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Rashmi Bhatt: The Indian percussionist who is making waves across the global stage

by Samuel Sudhakar | Sep 21, 2021

(September 21, 2021) Reputed world-class percussionist, Rashmi Bhatt is an amalgamation of many different strands that make us who we are in an all-encompassing way. He is an art director of international music festivals, an actor, and a performer. A famous...

Scribbling his way to Broadway: Indian-origin Shreyas Ayaluri has had a fascinating journey into screenwriting

by Vikram Sharma | Sep 15, 2021

(September 15, 2021) As a child, Shreyas Ayaluri would spend hours scribbling just about anything on pieces of paper. It made no sense to anyone but him. From doodles, shower thoughts, ideas, catch phrases or just to-do-lists – he would be at it for most part of the...

Ad jingles to Grammy nomination: How NY-based singer Priya Darshini took Indian music global

by Chandu | Sep 2, 2021

(September 2, 2021) The velvety voice, the soulful music and poetic lyrics makes Priya Darshini’s Periphery a heartfelt rendition. The album has captured millions of hearts with its melody and why not? It’s the same album that earned the 37-year-old her...

Meet Satarupa Majumder, the woman who opened the only English medium school in the Sundarbans

by Ranjani Rajendra | Aug 18, 2021

(August 18, 2021) It was 2002, she was all of 26, had just gotten married and begun a career as a teacher. But Satarupa Majumder was far from satisfied. There was a niggling question on her mind that she just couldn’t find the answer to: What was the purpose of her...

Pankaj Agarwal: The Indian entrepreneur changing edtech for rural India

by Chandu | Aug 10, 2021

(August 10, 2021; 6.30 pm) That learning will increasingly go digital is a given. Especially, in light of the pandemic that has brought the world to its knees and shut schools and colleges across the globe. 2020, touted to be the year of edtech startups, saw several...