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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel undertook an official visit to the United States and Canada from August 17–24, 2026, marking the first sitting Gujarat CM to travel to the US in an official capacity since Keshubhai Patel's visits in 1995 and 2000. The trip, with a high-level state delegation, aims to court industrialists, investors, and technology leaders ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2027.
Read at businesstoday.in →The state raised the annual family-income eligibility cap for its "Loan for Study Abroad" scheme from ₹6 lakh to ₹10 lakh, expanding access for unreserved-category students seeking to study overseas. The scheme, run through the Gujarat Unreserved Educational and Economic Development Corporation, covers tuition, accommodation, and living costs; the change was announced by Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Pradyuman Vaja along with Minister of State Manisha Vakil.
Read at aninews.in →The dam reached 134.94m of its 138.68m maximum — about 89% full with 7,890.90 MCM live storage — rising roughly 25cm in 24 hours amid continued inflow of 16,372 cusecs. Officials say it may fill completely this month, earlier than the typical September full mark.
Read at tv9gujarati.com →Federal Bank's board approved raising up to $500 million through foreign-currency bonds issued via its IFSC Banking Unit at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, in one or more tranches with a maximum five-year tenor, subject to regulatory approval. The move follows a 36.57% year-over-year jump in standalone Q1 FY27 net profit to ₹1,176.93 crore, with total income up 6.24% to ₹8,286.69 crore.
Read at business-standard.com →KPI Green Energy commissioned 130 MWac/195 MWdc of solar capacity in Bharuch district as part of a larger 370 MWac/677 MWdc wind-solar hybrid project, bringing cumulative completion under the project to 269.7 MWac/389.7 MWdc. The power is sold under a long-term PPA with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited.
Read at renewablewatch.in →Powertrac commissioned 50 MW of distributed renewable energy capacity in Gujarat under the state's Distributed Renewable Energy-Based Power (DREBP) scheme, using 11 kV independent power producer projects. This completes the second phase of the company's project-development program in the state, part of a broader push toward 1 GW of operational capacity nationally by 2030.
Read at solarquarter.com →The Richmond, CA-based EV battery Tier-1 supplier opened a 13,000-sq-m manufacturing facility built in under eight months. At full capacity it will produce 48,000+ battery systems and 3+ GWh a year, pushing the company's total India output past 150,000 systems (about 9 GWh annually) across its three Indian plants — as India's EV market grew 43% year-over-year in H1 2026 to 1.54 million units.
Read at businessnewsthisweek.com →Gaurangbhai Avinash Vyas — son of the legendary composer Avinash Vyas — passed away in the early morning of September 3, 2026, completing his earthly journey. Over a long career he composed and arranged music for landmark Gujarati films and folk classics, including "Hun To Gaiti Mele," "Muney Ekli Meline," "Aaj Vagadavo Vagadavo," and "Shri Krishna Sharanam Mamam," helping shape Gujarati Sugam Sangeet for decades.
Zee Studios' first-ever Gujarati production, "Tom and Cherry," directed by Dharmessh Mehta and starring Siddharth Randeria (also appearing in Michigan this month, see This Week's Digest) and Dhanya Doshi, released its trailer on August 20, 2026, confirming the film's August 28, 2026 theatrical release — a family comedy-drama built around twists and colliding character arcs.
Read at socialnews.xyz →A Marvel Arts production about a retiring professor who sacrificed his own dreams for his daughter, written by Dilip Rawal and directed by Kamlesh Oza, starring Pratap Sachdeo, Shachi Joshi, and Rajesh Solanki, premiered at ASPEE Auditorium in Malad.
Read at whatshotinmumbai.com →The White Desert Festival tent city at Dhordo in Kutch runs November 1, 2026 through March 7, 2027, per the official operator's site, with Diwali (Nov 8-14) and monthly full-moon nights as marquee dates.
Read at rannutsav.com →August 24 marks World Gujarati Language Day, observed annually on the birth anniversary of poet Kavi Narmad in honor of his contributions to Gujarati literature. To mark it, we've put together a deep dive into the language itself — its Sanskrit roots, three epochs, the Jain scholars and Narsinh Mehta, the script, the dialects, and where its 62 million speakers live today.
Read our World Gujarati Language Day feature →A classic Gujarati novel following how a fortune built on interest and usury passes through generations of characters — some corrupted by it, others who turn it toward charity — ultimately serving the poor. A meditation on wealth, inheritance, and moral responsibility.
A monsoon/rain-song (વર્ષાગીત) built on the metaphor of scattering seeds across rocky, sparse ground in hope of future rain and bloom — nature poetry doubling as an allegory for perseverance, with a closing turn toward the divine accompanying earthly effort.
A ghazal built around its opening couplet — "Not a moment passes, nor an instant after instant / lest I dissolve away, and the night, too, is hard/unyielding" — that dwells in a state of emotional numbness and suspended time, a long night endured in stillness. The poem stays deliberately ambiguous about its exact occasion, leaving much unstated while keeping its focus on the emotional weight of the night.
A collection of traditional Gujarati proverbs and sayings — the everyday wisdom passed down through generations, part of a broader cultural archive spanning poetry, folk songs, children's stories, and reference material.
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A growing, community-sourced archive of Gujarati words and phrases with no clean English translation — started as a WhatsApp game among our members in 2025, and still growing.
Eternal Gujarat (સદાકાળ ગુજરાત) is Michigan Gujarati Network's page for Gujarat and global Gujarati culture — covering wider-world news, business and economy, culture, and a curated Gujarati literature corner.
Eternal Gujarat updates on a slower cadence than the weekly Michigan digest, refreshed periodically with current Gujarat state news, business and economy news, culture items, and literature picks.
Eternal Gujarat's literature corner draws from Ekatra Foundation, Tahuko, Layastaro, and MavjiBhai.com.