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In the first part of a six-part VO! series on the history of Gujarat’s top brands, we feature Rasna: Launched in 1978, Rasna is among the most iconic brands to come out of Gujarat. Through the 80 and 90s, the brand grew to become one of the most popular Indian consumer products ever. Backed by […]
There is something about the New Year. It brings a sense of hope, a feeling of resurgence and a quest for new beginnings. That’s probably why people make New Year resolutions. They seek to change old habits, don new hats and take on the coming year with positivity and optimism. But do New Year resolutions […]
In the year 1908, when Vidyagauri Nilkanth sang Vande Mataram at the annual session of the Indian National Congress in Ahmedabad, she demolished a taboo. At the time, no ordinary woman dared sing on stage in front of a crowd. But then, Vidyaben was no ordinary woman — she was the first woman to graduate […]
In 1994, Japanese designer Kenya Hara asked a group of architects to come up with alternate designs for pasta, keeping in mind a few basic rules: the pasta needed to have an even surface area to allow for uniform heat transfer and a shape that allowed the sauce to stick. The architects came up with […]
Revathi belongs to a nomadic tribal community of Tamil Nadu. Her father passed away before her birth and she lost her mother when she was 10. At present, she lives in a children’s home in Nagapattinam and goes to a nearby government school. She loves the online classes conducted by the Centre for Learning and […]
Today, November 13, 2023, is World Kindness Day. Hmm. Isn’t that a topic for sermons? Or, something moralists love to go on about. Well, perhaps it is. But kindness is also closely linked to mental health. In fact, giving or receiving kindness can help reduce stress levels and ward off depression. Kindness means saying or […]
This lonely little mouse ,Seemed to have a serious grouse,Was scurrying around the house,Hunting for its loving spouse. Pittar patter, pittar patter,Swiftly it climbed up the ladder,Sniffed at every nook and corner,Still the search became harder and harder. With a heavy heart and moist eyes,It stood still for a while,Just trying to reconcile,To being alone […]
This is a short tale,Of two birds nearly the same age,One living in the woods and flying high in the sky,The other dwelling in a golden cage. Unable to meet they felt anguished,What happened next was as the Lord wished,The free bird dived down straight,To where it’s soul mate waited in the cage. Freedom is […]
Six years after selling their Havmor brand to Lotte of South Korea for Rs 1,020 crore, the Chona family has returned to the ice cream business, investing over Rs 100 crore in a new manufacturing plant in Bavla. The plant has the capacity to churn out 50,000 litres of ice cream daily, which will be […]
The Darpana Academy was the scene of some hectic activity over the weekend as French artist Superbab created a new backdrop for the Natrani Amphitheatre. Done in myriad colours, featuring the moon, stars and sitars, the colourful mural is meant to be tribute to the performing arts. “It is a very vibrant piece of work,” […]
Why do people instinctively wince when they get a call from their boss, even if he is a nice guy who has never done them any harm? The explanation lies in how our brains are wired, says Jerome-Pierre Bonnifay, founder CEO of consulting firm SBIC Services, and it has nothing to do with whether your […]
Veteran artist Amrut Patel’s “Abstract Alchemy” exhibition opened to a full house at the Hutheesing Centre on Thursday, with most of Ahmedabad’s art world in attendance. The Ahmedabad-born painter, who graduated from CN Art School, has lived and worked in Delhi for the past 45 years, was felicitated at the inauguration by fellow artists Amit […]
Marcus Samuelsson, chef at Aquavit, a Swedish restaurant in New York, is one of the pioneers of fusion food. In the mid-90s, when he was just 24, Marcus introduced dishes like oysters with mango curry sorbet and caramelised lobster with seaweed pasta, which resulted in The New York Times’ food critic raising Aquavit’s rating from […]
The biggest problem Indian companies are likely to face in the years ahead is not going to be lack of capital or technology or infrastructure. It is going to be lack of effective business leaders. The signs are all there: a boom in head hunting, with everyone chasing a few, select executives considered to be […]
The company matches client requirements with its pool of over 50,000 women giving the latter opportunities to work part-time and remotely How do you give a large, talented and experienced pool of women who take a break from work, usually to raise children, opportunities to re-enter the workforce in a flexible mode? It is to […]
The Crafts Council of Gujarat (CCG) has transported a ten feet high handloom to the tenth-floor ballroom of the ITC Narmada, where it has been placed right next to the stage. This is the newly formed Council’s first big event and it’s making a splash. The Who’s Who of Ahmedabad is in attendance, all dressed […]
The present AI generation gains knowledge from digital sources through search engines, and our generation (those of the 1960s) relied on encyclopaedia and books by visiting the library frequently. For me, post 1985, my ready reckoner, my physical library in a human form was Achyutbhai. Such an encyclopaedic personality! Today, those who gain the spotlight […]
While it can boost connections and self-esteem of individuals, and has become a vital marketing tool for businesses, new research suggests that heavy usage of social media has a negative impact on anxiety, depression and sleep quality Asha*, a college student in her 20s from Vadodara, says: “I spend five to six hours a day […]
In my previous post on MS Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), after they had made it to the Indian Premier League (IPL) final this season, I wrote about how Dhoni had turned the franchise into a process-driven team rather than a result-driven team. The core philosophy of CSK is to minimise errors on the […]
The greatest calamities in life often happen without alarm bells. Vibes of India, during a series of health-related features, has quizzed medical practitioners and doctors about the ailments that end human life so abruptly. While the degenerative effects of diabetes, the Silent Killer, are felt over time, heart attacks and brain strokes are often sudden. The […]
