Hashtag: Spotlight

Community Organisations a force multiplier for Indian missions worldwide: Periasamy Kumaran

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High Commissioner of India to Singapore, Periasamy Kumaran’s key learning as the previous head of the Indian mission in Qatar was the realisation that community organisations can be a “force multiplier” to a mission’s work. Watch his Spotlight interview on Connected to India.

Taking Ramayana on a Chinese opera odyssey: Dr Chua Soo Pong

Spotlight interview with Dr Chua Soo Pong, doyen of Chinese opera in Singapore, who received international acclaim for his adaptation of Ramayana to various types of Chinese opera, as well as multi-cultural versions of the Hindu epic.

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From engineer to film editor: Bengaluru-born Varun Viswanath found his dream job in Hollywood

Varun Viswanath is part of a growing club of Indians abroad working in Hollywood. While the likes of Mindy Kaling, Aziz Ansari and Hasan Minhaj have found on-screen success, Viswanath, a film and TV editor, has found his calling off-screen, behind a computer.

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Striking the right notes; why Shekhar Ravjiani charms as a music Guru

Connected to India speaks to Shekhar Ravjiani, on his collaboration with the Global Indian International School, GIIS – Shekar Ravjiani School of Music – and his passion for teaching, and love for music.

Published on Authored by Himanshu Verma

Performing Arts beat Corona, Virtually

As theatres, auditoriums, music halls and art schools go silent, the producer of Kalaa Utsavam at Esplanade has some great advice for practitioners of Indian performing arts in Singapore.

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A passionate journey with music: Dr Rajkumar Bharathi

Veteran South Indian classical musician Dr Rajkumar Bharathi speaks to Connected to India about his musical journey, his impressions on music talents in Singapore , as well as what he finds interesting about his collaborations with Esplanade.

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