Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, November 13 If their father had returned home from patrolling on November 8, nine-year-old Kiran and five-year-old Jaydeep would have celebrated Diwali the next day. But that was not to be. Vinay Yadav (32) was shot dead by two miscreants when he was keeping a vigil in the vicinity of LG Hospital. [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, November 6: A 65-year-old retired infantry jawan stands exhausted at the gate of the Ex-Sevicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) polyclinic at Airport Circle in the scorching afternoon sun. The pain in the chest of this erstwhile jawan of the Indian Army has only worsened since 8 am when he left his house [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, November 5 THE firecrackers have already started lighting up the night sky and a mildly pungent smell of exploding crackers hangs still in the air in anticipation of Diwali. In addition to wishing everyone a happy and prosperous Diwali, some residential societies across the city are urging people to celebrate the festival [...]
Express Feature Services, Pulkit Vasudha Actor and supermodel Arjun Rampal was in Ahmedabad for the launch a showroom on Wednesday. Here’s more about his forthcoming film Om Shanti Om and his wish to travel to Antarctica. What makes Arjun Rampal behind the image of an actor? Films from my profession, not passion. Apart from doing [...]
Ahmedabad, October 24 Here’s a look at the fresh blood fighting the elections in Gujarat this year. Whether they stand a chance agaisnt the prominent, politicial heavyweights or not, it is surprising how determined they are in their political stance. Pravin Mishra, 31 The youngest of eight siblings and born into a poor family in Murshidabad, [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, October 21 A Man with amputated arms sits at an easel, dips his paint brush occasionally in a palette and sweeps the canvas with strong stokes, all the while gripping his brush firmly between his teeth. A mentally retarded teenager holds open a file folder with the colours of the Tricolour striped [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, October 17 Several women organisations from across Gujarat joined hands and appealed to political parties to increase the candidature of women in the coming Assembly elections. They also requested that they promise to address issues concerning women in their manifestos. Over 150 NGOs working for women, represented by Ahmedabad Women Action Group [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, October 15 While parties like Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Ram Vilas Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) are making their first forays into Gujarat’s political battleground, there is another party — the New Socialist Movement (NSM) — that is sending ripples trough the masses. Though the NSM was formally registered barely [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Adesar (Kutch), October 12 “In this profession, it is not the degrees and the qualifications that matter. What matters is experience,” says Ghanshyam P Gohel, injecting a six month old baby. “Though I did not study beyond the primary school level, I have been the most trusted doctor in all of Rapar for [...]