Latest posts by Rahul
Rohail Hyatt: We miss you badly at Coke Studio
Rohail, it has been a couple of seasons after you left. The quality of Strings's direction increased a bit from the last season but it is nowhere close to what it was when you were holding the reins. People tell me that I probably do not like change. But I do not think that is the... Continue readin...
Posted on 16 September 2016 | 11:33 pm
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Success and Humbleness: Raghu Dixit/ Coke Studio
Recently, I was among the audience of Coke Studio Raghu Dixit Project performance at XLRI. Raghu Dixit is not so well known in the northern part of India but I was hopeful of the music as I believe that music has no language. The tune irrespective of the words has the power to take you... Continue r...
Posted on 17 November 2014 | 12:31 pm
Read postWhat is wrong with Snapdeal?
Snapdeal is trying to project itself as one of the leading eCommerce website of India and usually seen spending a lot of money on advertisements. Advertisements, that are positioned as a battle with Amazon or Flipkart, which are established players in the eCommerce landscape of India. Snapdeal has b...
Posted on 14 November 2014 | 11:13 pm
Read postRath Yatra Ahmedabad (2010)
The Ahmedabad rath yatra generally starts from the Jagannath temple , Jamalpur and goes for a 14 km journey in the city. The rathyatra passes through communally sensitive areas of the city like Kalupur, Prem Darwaja, Delhi Chakla, Dariyapur and Shahpur. We saw tight security put in place across the...
Posted on 13 July 2010 | 4:48 pm
Read postHeritage of Ahmedabad Series - Crafts (part - 1)
A new series on the blog - Heritage of Ahmedabad dedicated to 600 years of existence of Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad has a rich heritage including the old temples, mosques and crafts. I present here the first in the series of Heritage of Ahmedabad - The crafts of Ahmedabad - part 1. 1. Mata ni Pachedi - [..
Posted on 14 April 2010 | 3:05 pm
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(Note: This is a special post created for ahmedabad4whc facebook group and its not a regular post of this blog) Mata ni Pachedi (Cloth of Mother Goddess) - A rectangular piece of fabric offered to the goddess. The fabric is offered in the temples when any wish is fulfilled by the blessing of the dei...
Posted on 11 April 2010 | 4:50 pm
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