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Against All Odds: 2001 Bhuj earthquake and realisation of a young adult of what really matters

January 25, 2026 9:32 pm

Teaching, Vaishali Joshi feels, gives her a way to pass on what the 2001 Bhuj earthquake taught her – quietly, without spectacle, to younger generations who may not have faced such loss themselves.

Bhuj earthquake 25th anniversary: How Pune's Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana got over 1 lakh children back to school in 90 days

January 25, 2026 5:40 pm

The semi-permanent schools constructed in 2001 were not temporary solutions. In 2005, when a massive earthquake hit Jammu and Kashmir, these structures were dismantled, transported by special trains, and reassembled as life-saving shelters in the valley.

Ahmedabad: Rigorous life imprisonment for 10 in 2006 NRI murder case

March 02, 2025 1:25 am

The victim, Pankaj Trivedi, an NRI associated with the Swadhyay Parivar, was bludgeoned to death with baseball bats and iron rods near Ellisbridge Gymkhana in the city on June 15, 2006

Smriti Van attracts 2.8 lakh visitors within 4 months

January 25, 2023 7:13 am

On some days, KPMG—the private firm managing the project—stated it would be forced to close the ticket windows owing to the rush at the complex that comprises a memorial to the 13,000 victims of the 2001 Kutch earthquake.

Modi inaugurates Gujarat's 'Smriti Van' memorial dedicated to earthquake victims

August 28, 2022 3:39 pm

Modi said "Smriti Van" is a tribute to the lost lives and the remarkable fighting spirit of the people of Kutch.

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Earthquake Rebuilding: Bhuj, the city that learnt its lesson

May 11, 2015 3:44 am

After 2001, new norms were enforced for a city turned to rubble: no multi-storey buildings, main roads at least 9 metres wide

Express Goes back: ‘We know what 7.9 on Richter scale means’

May 03, 2015 12:58 am

Patadia still struggles to put behind memories of the day when he lost 40 of his schoolmates at the municipality-run.

Lessons learnt in Gujarat relevant in Nepal now

April 26, 2015 7:32 am

The best chance of rescuing people is within the first 72 hours.

550 Gujarat tourists stranded

April 26, 2015 3:33 am

Panic struck people in Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Surat that felt the impact of the quake, bringing back memories of the January 26, 2001 Bhuj earthquake.