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March 1930, a Swiss lens man leaves for a 20,000 km road journey, by car; and his works on our Satyagraha leader, freedom fighter, renowned for ahimsa (non-violence) worldwide, anti-British movement… all were published in his book Indien Kampft in 1931 … which as a cherished treasure have now been brought to India. Mahatma Gandhi in his daily routine, very personal moments, candid photography clicked by World famous photographer Walter Bosshard . Not only this, he travelled across Asia and captured a parallel world where  Mao Zedong, another revolutionary in China, was preparing for a war. Gandhi and Mao have contrasting similarities; both have been activists taking completely different paths as fighters. One chose non-violence for his country leading anti-British Quit India Movement and Mao in China fought a revolutionary battle against the caste and class demarcations. Walter visited China in 1938 where he also made a silent film on Mao, the training of Red ...

While we are stepping into the New year, 2019, another milestone in the lives of billions of humans, to recreate for themselves a future not only for ourselves but generations to come forth..  I take this opportunity to narrate some portion of the discourse on our platter as FOOD FOR THOUGHT which Dr. Vandana Shiva gave to Ambavadis.. Doctor who Dares.. she is the crusader, the torch bearer who is the ray of hope in farmers life. Indian farmers, who have not only go their hands coated and burnt in chemicals and fertilizers, but their lives too have suffered drastically when the artificial world took over these nature growers and feeders. Suicides, BT cotton, BT brinjal, overuse of fertilizers, farmer suicides etc. these issues are just a tip of the iceberg!! WE are in a fragile moment for the future of earth but that of humanity as well, if we don’t protect the mother earth, humanity will go for a toss. We are living in a period of fake rivers, fake bees, fake new...

Four young lads, closest to their father, Guru Gobind Singhji, following his footsteps to protect Hindus and their rights, all the four sons died a heroic death fighting and not submitting to Mughals for conversion to Islam. Background:  On 20 th December 1704, Guru Gobind Singhji with 400 sikhs had to leave Anandpur Sahib in Punjab; as all supplies of food and ammunition were cut. He along with his soldiers and children were promised a safe passage to leave Anandpur Sahib by Mughals by an oath signed by Emperor Aurangzeb sworn over Quran...but these proved meaningless as they all were brutally attacked by lakhs of Mughal troops who were fully equipped with arms and ammunition. Guru Gobind Singhji had written to Aurangzeb when he broke his promise. The verses are in Zafarnamah !! “13: Aurangzeb! I have no trust in your oaths anymore. (You have written that) God is one and that He is witness (between us). 14: I don’t have trust equivalent to even a drop (of water) ...

Crossing a mark of more than 50 years, celebrating his golden accomplishments, divided in a series; Vrindavan Solanki today shared his life journey at Gujarat Vishvakosh Bhavan. He shared his artworks over a presentation first with the audiences describing his humble journey. Landscapes, Houses, Black and White, Potrait, Girnar Forrest, Mumbai Iconic landmarks and Mumbai street scenes etc. were the series for display as well in an exhibition. Remembering old days, Sri Vrindavan Solanki mentioned that one of his artwork on landscapes was exhibited in 1962 Lalit Kala, for which Sri Solanki also received an award. From there on, he commenced his journey of small golden steps. “While studying Fine arts (painting) in Vadodara, I made a collection on ‘ Landscapes’ of Vadodara, that of old houses, one of my 8X4 ft  sketch received the highest of recognition.” The expression of Figures made with ink on paper is a black and white series which bagged in a sil...

Life may look like a Cakewalk to some, but it isn't for many... Still when you face the challenge which life throws at you and glare into the eyes of that very hurdle... That's the very moment of transformation, the changing time, then is when you begin to keep counting your blessings the Universe throws at you.. infinite!! Such is the story of a Marathon Runner, with just one kidney attached near her stomach; her kidney transplant in 2010 changed her life completely. Today she boasts of numbers which for a normal lady too would sound unattainable. Today she dons stars of 45 Ten kilometer marathons and 14 half marathons on her shoulders... And various brand endorsements. Shibani Gulati is the name tag of this SUPER " SHER " O . . or a SUPER SOUL!! Her better half, her soul mate, her hubby, Gautam Gulati, who has been a full support for Shibani cannot run more than 10km mark when he accompanies her in some of the marathons, however his seamless s...

Ahmedabad 23 rd October 2018: Human potential has been time tested , the highest placed species have been evolving constantly and we have proven that our brains do have the capacity and capability to achieve impossible, not just by reaching out on the moon, but this planet itself!! Potential we all have, which is like a treasure we carry when we arrive on this planet. But sexuality, physicality and skin colour time and again have been the biggest barriers to attain and achieve and discover that.. Specially-abled, as the term is used for persons with disabilities, keeping in mind their potential. Shashi Kunj Academy as a regular practice to motivate and promote such children regularly organises events. Today, they invited three girls with special abilities, polio stuck but have proven their potential in the field of sports, making our country, India proud. Parul Parmar who suffers from Polio, was suggested to be physically active by her doctors. She established a...

Ahmedabad 20 th October 2018: Every coin has two sides, so is the story of life... We all are a combination of extremes, that of moods, feelings, life as a journey or it's goals. Though everything on the glam side of it looks fantastic and attractive on a picture or FB page, seems like a cakewalk but there is a helm of hard work which goes in any achievement. Nilotpal Mrinal at House of MG So is Dark Horse, a book written by Nilotpal Mrinal. The book is a mirror, reflecting the reality of youth, especially those of Bihar whose grey cells have been seeded with an aspiration of achieving an IAS seat. The journey towards attaining those stars on the shoulder begins from Mukherjee Nagar in Delhi, area known as a home to the young lads struggling their way into coaching classes, staying in very basic accommodation where hygiene is a big question! This is just one aspect of their struggle... all the hard earned money of their parents are pumped in p...