Interview of Novelist Kamlesh Bhatt

Gujarati Novelist Shri Kamlesh Bhatt has set a landmark by his very first Gujarati Novel, Samparshvik Hani (Collateral Damage). The novel was published by Wide Margin Books, Rajkot. The novel has become a rare and concerned piece of a contemporary high profile issue of Gujarat. Speakbindas had a...
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Billy Joel – We Didn’t Start The Fire

People have different definitions for creativity. I witnessed one of them recently, when SpeakBindas’ well wisher Dr. Kanak Raval (USA) mailed me an URL, which had a Flash presentation as its content. Little did I know at that time that it would have a masterpiece hidden inside there....
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2012 Prophecy

The world, these days is talking about year 2012 and controversies, both scientific and non-scientific associated with it. Let’s take a look at the 2012 prophecy in detail.
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I am what I believe: Urvish Kothari

Urvish Kothari, born on 04-02-1971 at Mahemdavad (dist: Kheda)is a Journalist-Writer-Humorist and Blogger. Currently writing for Gujarat Samachar thrice a week; a feature column on Sunday (Navajuni), an edit page column on Tuesday (drishtikon) & a humor column on Wednesday (bolyuchalyu maaf).
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Blogging is almost therapeutic for me

About: I am desi, single mom, information technology consultant living and working in the US. I started Heartcrossings – http://www.heartcrossings.blogspot.com/ in 2005 with the idea of posting chapters of a novel I was working on at the time. Over time, the blog has evolved in ways that I had not planned....
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Hanuman chalisa with meaning

Hanuman Chalisa is one of the most sung prayers in INDIA. After Shiva, Krishna, Ganpati’s temples’, Hanuman’s temples come in place when it comes to number. Hanuman is known for his total devotion to Lord Rama. Find here below, the translation and meaning of Hanuman Chalisa, a very...
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My first love is media: Yasin Dalal

Yasin Dalal is a very well known name in the field of journalism. Recently  retired but still very active in writing. He has performed different roles in his life such as a writer, a journalist, a film critic, a professor and many others. He established the Journalism department...
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