Navratri 2008
Navratra rocks - Fusion of Modern and Traditional Culture
Navratri 2008
Sleuths to play cupid at garbas
Navratri 2008
Sleuths to play cupid at garbas
Pining for a few moments with your ex-flame this Navratri? Want to tell her you still love her? Hire a detective. Sleuths, accustomed to trailing unfaithful husbands or women having extra-marital affairs, are getting strange requests this year — they are being asked by men to find out exactly when their former girlfriends are alone [...]
This Navratri, no free condoms from AMC
Afraid to hurt “religious sentiments” of garba enthusiasts, the state government as well as Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) have decided to go conservative.
Free condom distribution at garba venues is a strict no-no this Navratri. Both, Gujarat State Aids Control Society (GSACS) and Ahmedabad Municipal Aids Control Society have no plans for free distribution of condoms [...]
Non-Gujaratis gearing up to add zing to Navratri
As the Navratri fever catches on, the non-Gujaratis living in the state are also gearing up to dance in tune with the garba crazy crowd of Gujarat.
Gujarat has a sizeable percentage of non-Gujaratis, who are flocking to the garba training centers across the state to learn the traditional dance steps. Even the ones who [...]
This Navratri, e-pill ke side effects
What’s the buzzword this Navratri? Along with the navel-tattoo and size zero, it’s the e-pill. This being the first festive season after the ‘emergency contraceptive pill’ made a splash in the market, experts say it has created a big buzz among youngsters and could well be a cause of concern. For, it’s side-effects could be [...]
No-frills Navratri this year
It’s going to be an austere Navratri this year. No fancy themes or decorations . No experiments or extravaganzas . Faced with high costs of security arrangements and insurance against terror attacks, garba organisers want to keep it simple this year.
Security costs are eating away a major chunk of already squeezed budgets, leaving not much [...]
Gujarat industries organize Grand Navratri in Ahmedabad
Gujarat Industries Navratri Festival Society (GINFS) in corporation with Gujarat government has organised the nine-day long Navshakti Gujrari Vibrant Gujarat Navratri festival on GMDC-Gujarat University grounds in Ahmedabad. The show is being sponsored by 30-odd Gujarat based companies including Reliance Industries Limited, Essar, Advani Group, Torrent Power, Sterling SEZ, ABG Shipyard Limited, Nirma, Ambuja Cement, [...]