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WAVES 2025: Jaishankar Advocates Cultural Pluralism

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar delivered a powerful address at the WAVES 2025 Global Media Dialogue, highlighting the significance of cultural pluralism in shaping global change. Speaking on the second day of

May 3, 2025

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Teatro La Plaza’s Reimagined Hamlet Premieres at Barbican Theatre

Young Peruvian cast with Down syndrome share their timely message of inclusion and diversity with the world through a playful and defiant reimagining of Hamlet. Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet at the Barbican

April 29, 2025

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Reflective Moments: ‘Deliberate Pauses’ Transforms Hatta into Open-Air Art Gallery

Curated by Faysal Tabbarah, Associate Professor at the College of Architecture, Art and Design at the American University of Sharjah, the installation consists of five bold, red reflective metallic discs placed strategically

April 23, 2025

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Radhika Shah Grouven: Breathing Life into Ancient Wisdom

After my early initiation by Swami Rama, I was flooded with profound spiritual experiences. Upon starting school, I began questioning the existence of the gods—much to my mother’s dismay. While other children

April 14, 2025

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AI Meets Ghibli: Copyright Debate Sparks Controversy

The digital art and retouching technology has helped movies reach a greater audience during the marketing leg of films. Standees, posters, flyers, billboards (creative and interactive billboards included), that little digital album

April 1, 2025

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Emirates Publishers Association Supports Young Emirati Publishers at Prestigious International Book Fairs

EPA’s participation in the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, running from March 31 to April 3, 2025, highlights the UAE’s growing presence in the field of children’s publishing The Emirates Publishers Association (EPA)

April 1, 2025

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Maatru Vandana by Sanskruti Centre evokes reverence to mothers

The spectators were enchanted by the classical dance portrayal of Sapta Maatruka- the ancient story of Mother Heptad sourced from Matsya Purana. The comprehensive nature of mother was depicted through the programme

March 26, 2025

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Book Review: The Other Side of Diplomacy by Jayshree Misra Tripathi

Shashi Tharoor, in his foreword, notes that while the book may appear to be a simple collection of memoirs, it transcends that premise In The Other Side of Diplomacy, Jayshree Misra Tripathi

March 21, 2025

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Book Review: Chhath: Worshipping the Sun, Celebrating Nature by Ekisha Singh

Through these rituals, Singh underscores the profound connection between the Chhath festival and water—an element that is central to the lives of the communities who observe it In Chhath: Worshipping the Sun,

March 21, 2025

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Artist Dharmilaben Ahir Empowers 90 Women with Traditional Art in Kutch, Gujarat

One of Dharmilaben’s most notable creations was a stunning embroidery of the Great Indian Bustard, a bird species that is now critically endangered Ahead of International Women’s Day, Dharmilaben Ahir, a resident

March 20, 2025

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