Salil Bhatt

Undercurrents - Week 1 (April 1st - April 8th)

Surat is going through a metamorphosis. The city known for churning more industrialists than poets is changing its ways. And this is an attempt to highlight these "undercurrents"... happenings which are slowly but steadily changing the way of life in Surat. In this section of the blog we plan to list 5 happenings of Surat every week... Happenings which highlight the positive changes happening to our #LifeInSurat... happenings which are positive/fresh/transitional or just happy :) Story 1 - Spring Is Here!

April first week heralds the coming of Spring! ‘Tis the time of the year when Surtis feel the rush of heat against their face every morning :l But you also get to see the nature around you blooming... you can also let out your summer/spring collection that keeps looking at you from the back of your wardrobe :P Following are a few pictures representing the spring by Surtis from our Instagram Network  -

Spring in a Bottle. Image Courtesy - Puja Kedia
Spring in a Bottle. Image Courtesy - Puja Kedia
Spring is Here! - Ishita Sitwala
Spring is Here! - Ishita Sitwala

Story 2 - Surat Bags The Best City Award.

Surat was adjudged The Best City For The Quality Of Life and Best City In City Systems in a survey which considered 50 top Indian Cities. (Yay!) These are a few pictures from our Instagram Network -

TOI Story
TOI Story
Photo Courtesy - Priyam Joshi
Photo Courtesy - Priyam Joshi

Story 3 - Salil Bhatt in Surat. #SPICMAYCAY

Internationally acclaimed instrumentalist and inventor of Satvik Veena, Salil Bhatt enthralled Surtis in a series of programs. The initiative was taken by the Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth (SPICMACAY) Surat Chapter, during which Mr. Bhatt delivered lectures and demonstrations at six educational institutes. He was accompanied by nationally acclaimed tabla artist Himanshu Mahant. Around 800 students witnessed the performances. Following is a picture of him playing at one of the schools from our Instagram Network -

Photo Courtesy - Prakash Anandani
Photo Courtesy - Prakash Anandani

Story 4 - The Bullet Battalion Surat !!!

Surat has its own Bullet Bikers Gang !!!! This is something we did not know until this last week when they organized a biking trip. The gang started from the Mercedes Showroom in Piplod and finished at Wilson Hill (150 KMs away). We are in touch with them and you can expect a full on blog post on them in coming days !!! Till then please manage with this teaser :P

The Bullet Batallion !!!
The Bullet Batallion !!!
The Bullet Battalion !!!!
The Bullet Battalion !!!!
The Bullet Battalion at Wilson Hills !!!
The Bullet Battalion at Wilson Hills !!!

Story 5 - Cloud-Cloud ho gaya!

Surat saw awesome cloud formations happening in its skies a few days back. All the social networks were full of pictures of skies and cloud formations... Following are few of the best pictures clicked by Surtis from our Instagram Network -

Photo Courtesy - Chintan Kakadia
Photo Courtesy - Chintan Kakadia
Photo Courtesy - Saloni Shah
Photo Courtesy - Saloni Shah
Photo Courtesy - Ishita Sitwala
Photo Courtesy - Ishita Sitwala
Photo Courtesy - Prabhakar Singh
Photo Courtesy - Prabhakar Singh

So this is all we have to report for our first edition of this series :) We will be continuing this through the coming weeks. Please Share this post... and also we are present on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (search for LifeInSurat)... please follow our handles, tag us in your Surat related updates and help us in compiling stories like these :)

Lets Celebrate Our Life In Surat !!!

Chao!