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Connections Through Culture: Indian arts organisations and creative professionals connect with Wales and Northern Ireland through the British Council

British Council announces 11  grant recipients from India, Wales and Northern Ireland Indian arts organisations, creative professionals and festivals benefit from the arts and cultural exchange programme 17 June 2021 Delhi: The British Council, today, announced the winners of its Connections Through Culture grants from India, Wales and Northern Ireland. For the year 2021-22, British …

Nrityanjali – A School of Odissi celebrated & promoted Indian Classical Dance Forms & Culture at the Nrityangana Festival

New Delhi, May 22, 2017: Celebrating visceral Odissi dance forms, the Nrityangana Festival was concluded successfully on the 12th May 2017. The spirited dance and cultural festival was presented by Nrityanjali – A school of Odissi and Folk Dances, founded by Guru Samaru Meher at Karnataka Sangha. The occasion was graced by the presence of …

The Role of Personal Accountability in Reforming Culture and Behavior in the Financial Services Industry

Christine Lagarde Managing Director, International Monetary Fund New York Fed, November 5, 2015 As prepared for delivery Introduction President Dudley—thank you for your generous introduction. I would also like to thank the staff of the New York Fed for organizing this conference, which brings together financial industry specialists and policymakers to find common ground on …

UK CABINET MINISTER FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT VISITS KOLKATA

New £6.5 million Fund for Indo-UK Creative Connections   The UK Cabinet Minister for Culture, Media and Sport, The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, visited Kolkata on 13-14 October 2014. Mr Sajid Javid’s visit to India is the latest in a series of visits by senior British government ministers which aims to emphasise that Britain …

Bengali Bhadrolok, for sale or for hire: Chawm Ganguly

“If Money is lost: nothing is lost, if health is lost: something is lost, but if character is lost” and here, our elders would pause, seizing our response, before stressing “everything, is lost”. Growing up hearing the same ditty repeated over and over, we too learnt the importance of being a “bhalo chele” (a good …