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The Ranas of Karelibaug in Vadodara have been lucky. They have been winning awards at garba events back to back since 2006; they have collected four two wheelers in all as garba prizes and on Sunday they won a car! The eldest son of the family,Nischay,29,won a Hyundai Eon in a lucky draw for his participation in a garba. His sister Keyuri,26,and mother Bharati,48,have earlier won two-wheelers for their garba performances. Bharati claims that even as a teenager she used to win garba competitions. Nischay who does theatre,Gujarati films and television,says that they begin preparations three months in advance — right from planning costumes to dance moves. Nishchay’s father Bharatbhai Rana,52,runs a sweetmeat store in Raopura. Bharatiben,who has been a homemaker all her life,is also a chania choli designer.

Confidence building measure

In order to boost the confidence of policemen,the Vadodara police commissionerate in association with Society for Creation of Opportunity through Proficiency in English — established in 2007 by the state government — is conducting seminar-workshops for officers to enable them to become proficient in spoken English. The commissionerate has to pay a course fee for the 90-hour seminar that will involve use of audio-video aids for instructions. The police commissionerate is looking forward to corporate sponsorships in order to increase the reach of the programme.

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