લેખક: સુરેશ દેસાઇ, નવસારી અનાવિલ બુધ્ધિશાળી જ્ઞાતિ છે એ નિ:શંક વાત છે. એની આ બુધ્ધિમતા વારસાગત છે. જો કે અનાવિલોનો વંશકાળ ચોક્કસ નથી. બ્રિટીશ શાસનમાં અનાવિલ જ્…
હૃદયવિણાને ઝણઝણાવીને વાત્સલ્ય, ઉત્સાહ અને કરુણભાવના સંમિશ્રણથી લોકબોલીની તાજગી, વેશભૂષા, તાલ-લય-ઢાળની એકાકારીતા(Harmony) ધરાવતું હળપતિઓની દ્વારા પ્રયોજતું લોકન…
If someone dared to ask you a simple question - "Do you follow Indian customs and traditions?" Most of the time the response would be negative. Becau…
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While attending my niece Khushbu’s wedding (Dr Hirak Desai’s daughter) at a party plot in Valsad, my other niece Guddi (Mrunmayi Janak Desai) suddenly coined …
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A few days ago, my mother (84) passed away of old age. I had an experience of being in a state of sorrow due to her demise. The article is an outcome of exper…