Celebrating The Himalayan Spirit
It was a celebration of the Pahadi spirit in Singapore when the Uttarakhandi community came together on August 18, 2019 to celebrate ‘Kauthig Singapore 2019’. ‘Kauthig’ means ‘funfair’ or mela in Pahadi, and as the name suggests, this turned out to be a cheerful and colourful affair, with a huge turnout. Apart from local residents,…
A Singaporean Bouquet Of Dance
The third edition of the International Dance Day Festival, an annual dance festival spearheaded by the veteran Indian classical danseuse Shantha Ratii of Shantha Ratii Initiatives (SRI) was held at the Drama Centre on April 26 & 27, 2019. The two-day festival brought together, under one roof, artistes from diverse disciplines, including Spanish, Western Contemporary,…
A First Hand Experience Of Pakistani Protests Against Kashmir Outside Indian High Commission In London
At 11 am I received a call from a friend asking where I was. I said that I was boarding a train and would be there before 12. By the time I had reached Holborn it was exactly 12 as the roads were jammed with coaches. People were flocking towards Aldwych IHC. The Pakistanis had…
Pico Iyer Launches His Latest Book, First Writer in Residence of Raffles Hotel
Well-known travel writer Pico Iyer’s latest book – This Could Be Home: Raffles Hotel and the City of Tomorrow was launched in Singapore today. It is his inaugural work as the first Writer in Residence of the Raffles Hotel. Speaking to India Se Media, Iyer said he was impressed at how well-read the Indian diaspora…
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi urges ‘globalisation of compassion’
He wants to counter “shrinking hearts” with a “globalisation of compassion”, says the Indian Nobel laureate who gave his award to the nation. The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi recalled how difficult it was to bequeath the award. There was none in India at the time: Tagore’s 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature had…
