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Ahmedabad was the first city in India to be tagged as World Heritage City in 2017, primarily for its ancient architecture including heritage buildings, gates, fort walls and mosques. However, the city has an equally rich heritage of food. The city always served its patrons hot pakodas, bhajiyas, cheese-loaded dishes, flavoured teas and a lot […]
A war of words has erupted between two eminent Patels – the soft-spoken Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and the Khodaldham Chairman Naresh Patel -over where the Patidars’ political unity should lie. The Patidars are an influential community that has been demanding OBC status for themselves. A bloody Patidar agitation took place in 2015 in […]
The echo of the azaan from a mosque in Gujarat wafts back further in time than anywhere in India, historians say. This land of ours has always been a melting pot of cultures — India houses the maximum number of places of worship in the world. It might come as a surprise, India also has the largest […]
Himanshu Shukla, a 2005 batch IPS (Indian Police Service) officer currently posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in the Gujarat Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) quit his job as an engineer in a private company to test his skills at the civil services examination. It took two attempts, but he cracked the civil services exam, […]
The Parsi community in India observes their new year to mark the beginning of the first month, Farvardin of the Iranian calendar. Also known as Navroz, the Parsi new year usually falls between July and August, Parsis are celebrating it on August 16 this year. On account of Navroz, let us have a look at […]
The Parsi New Year – Navroz – is not just about praying at the agyaari and wishing everyone. It is also about bellyful of good food – Dhansak, farcha and lagan nu custard. So, jamva chalo (let’s go for lunch or dinner) with Parsis in Ahmedabad. Navroz signifies the day when Parsis step foot in India to […]
It’s Independence Day and we are all buying Indian flags. You might have also seen the one selling them; little children, clad — if at all — in torn bits of clothing, bones sticking out, standing outside your car window, waving those Tricolours at you. It’s an Independence Day ritual, almost. However, will those bits […]
Krishna Kant Sharma “Awarded for most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea, or in the air.” These innocuous sounding lines describe the criteria for being awarded the Param Vir Chakra; India’s highest military decoration. Instituted on 26th January […]
The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has had one unlikely side effect: some enterprising young people have taken advantage of this unique situation to turn themselves into successful entrepreneurs. Take 22-year-old Nidhi Arora, a student of Fashion Design, who started her own jewellery business. Her handmade, one-of-a-kind designs are sold via her social media page, @berserkbiwi.shop. Arora […]
Prejudice, discrimination and disrespect, left-handed individuals have to face all of it right from their childhood. On International Left-Handers’ Day on August 13, Vibes of India breaks the myths and reveals the facts of what it takes to be left-handed. The International Left-Handers Day was first observed in 1976 by Dean R. Campbell, the founder […]
THE TEXTILE industry is one with a strong history and entrepreneurial tradition in Gujarat, and particularly Ahmedabad. The mills of the city are renowned globally for their high-quality finished products. However, the industry is currently facing a slowdown in its usually meteoric growth. While the annual growth rate remains high at 20 percent in 2021, […]
Peacocks are not only the national bird of India; they also hold great religious and historical significance. However, the recent discovery of disturbing cruelty against the birds have led many people to question if Indians and the government really care about this symbol of national pride. Incidents such as the one that occurred in Dharampur, […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tweet on World Lion Day has swivelled the spotlight once again on the pride of Gujarat — the Asiatic lions who are showing robust growth in numbers — but hidden in the shadows of that feat are many unsung heroes, the guardians of the king of the jungle. According to the […]
Working mothers in Gujarat are a scared lot after two very sad incidents. A working couple in Ahmedabad had hired the babysitter, Bindu Sharma for the last three months for Rs 18, 500 per month. Bindu was arrested by Gujarat Police when she was caught striking a deal with a West Bengal-based family to sell […]
As per research published in the journal Nam, the possibility of minerals on the moon is strong. India’s National Space Research Agency (ISRO) has achieved great success as its instrument Chandrayaan-2 has found hydroxyl and water molecules on the lunar surface and has successfully traced these two molecules to Chandrayaan. The ISRO program will conduct […]
There’s one thing that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are never short of is ambition. Even as the BJP remains staunchly settled in Gujarat since 2001, they take elections much more seriously than the main Opposition, the Congress party. With crucial Assembly elections in 2022, the Sangh and BJP are […]
The impressive show of strength from among the opposition ranks at Kapil Sibal’s residence yesterday has many significant political imports. The development is all set to intensify the power struggle within the grand old party. First and foremost, Gandhis are not most sought after by the non-BJP-NDA opposition. Sibal may have been within his rights […]
Birsa Munda was a young freedom fighter and a leader who created a stir during the British raj in India. His activism in the 19th century and mobilisation of communities against the British rule is a voice reckoned with even today. Born on November 15,1875, Birsa Munda is worshipped as a deity among the aborigine populace of the […]
