The Gujarat Sahitya Parishad and the Vidyamandir Trust co-hosted the 31st Gnyansatra of the Parishad at the Kanubhai Mehta Sanskrutik Bhavan on the Vidyamandir Campus in Palanpur from December 26-28, 2019. The conference was attended by noted literary and cultural personalities from across the state.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India has recently appointed Rohan P. Shah as India’s Representative and Governor on the board of Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). The appointment is for a period of three years.
The Dr Shankarbhai K. Mewada Lions Divyang Education and Training Centre for Children with MR and MD was inaugurated at Chaman Bag in Palanpur on December 7, 2019 on the ground and first floor of the ancestral home of the Late Kantibhai Chamanbhai Mehta (Bhai) Parivar.
Nysa Mehta, daughter of Riddhi and Jigar Pradip Mehta of Surat, won a Bronze medal in the Under-14 age group at the 65th National School Games held at Sangrur in Ludhiana, Punjab in December 2019. She emerged among the top three in competition with students from all different states across the country.
Shri Maheshbhai Dhayalal Bhandari (age 73) passed away in Mumbai on 06 Jan 2020
Shri Navinbhai Punamchandbhai Mehta (age 75) passed away in Navsari on 26 Dec 2019
Smt Sumatiben Pravinbhai Mehta (age 86) passed away in Mumbai on 16 Dec 2019
Shri Sanjaybhai Saralal Shah (age 57) passed away in Chennai on 12 Dec 2019