ISKCON in UK Syllabus

The Cambridge body of examination had included International Society For Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) as a topic to be studied in the Cambridge International AS and A Levels curriculum. It was included in examinations held in...

Promoting art, culture and heritage

Durga Jasraj, actor, singer, music producer & promoter, and the daughter of Pandit Jasraj, has come up with a not-for-profit organisation; Pandit Jasraj Cultural Foundation for protection, development and promotion of Indian art, culture and...

In the running for an Oscar

Pawo Choyning Dorji who learnt under his spiritual guru, Khyentse Norbu, a Bhutanese monk is in the running for the Oscars. His film Lunana is one of the five South Asian films nominated for Oscars in the foreign language...

The kid who floored American Idol judges

Alyssa Raghunandan shot to fame at the American Idol audition at just 15. She has since, gone on to become an artiste and performed at several venues in the United States. She also acts, and was nominated for an Applause...

The singer with a golden heart

Since she was a kid, singer Palak Mucchal uses earnings from her stage shows to sponsor heart surgeries. She has sponsored over 2,200 heart surgeries for needy kids making her way into the Guinness Book of World Records and Limca Book of World...