and curious minds at large came out from under various rocks to witness the coming together of multilingual literary conversations at the Kanoria Centre for Arts. With…
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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…