Mondays With Manjul, November 15

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1) The Spinning Wheel by Saurabh Suri When: November 21 from 11 am to 12 pm Where: The Hive Charges: N/A About the event: In this open house discussion, Saurabh will use Charkha as a starting point to ignite curiosity. Through a combination of storytelling and values integrated with the exploration of Math, Science and Engineering concepts interwoven […]

Meet Visually Impaired Entrepreneurs

Impairments are seen as a big disability; usually only a few people have the courage to break through the negativity and pursue their dreams. The tale of Shrikant Bolla, the first international blind student in Brain and Cognitive Science and Business at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who is the founder of Bollant Industries, inspired millions. […]

A slice Of Ahmedabad’s Lip-Smacking History

Ahmedabad is one of the few cities in the world, which is the perfect amalgamation of old and new, art and reality, and evolution and conservation with its rich balance of sensory-triggering food culture. Among them are some delectable slices of food heaven that make the city a gastronomy connoisseur’s dream come true. The Navtad […]

Mondays With Manjul, November 8

It Was Raining Sweets This Diwali For Gujaratis

Diwali and sweets go hand-in-hand. Families don’t only mark the festival by making a variety of traditional sweets, they also gift each other delicacies of all kinds. Therefore, Diwali is also when sweet shop owners are at their busiest. The Vibes team surveyed the most prominent sweet shops in Ahemdabad to find out what sweets […]

Is ‘Taking A Knee’ By Indians – Hypocrisy?

Andrew Bolt, Sky News host took a dig at Indian Cricket Team “taking a knee” during ongoing T20 world cup match against Pakistan. Bolt said he laughed with bitterness on the group taking the knee to mark the protest against racism in the context of  Black Lives Matter.  Andrew Bolt in his Bolt Report programme said India should “fix its own caste system” before making “big international gestures” against […]

Rani Gaidinliu: Courageous Woman Who Brought Britishers To Their Knees

Many great women warriors have shaped the course of Indian history with contributions that have only enriched our legacy of valour. History textbooks routinely fail to mention most of these glorious women. Imagine what it would be like to be imprisoned for 15 years – for being a patriot. Let’s talk about one courageous woman […]

My Retirement Plan Is To Start Animal Ranch In Tanzania: Bhakti Kubavat

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 […]

Mondays With Manjul, November 1

Remembering Indira Gandhi On Her 37th Death Anniversary

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 […]

Crackling Diwali Ad Campaigns That Illuminate Compassion

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 […]

On Social Media People Put Me Down Due To My Age: Datta Shelat On Starting Her Influencer Journey At 38

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 […]

Toy blocks of Torrent to Vedant International Preschool: Everyone is flouting Gujarat government rules on offline classes.

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 […]

Mondays With Manjul, October 25

What Erwin Schrödinger Said About the Upanishads

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 […]

Dot The I In Bigotry: Why FabIndia Bindi Controversy Is Ridiculous?

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 […]

Mondays With Manjul, October 18

Massive Asteroids To Fly Past Earth In 2 Months

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. […]

Letters Of Dignity And Nobility – From Indira Gandhi To JRD Tata

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 […]