Ava’s Ark: an animal lover whose passion is her profession

If it's one thing that anyone close to me knows it is that I am an animal lover and, like with most animals, when...

My sunshine – a personal encounter

In celebration of World Mental Health Week. A Beautiful Story. A Beautiful Mind. A Beautiful Movie. An enduring image - 1994. Princeton. All his fellow professors honour...

Triumph of good over tear-gas: an extraordinary story of Hong Kong Bengali Association’s Durga Puja

‘Wherever you go, a bit of Calcutta will go with you. I know, because it’s happened to me. And every Puja, I am overcome...

Swarnavel Eswaran’s first feature film Kattumaram (Catamaran) gets a standing ovation at BFI during LIFF 2019

Kattumaram (Catamaran), the coming-of-age tale of Tsunami-survivors in a small village where a conservative maternal uncle supports his orphaned niece and nephew while they...

The first Diwali at Scottish Parliament symbolises camaraderie of communities

The first Diwali hosted in the Scottish Parliament was celebrated this year on the Hindu auspicious day of Vijaya Dashami and the 20th Anniversary...

Lockdown Diaries: Bamboo House India supports waste pickers, daily wage earners with continued livelihood and aid

'My Waste, My Responsibility' is the mantra followed by Hyderabad-based social enterprise Bamboo House, India. Prashant Lingam, who co-founded the initiative along with his...

Delicious ambiguity drives dancer to greater heights

She is a Gold medalist in her Masters in Bharatnatyam dance, an actor, and a lawyer. Suhani Dhanki Mody, an established silver-screen actress, has...

Unique Indian spirituality paintings to be exhibited at the Nehru Centre

Sushma Johari Madan is a spiritual artist, incorporeal teacher and the author of two books on Indian mythology. Sushma's exclusive collection of paintings titled...

Remembering Saint Sankardev and his enduring legacy

The Indian panorama offers a scintillating view of a potpourri of culture and tradition that the country can boast of. The tapestry of each...

The first Maharashtra Divas celebrated at HCI London

Maharashtra Day or Maharashtra Divas was celebrated for the first time in the UK on the 10 May with great pomp and grandeur at...