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Thirty years ago, Ushaben Rathod started her investment journey and today runs a thriving business. A resident of Bapunagar, Ushaben has spent her life as a daily wager polishing diamonds in Ahmedabad. An embodiment of the saying that entrepreneurship runs in the blood of Gujaratis, Ushaben and thousands like her have benefitted from a ‘service’ […]
Falguni Vasavada never fails to light up any room she enters. Dressed in a bright pink sari, quirky earrings and bright lipstick, she is the closest we have found to Jab We Met’s Geet, proudly proclaiming ‘Main aapni favourite hoon!’ Vasavada, MICA professor and fashion blogger, is known for breaking rules in style. But it has taken decades […]
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 […]
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 […]
He’s the founder of Elixir Foundation and Invincible NGO and has been actively involved in community services for a decade now. But though Madhish Parikh has seen a lot of distress and poverty, there are still times when a situation disturbs him acutely. “I remember an incident in Kathwada village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, […]
When a 60 plus-year-old man Kisanbhai (name changed on request) shouted that Muslims should be beggars, not hotel owners, he meant it very sincerely. Not taking into consideration that his son who lives in the United State of America works for a Muslim-owned company, he furiously shouted anti-Muslim slogans. “This is my country. America is […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has organised a meeting to discuss names for the position of Gujarat State President and the Leader of Opposition tomorrow. Over 15 congressmen from Gujarat will be flying to Delhi tonight for a meeting with Rahul Gandhi on Friday morning. Rahul Gandhi will be meeting these leaders at around 10 am […]
Mahatma Gandhi didn’t mind if Indians die but Britishers shouldn’t die; that’s what Mahatma and Nehru believed. Mahatma was sad about the Chauri Chaura massacre in Gorakhpur as Britishers had died. Dono ki mili bhagat, a Social Studies teacher has been recorded making a series of comments on Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru–which clearly were […]
A Bharatiya Janata Party leader Manish Bhanushali, who is facing a forgery case, is now at the centre of the Mumbai cruise party drug burst case in which Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan was arrested. The twist in the tale is Bhanushali’s Gujarat’s connection – he hails from Kutch – and was reportedly […]
He may be a top corporate professional. A Member of Parliament. A Cricket buff. A community leader. He can afford and avail of holidays anywhere in the world but for Parimal Nathwani, Sasan Gir is what gives him the maximum solace. And this is not a new phenomenon cultivated after creating wealth or professional recognition. […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother 100-year-old Hiraba Modi cast her vote for Gandhinagar civic election. She cast her vote at a polling booth in Gandhinagar amid tight security. There are 2.8 lakh registered voters in Gandhinagar, while the number of wards, each of which have four seats, has increased from eight in 2016, when the […]
The World’s largest democracy can work only through conversations, reaching out, understanding alternative points of view before those ruling arbitrarily decide on what to do, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said while delivering the Girish Patel memorial lecture in Ahmedabad. The second edition of the Girish Patel Memorial lecture was organised by Friends of Girish […]
Around 490 income tax officials in Gujarat have are under “tremendous physical and mental stress” on account of excess workload triggered by new systems amid unfilled vacancies, lack of promotions and glitches in the tax portal. Matters have come to such a pass that the Income Tax Gazetted Officers Association (ITGOA), Gujarat has written to […]
Congress in Punjab gets a setback once again. Chief of the Punjab Congress, Navjot Singh Sidhu steps down from his post on Tuesday. His letter to Sonia Gandhi read: “The collapse of a man’s character stems from the compromise corner, I can never compromise on Punjab’s future and the agenda for the welfare of Punjab. […]
Impressed by the Gujarat model of Income Tax investigation, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Delhi, has issued guidelines for all director generals of the income tax investigation department asking them to follow a standard operating procedure that includes certain procedures right from the preparation stage of a search and seizure action till its […]
Astronomy enthusiasts gear up for an eventful experience. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is inviting learners of all ages, including students and teachers who recently returned to the classroom environment, to register for a special event ahead of the upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. The event Webb STEAM Day: A Learning […]
Senior IAS officer K Kailashnathan has been reappointed as the Chief Principal Secretary to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre. He is one of the ablest bureaucrats in Gujarat, and one who is considered to have an extraordinary sense of bureaucracy and politics both. K Kailashnathan […]
Karnataka High Court judge is appointed as the 31st Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court. The three-member collegium composed of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice UU Lalit and Justice AM Khanwilkar—wanted to fill up vacancies in the judiciary system. Therefore, along with the eight elevations, five current Chief Justices and 28 judges of […]
A brand new cabinet took oath in Gujarat with Bhupendra Patel as its head. Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath to 10 cabinet ministers and 14 ministers of state, including five ministers of state with independent charge–at Raj Bhavan, Gandhinagar on Thursday. The choice of ministers in the newly-formed cabinet shows a dominant Saurashtra and […]
It’s been three years since the Hajj subsidy was abolished to give way to minority upliftment, especially girls’ education, but the reality on the ground is unchanged. Among the five pillars of Islam that are central to Muslim belief is the Hajj pilgrimage that every Muslim must take at least once in their lifetime. In […]
