Connected to India has been bringing in-depth, engaging interviews with newsmakers, luminaries and entertainers through its Spotlight column. Spotlight across its 90 interviews, has featured India’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar, Invest North Summit, Sunny Leone, Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan, Pankaj Tripathi, the dynamic ex-High Commissioner of India Jawed […]
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Singapore Indian Association 100 not out! President Tharman talks kinship, legacy
The Singapore Indian Association recently completed its ton! Set up in 1923, SIA, commonly referred to as the Indian Association (IA), crossed 100 years in the country. On the special night at the Ritz Carlton, the who’s who of the Indian diaspora in Singapore flocked to the hotel to raise a toast to the grand […]
Making Kasavu relatable again! Fashion designer Kavita Thulasidas’ reinterpretation comes with futuristic goals
Born and brought up in Singapore, a third-generation Singaporean is trying her best to protect her Indian culture and heritage through fashion. This is the story of Kavita Thulasidas, an award-winning fashion designer, who identifies herself as a ‘half Malayali’. Born to a Sindhi mother and a Malayali father, Thulasidas, a recipient of the prestigious […]
Gujarat Chief Minister lauds Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew as a nation-builder, and invites Singapore businesses to Vibrant Gujarat 2024
In a strategic move to drive participation in the 10th edition of Vibrant Gujarat 2024, Chief Minister of the state, Bhupendra Patel, accompanied by a high-level delegation, has embarked on a visit to Japan and Singapore between November 26 and December 2. Addressing a packed hall of industry leaders in Singapore, the CM called Minister Mentor Lee […]
Gujarat Chief Minister lauds Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew as a nation-builder, and invites Singapore businesses to Vibrant Gujarat 2024
In a strategic move to drive participation in the 10th edition of Vibrant Gujarat 2024, Chief Minister of the state, Bhupendra Patel, accompanied by a high-level delegation, has embarked on a visit to Japan and Singapore between November 26 and December 2.
I get drawn to films that depict stories of the real heroes of our motherland: Vicky Kaushal
Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal talks about his new film Sam Bahadur, the biopic of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, and how he enjoys playing the roles of Indian heroes.
Singapore’s Bird Paradise grand opening ‘hatched’, six months after soft opening and 600K visitors
The event was officiated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong, who was joined by around 1,000 guests, including Bird Paradise’s partners and sponsors, as well as community residents.
When Chai Met Toast returns to Singapore for Kalaa Utsavam 2023 with brand new songs and a Bollywood touch
The band’s new set list is built around the album Love You the Same, and it also includes a “couple of songs” that showcase the band’s nascent collaboration with Bollywood.
Mental Health Film Festival Singapore returns for 4th edition, with its quest of starting conversations
Now in its fourth year, the Mental Health Film Festival Singapore (MHFFS), with the theme ‘Present Continuous’, has programmes from November 4 to 12, carrying forward its mission of “deepening knowledge and fostering empathy”.
If you have moved countries, you will relate with Fistful of Rupees: Shiv Tandan
I met the “two idiots”, like the ones from Aamir Khan’s super hit film, “3 Idiots”, in Mumbai’s Sahara Hotel.