Durga Puja in Singapore: SIPA gets a hearty shoutout from quiz guru Siddhartha Basu as festive fervour rises

Durga Puja 2023 (October 20-24), as celebrated by the Singapore Indian Puja Association, has the themes of ‘sustainability’, ‘equality’, and ‘inclusivity’. Basu commends SIPA for its “efforts in organising and bringing together the community to celebrate this significant event”.

Kamini Ramachandran brings storytelling to the outdoors with Story Walk in Singapore

Innovating with the art of storytelling, Kamini Ramachandran, Creative Producer of StoryFest, the annual Singapore event, has introduced this year the new element of “Story Walk”.

Singapore theatreperson G Selva puts the audience in charge with the novel concept of mediated plays

Singapore is set to see this rather novel play format in September, as Avant Theatre, led by G Selva, presents Hangman. The Tamil and English shows for the play will be staged on September 14, 15, and 16 at Stamford Arts Centre Blackbox.

Never felt like a second citizen of Bollywood: Jisshu U Sengupta

Jisshu U Sengupta is paired with Hindi film icon Kajol in Suprarn S Varma’s web series ‘The Trial: Pyaar, Kaanoon, Dhoka’. Our correspondent spoke with the actor about his life, career and recent roles.

Batting for a better game: Dr Akshai Mansingh is a sports medicine pioneer in the West Indies who lives for cricket

Dr Akshai Mansingh, Dean of the Faculty of Sport at The University of the West Indies, has grown up with superstar cricket players and has introduced sports medicine to the Caribbean islands.

Francois and Debarati bring the art of European cheesemaking to Himachal Pradesh

Francois and Debarati Laederich chose to settle down in the Mashobra valley and launch their business venture Amiksa Cheese, creating and selling handmade artisanal cheese.

We want to introduce as many people as possible to the mountains, the outdoors, says Anusha Subramanian

Mumbai-based Anusha works with her business partners and fellow climbers, Shashi Bahuguna and Guneet Puri, both based in Uttarakhand, to organise and lead inclusive treks for Bohemian Adventures.

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