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“Chaar Varan Ik Varan Karaya, Kal taran Guru Nanak Aaya” ; It’s the 550 th year when a legend called Guru Nanak. He was a true visionary, as the theories which we talk today were already explained by him while on a journey of preaching HUMANITY!! Kaliyug, as we term the current era, it is registered in scriptures in form of hyms, “Kal taran Guru Nanak Aaya”, that is Guru Nanak has arrived in this era and spread goodness around the world. He was born on full moon day, Kartik Poonam on 20th October 1469 as some scriptures mention, though being son of Kalyan Chand Das Bedi, a Brahmin...     He was always against the following few aspects: 1.        Caste system 2.        Favouring the Rich 3.        Gender Bias 4.        Pride and Ego He was a poet, philosopher and one of the biggest social-reformer of the current era. His first or openi...

Life brings all of us at various zones or points of pondering where we get the urge to find ourselves, better call it seeking or the churning of the life forces within, where energies surge and make us finally land us onto the right trajectory, after the big bang!  Finally , we travel or revolve and rotate on our or own unique paths, which are meant to be and true to ourselves. The biggest adventure you can take is to live  the life of your dreams." - Oprah Winfrey In a happening commercial city of Ahmedabad, where art and it's forms enjoy their own unique space! One Saturday, 16th February 2019 to be precise...I got to meet artists from various streams of existence.. they enjoy their own distinctive niche in the entire existence of the matrix and have gathered love, respect, and appreciation from their set of fan following. Art has various mediums of expression, language, poetry, stories, movies or canvas.  It's another platonic world where you me...

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...