Gandhinagar: Pujya Shri Ravishankar Maharaj, a man who inaugurated Gujarat state in 1960 had penned down how Diwali was celebrated in rural Gujarat about 100 years ago. While several Diwali customs narrated by Maharaj are still in practice in Gujarat today, some others have discontinued. Following are the highlights of Pujya Shri Ravishankar Maharaj’s notes on the festival of Diwali: -There were four major festivals. While Raksha bandhan(Balev) was perceived as the festival of Brahmin an...Read More

By staff writer, Gandhinagar: Sabarmati jail is a historic place where many prominent freedom fighters of India's independence struggle were jailed by then ruling Britishers prior to year 1947. Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Balgangadhar Lokmanya Tilak were among those freedom fighters who spent time in Sabarmati central prison. While all three jail rooms where these three dignitaries were jailed have been preserved in their memories, the other two rooms where 'Rashtriya Shayar' (national poet) Z...Read More