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Born in Tanzania and raised in Junagadh, former Miss India finalist and actress Bhakti Kubavat is proud of her African roots. She explains, “My mom is from Tanzania; her family moved there from Gujarat for business. It’s a trend in their family to come to India for one’s education. When mom came to Gujarat for […]
On the morning of October 31, 1984, Indira Gandhi had kissed her grandchildren Priyanka and Rahul goodbye before they left for school. Priyanka, who was 12 then, would later recall that her grandmother held her longer than usual. Indira had then moved to Rahul, then barely 14 but considered mature enough to have been taken […]
Diwali is literally and figuratively a festival of lights. It is a time when people get to gather to light crackers, create colourful rangolis and engage in Pujas and Aartis at their homes. However, it is not just limited to that. These festivities somehow bring people closer, leaving them with a sense of belongingness and […]
At a time when social media is dominated by young people putting their best foot forward, Datta Shelat chose to become a social media influencer in the realm of fashion at the age of 38. “I was put down by people due to my age,” explains Shelat, adding “Social media is full of 18–25-year-olds in […]
Every parent wants their child to be in the best preschool. But in Ahmedabad, to do so parents have to endanger their kids’ safety. Gujarat government is very clear that pre-schools and pre-primary schools in the State should not hold physical classes because though the worst phase may be over, Covid 19 is staring still […]
Erwin Schrödinger, 1933. Photo: Nobel Foundation/Public Domain. Quantum physics is one of the most remarkable developments of the 20th century. Until the early 1900s or so, Isaac Newton’s laws of motion dominated the study of the physical universe. They were later ‘upgraded’, for the most part, by Albert Einstein’s theories of relativity, and together, they […]
Spot the Bindi: BJP Parliamentarians sans bindis Our story As proud Indians in our twenties, we are amazed at the controversy raging over FabIndia using an Urdu name for its Diwali collection and the brouhaha over the models in the garment company’s advertisement not sporting bindis. We often wear Indian clothes. Recently during Navratri, we also […]
In the coming few weeks, at least seven massive asteroids are racing towards our blue and green planet. All of these asteroids are categorized as Potentially Hazardous Objects (PHO) and believed to be larger than 140 meters. As per NASA, three asteroids will pass by before Halloween while the other five will be here in November. […]
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh shared an interesting story on twitter about a heart-warming episode of handwritten letter exchange filled with dignity and nobility between two of India’s great. It was between Indira Gandhi the deposed Prime Minister and Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata. Having defeated ruling Congress Government in 1977 General Elections, a coalition of small […]
The LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) community celebrates October 11 as National Coming Out Day. Corporates (especially multi-nationals), mark the day with seminars and workshops, where counselors advise you on how you can come out of the closet and tell your family, friends and colleagues that you are gay or lesbian. These workshops are also […]
Hailing from Gwalior, a world-renowned musician and the master sarod player – Ustad Amjad Ali Khan steps into his 76th year today. He was born on October 9, 1945, into a family of musicians that is said to have invented the instrument ‘sarod’. He is the sixth-generation sarod player in his illustrious family. Here are […]
A senior citizen suffering from Alzheimer’s lost his way home and kind strangers on social media helped his family in Vadodara find him and take him home, proving once again that the Internet is just as bad or good as the people on it. Alzheimer’s is a condition linked to degeneration of the brain with […]
In a tragic incident, a stray cow kicked a senior citizen on his butt and he succumbed to his injuries. The victim, 75-year-old Kantibhai Malakiya, was on his way to a doctor after he complained of mild fever and seasonal cold. Malakiya, accompanied by his two grandsons, Saurabh and Sohel, and neighbour Ajay Kamlekar were […]
Can you imagine, Penicillin, a wonder drug of the times, which is estimated to have save over a 100 million lives was invented out of a fortunate mistake on September 28, 1928 ? When Alexander Flemming woke up that day, he might not have any idea to revolutionize all medicine. In reality, it is what […]
Arvind Kumar Sharma, the former Gujarat bureaucrat who was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “eyes and ears” in Gandhinagar, missed the bus in Uttar Pradesh. Sharma, who joined the UP legislative council in January 2021 after resigning from the civil services, was not inducted as a minister in possibly the last cabinet expansion that was carried […]
