Gujarat

He is the only Indian-American who has been felicitated by both the countries. Dr Sudhir Parikh has been awarded the The Ellis Island Medal of Honor by the US and the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman and the Padmashri by India. Parikh is now focusing on making the second generation American-Indians aware about the Indian culture, values and tradition. During his visit to Ahmedabad Dr. Parikh, one of the busiest allergist in US spoke with DNA's Paras K Jha, sharing? his views about various issues rela…

Philately and numismatics are probably the most common leisure pursuits of mankind. They give the collector pride and pleasure of having rare possessions besides sharpening and expanding their knowledge. These hobbies enable interaction among people and at the same time provide them immense information on a wide variety of topics of historical significance or spectacular national and international events. RT Makwana, supervisor at the Philatelic Bureau, Ahmedabad, says, "Although many…

Now, selling multiple items under one roof is not going to be a taxing affair for businessmen. They will, at least, not have to undergo torturous procedures to procure separate licences for different items they sell under one roof. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC)’s standing committee, in their meeting on Thursday, sanctioned the implementation of a single health licence system. The AMC’s health department in 2003 had increased the health licence fee assigned to the edi…

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia, who was recently called for questioning by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) for his alleged role in post-Godhra riots in 2002, has sought to know the exact questions the SIT wants to ask him. One of Togadia’s lawyers also alleged that an SIT member had insulted the VHP leader.Togadia was called for questioning by SIT on April 19. Initially, there were reports that the VHP leader would appear before the SIT o…