Articles tagged under: Garba

Bhutanese Youths welcome PM Narendra Modi with Dandiya dance, Garba song

March 22, 2024

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed by Bhutanese youths with Dandiya Raas on Garba song penned down by PM Modi himself. The Bhutanese youths, both males and females were dressed in traditional Gujarati cloths and danced to Gujarati song and tunes as if they were born Gujaratis. The Prime Minister enjoyed this surprise welcome and applauded it with a smile. Later in the afternoon, during the cultural performances by the Bhutanese in honor of PM Modi, a Gujarati song with...Read More

Garba goes global as the MEA organizes events across its missions to celebrate its inclusion in ICH

December 12, 2023
Garba goes global as the MEA organizes events across its missions to celebrate its inclusion in ICH

New Delhi: Garba's popularity is increasing worldwide after being included in the UNESCO heritage list. To celebrate the arrival of India’s cultural heritage on the world stage, Indian Embassies in various countries across the world have organized spectacular events over the past several days. The Consulate General of India in New York organized a Garba ceremony at 'Crossroads of the World'. In America's famous Times Square, along with people of Indian origin, local people were also seen da...Read More

વિશ્વભરમાં ગરબાની ધૂમ, યુનેસ્કોના વારસાની યાદીમાં સામેલ થયા બાદ લોકો ઉત્સવના રંગમાં ડૂબ્યાં

December 12, 2023
વિશ્વભરમાં ગરબાની ધૂમ, યુનેસ્કોના વારસાની યાદીમાં સામેલ થયા બાદ લોકો ઉત્સવના રંગમાં ડૂબ્યાં

નવી દિલ્હી: યુનેસ્કો દ્વારા માનવતા અમૂર્ત સાંસ્કૃતિક વારસાની યાદીમાં સામેલ થયાય બાદ, દેશ-વિદેશમાં ગુજરાતના ગરબાનો ઉત્સવ જોવા મળી રહ્યો છે. આપણા દેશના ગૌરવ સમાન આ વારસાને વિશ્વસ્તરે નામના મ...Read More

37,000 Ahir community women to do Maha Raas in Dwarka on 23-24 December

December 06, 2023
37,000 Ahir community women to do Maha Raas in Dwarka on 23-24 December

Dwarka: As many as 37,000 women from Ahir community will join Maha Raas in pilgrim town Dwarka during 23-24 December as per the note released by Akhil Bharatiya Ahirani Maharas Sanghathan. It has been organized in memory of Raas by Usha, the daughter of Banasur and daughter in law of Shri Krishna. Akhil Bharatiya Yadav Samaj and Ahirani Mahila Mandal are also organizing bodies of this event which is going to be held at a large campus of ACC Cement company that has been named as Nanddham camp...Read More

Garba of Gujarat inscribed in UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list

December 06, 2023
Garba of Gujarat inscribed in UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list

Gandhinagar:'Garba of Gujarat' has been inscribed in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity by UNESCO, under the provisions of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage during the 18th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage from 5th -9th  December, 2023 in Kasane, Botswana. Garba of Gujarat is the 15th ICH element from India to join this list. This inscription unders...Read More

Garba of Gujarat likely to be declared as Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO

December 05, 2023
Garba of Gujarat likely to be declared as Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO

Gandhinagar: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) is likely to declare Gujarat's Garba as Intangible Cultural Heritage. An international convention of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage will be held in Botswana on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. The program will be held at approximately 6 pm according to Indian time. The live screening of same is going to be done in all the districts of Gujarat. Special cultural programs along with traditional garba ...Read More

Allah Miya song in Garba event: Vadodara Congress leader compares Hindu bodies to ‘Eunuchs’

October 20, 2023
Allah Miya song in Garba event: Vadodara Congress leader compares Hindu bodies to ‘Eunuchs’

Vadodara: A Congress party leader, Bhavik Amin, here in the city, compared Hindu organizations to 'eunuchs' in his social media post. On Thursday night, Bhavik Amin shared a video on his Facebook account showing people performing Garba to the song 'Ha mujhe pyar hua Allah Miya' and wrote, 'Sister-daughters of devotees and devotees openly said that I am in love Allah Miya... Now, what will Hindu organizations, born as eunuchs, do?' The post has gone viral, and it is yet to be verified where...Read More

Day 5 Navratri 2023 Live : Falguni Pathak Garba, Atul Purohit at United Way, LVP Vadodara & more

October 19, 2023
Day 5 Navratri 2023 Live : Falguni Pathak Garba, Atul Purohit at United Way, LVP Vadodara & more

Gandhinagar: The nine-day festival of Navratri is being joyfully celebrated with great enthusiasm and devotion, featuring the traditional dances of Garba, Raas, and Dandiya. Today marks the fifth day of Navratri. This grand celebration, recognized as the world's largest dance festival, is taking place in Gujarat, Mumbai, and wherever the Gujarati community resides worldwide. As the sun sets and night gathers Garba enthusiasts are gear up to fill the Garba grounds across Gujarat to take amaze ...Read More

Police will no longer suo motu enforce closure of Navratri Garba events at midnight

October 17, 2023
Police will no longer suo motu enforce closure of Navratri Garba events at midnight

Gandhinagar: In good news for Garba enthusiasts, the Gujarat government has decided not to enforce the time limit for Garba events during Navratri until a specific complaint for the specific venue is received by the Police. The time limit for Garba events is set at midnight, after which in many places, police would go and enforce the closure of Garba events. However now, the Police will intervene and enforce the winding up of the event only in case someone approaches the police and makes a co...Read More

Clouds of light rain loom over Navratri in these parts of Gujarat today

October 17, 2023
Clouds of light rain loom over Navratri in these parts of Gujarat today

Gandhinagar: With the first two days of Navratri having passed, and seven more days left, the unpredictable weather conditions may bring a twist to the Garba festivities here in state of Gujarat. According to the latest forecast from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), there is a possibility of rain today in some districts of the state, namely Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Anand, Bharuch, Gir Somnath, Amreli, and Bhavnagar, where light rainfall is expected in isolated areas. However, ...Read More