Over the past several decades, Vijayalakshmi Mohan, now aged 66, has been introducing people in Singapore and other countries to this art form. In Singapore, she has turned the rangoli into a vehicle of cross-cultural communication.

Gauri Shrivastava Gupta’s ‘Charulata’ breathes new life into a Tagore classic in Singapore

Gauri has an impressive background in theatre, with over 30 years of experience in writing and directing. A former advertising professional and scriptwriter, Gauri’s body of work in theatre spans children’s plays, forum theatre, thematic productions involving dance and music, as well as street plays with a cause.

Women’s Day 2025: Airbnb says female hosts in India earned over INR 2.6 billion in past year

Ahead of Women’s Day 2025 (on March 8), the global vacation rental platform Airbnb has released data on its female hosts in India, saying that 30 per cent of all Indian hosts are women, and that collectively they have earned more than INR 2.6 billion (USD 29.9 million) in the past year.

With Shadow Assassins, filmmaker Nilaanjan Reeta Datta unmasks the horrors of the secret killings of Assam

Nilaanjan Datta’s film Shadow Assassins had a commercial release in December 2022, and then won a clutch of awards for its lead actor Anurag Sinha. The film has been selected for numerous festivals in India and abroad, the latest being the Jaipur International Film Festival in January 2025. It also got the Best Film Special Award at the Eastern European Film Festival in 2025, and has been selected for the Berlin Lift-Off Film Festival in 2025.

Government of India Confers Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award on Educationist & Entrepreneur Atul Temurnikar; Opens Up in Exclusive Interview

The award is given to the best of talents from the ever-growing Indian diaspora during the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. The 18th edition was hosted by India in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, in the eastern part of the country from 8 to 10 January.

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