By Meenakshi Mohan

“Look beyond the surface to connect with a fragment that resonates on an emotional level . . . “
- Nimi Trehan

What is art? Different people have interpreted art in many different ways, however, for Nimi Trehan, art is that which invokes an emotion, a feeling, and a thought in the viewer’s mind – [...]

Jyoti Dialani
Domestic violence is a terrible crime affecting people of all ages and backgrounds. According to a study conducted by the Council of Europe in 2002, 1 in 4 women experience domestic violence over their lifetimes and between 6-10% of women suffer domestic violence in a given year. The British Crime Survey reported an estimated [...]

Bridging Cultures Through Film: From the Melody Queen to the Muslim Madonna: A History of Pakistan through its Female Singers 1947 to date
By Fawzia Afzal-Khan
This is a project about mediation in the sense of bringing cultures together; in this case by creating better understanding for western audiences about Pakistan and its women singers, through a [...]

It is decades behind China in economic growth and defence modernization. It needs new partners, in particular the US, to balance China. Resurrecting nonalignment as a foreign policy doctrine at this critical juncture will not only alienate like-minded nations willing to cooperate with New Delhi but will pose a grave danger to vital Indian interests.

“Some people hear music; I see it, often, as an intense arrangement of pulsating lines and vibrant colors. The lines take on a life of their own, moving with the rhythm of music. . . .The colors, on the other hand, are the pitches and notes, the energy of the piece.”

How far economies go in internalizing these concepts and developments into their social fabric and their culture is pivotal in marking out the main beneficiaries of these developments. While this notion of adapting to the latest technology isn’t new, the extra-ordinary rate of these developments now is itself a major game changer.

As we all know, India is an ancient civilization and , these days, there seems to be a revival of our heritage in practically all the arts. While globalization is an accepted phenomenon, and Indians  though enjoying new trends, seem to be vigorously exploring the past.  ‘Old is gold’ is the buzz words in the [...]

While that is the case, such a form of resistance can also be taken as healthy. Even though it might seem exaggerated, it proves that Indians are prepared to challenge and wrong any incorrect Western view of their culture and tradition.

Vidyasagar had the wisdom of a `rishi` of ancient India, the energy of an Englishman and the compassion of a Bengali Mother”. It`s a shame that there are not many memorial institutions or landmarks remembering him in India besides our own failure in recalling his glorious legacy often and appropriately enough.

Even on a working day (Wednesday), the audience turned up in such huge numbers that some people had no choice but to leave. It is to the credit of The Nehru Centre that the staff quickly helped save the situation by arranging seating and putting up a screen in the Centre’s exhibition hall downstairs.