With only seven letters and two syllables, “culture” is not one of the longest words in the English dictionary, but it’s perhaps one of the weightiest, and also the one with the most hidden depth. “Culture” encompasses the history of entire civilisations, holds the present together, and paves the road to the future. Yet, culture […]
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Skilled in 7 Indian dance forms, Aparna Satheesan uses performing arts to create cohesive communities
Aparna Satheesan, Artistic Director of Samyoga School of Dance, Carmel, Indiana, is the founder of the US-based non-profit Samyoga Performing Arts and a renowned exponent of Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam.
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.
Diwali special Singapore events: Decked up Indian Heritage Centre welcomes all to Deepavali Open House 2023
Like each year, the Indian Heritage Centre is ready to welcome Singaporeans and tourists to the island nation, to the Deepavali Open House 2023, spread across the weekends from October 14 to November 12, 2023.
Durga Puja in Singapore: SIPA gets a hearty shoutout from quiz guru Siddhartha Basu as festive fervour rises
Durga Puja 2023 (October 20-24), as celebrated by the Singapore Indian Puja Association, has the themes of ‘sustainability’, ‘equality’, and ‘inclusivity’. Basu commends SIPA for its “efforts in organising and bringing together the community to celebrate this significant event”.
From singer Armaan Malik’s stage debut in Singapore to ‘killarious’ Tamil comedy, Kalaa Utsavam 2023 brings the full range of Indian performance arts
Kalaa Utsavam, the famed annual Indian festival of arts in Singapore, returns this November for its 2023 edition, with a vibrant bouquet of artistic and cultural performances, and a series of workshops and masterclasses.
Durga Puja in Singapore: Bengali community returns to the festival with themes of sustainability, equality, inclusivity
The venue for the SIPA celebrations is the Singapore Sindhi Association and the Durga Puja 2023 dates are October 20 to October 24.
Improv, street theatre; get set for a new, evolved Dastak 2023 in Singapore
Singapore’s premier Hindi theatre festival Dastak returns to the Lion City, and it’s even bigger and better this year!
Samskriti to showcase traditional Indian music and dance for multi-ethnic Singapore audience: Meera Balasubramanian
Highlighting the richness of Indian culture in Singapore, youth-focussed non-profit arts organisation Kalpavriksha Fine Arts (KFA) has organised a festival ‘Samskriti – Connecting Hearts Through Arts’.
Sari gets its day under the London sun, with a walkathon to celebrate India’s National Handloom Day
National Handloom Day in India is celebrated annually on August 7. This year, a “sari walkathon” has been planned on August 6 (Sunday) in central London, from the iconic Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square.