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A young boy holds a decorated oil lamp to the shrine of the Mandir. The doors open and the divine and resplendent murti of Bhagwan Swaminarayan is witnessed on the giant screen by those gathered inside the assembly hall – where the same child then appears holding the lamp to Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s image. The live figure of a boy and a montage of breath-taking video clips are melded to create the opening sequence for the 20th anniversary celebrations of BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London.

કચ્છી લેવા પટેલ સમાજ દ્વારા અહીં ૨૩મા સમૂહલગ્નોત્સવનું આયોજન કરાયું હતું. જેમાં ૨૧ નવદંપતીઓએ પ્રભુતામાં પગલા પાડ્યા હતા.

Research by sociologists from the University of Georgia, men who take more interest in fatherhood and take more responsibility in looking after their children have higher quality relationships and more sex.

ગત મહિને કચ્છમાં થયેલા અતિ ભારે વરસાદને કારણે પ્રથમ રાઉન્ડમાં જ ૧૧૭ વરસાદ નોંધાયો હતો. સિંચાઇ વિભાગના જળાશયોમાં ૯૦ ટકા પાણીનો સંગ્રહ થયો છે. 

On 15 August India celebrated the 69^th Independence Day as planned by Modi Govt. Every Independence Day is a reminder that for a long time India was a subjugated country controlled by people foreign to India. Despite such a history of colonial control it is a great credit to India that it has established the biggest democracy in the whole world in such a short pace of time. But what is the right way forward?

According to HMRC's own estimates, £34.5 billion was not collected in 2012-13. The reasons HMRC gave were as follows: Tax evasion, tax avoidance, hidden economy, legal interpretation, non-payment, failure to take reasonable care, criminal activity, and errors (FT BIG READ, HMRC, Aug 21, pp6).

It was quite interesting to read Philip Barton's (Britsh High Commissioner to Pakistan) views under the Comments page (AV 15/08). I have a suggestion for Mr Barton - perhaps he can persuade the relevant authorities for England to start playing test cricket against Pakistan in Pakistan.

There was time when making Wills and especially granting “Lasting Power of Attorney” to family members was taboo subject. But we are now becoming more knowledgeable, socially, financially aware of our duties and obligations to family members.

The Indian government is introducing criminal penalties for companies that give bribes. The bill to revise the corruption prevention law. 

Dinesh Sheth's letter entitled "Those were the days" and Bhupendrabhai's trip down the memory lane inspired me to air fond memories of my school too.