Dr. Mallika Shakya Most anniversaries are benign rites of passage but few evoke intense grief and nostalgia. Commemorating last year’s tragedy on April 25, when a devastating earthquake killed over 8,000 people in Kathmandu and the surrounding hills of Nepal, is one such occasion. The mounds of rubble from the ancient Durbar Square of Kathmandu …
The government must use its majority in the Lok Sabha to get rid of the 2012 amendment By: Prabhash Ranjan In the last two years or so, foreign investors have repeatedly expressed concerns about India’s tax environment, including on retrospective taxation, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During his recent visit to Saudi Arabia, Modi, once …
New Delhi: A solo exhibition tilted Phantoms-in-Transit by a young artist Subrata Das was inaugurated today by Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, President – South Asian University at the South Asian University Gallery in Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. The exhibition unravels the lives and experiences of the migrant workers across cities. Seemingly, they become phantoms-in-transit …
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South Asian University Gallery, located in the premises of South Asian University (Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri), is exhibiting a solo-show of the artist Subrata Das titled Phantoms in Transit. Subrata Das is a visual artist based in Delhi and was trained at the College of Art, Delhi. This exhibition unravels the lives and experiences of the migrant workers …
New Delhi: India and Africa have a shared history in music, religion, trade, arts and architecture. Although one most commonly associates slavery and the African Diaspora with the transatlantic slave trade and the Americas, many Africans travelled to India as traders and slaves, and then settled down to play an important role in India’s vibrant …
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New Delhi: The second edition of the international conference of South Asian Economic Development is being held on 18-19 February, 2016 at the South Asian University. Former RBI Governor and former Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister Dr. C. Rangarajan will inaugurate the conference. Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, President of South …