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Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest- Celebrating 15 Years of the Literary Spirit

Celebrating 15 unbroken, exhilarating years of spreading the good word, Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest 2024 will return with its 15th edition at the NCPA, Nariman Point, Mumbai, with over 125 writers, speakers, thinkers and performers from 13 countries. The three-day literary festival promises to

International Conference on Development Policy: A Beacon for Progressive Policies and Development

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An ensemble of scholars, policymakers, and experts congregated at the much-awaited International Conference on Development Policy on 16th September, 2023, a high-profile event organized by Presidency University Bangalore in association with the Centre for Development Policy and Practice (CDPP).

 Delhi’s very own celebration of poetry - Delhi Poetry Festival, Season 6 is here!

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Delhi Poetry Festival is committed to preserving, reviving, and celebrating the cultural and poetic heritage of the historical city of Delhi. This year Delhi Poetry Festival will be celebrating poetry distinctively in four languages - Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, English and more Indian languages poets will join in one single festival that is exclusive to poetry with an eclectic mix of speakers to light up the discussions around poetry, the performers to hold you in a trance, and the poetry to stir your soul!

Glammonn Miss & Mrs India Grand Finale show culminated successfully in Goa

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"Plus is beautiful," exclaimed Glammonn Miss & Mrs India Pagent , in its season 6 as the mega finale show recognized and honored womenhood and tried to tore down stereotypes of body shaming in our society, which has swept the country like a pandemic,

Christmas with a Difference!

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This year’s Christmas is very much different for Raghu (Name Changed). He stays in this Orphanage (name withheld) located in Kolkata since he was two years old. This indeed is a different Christmas with Cakes and lot of Gifts and a tasty full meal today for all his friends too who stay here together and share the joy & challenges of life together!

The need of the hour is to realize Gandhi’s dream of 'Gram Swaraj': Dr Parth Shah

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Dr Parth Shah, Founder and Director of the Indian School of Public Policy and President of think tank Centre for Civil Society has said, the need of the hour is to realise the dream of Gandhi’s ‘Gram Swaraj’, a concept of putting public and villages in the centre of policy making. He further said that the main

Tech Mahindra Foundation and East Delhi Municipal Corporation launch Mobile Science Lab

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Tech Mahindra Foundation (TMF), the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services and solutions, today announced the launch of a ‘Mobile Science Lab’ on the occasion of World Children's Day.

10th School Choice National Conference 2018: ‘Alternative Education: Philosophy, Practice and Policy’

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Centre for Civil Society (CCS), India’s leading think-tank advocating social change through public policy, organized the 10th School Choice National Conference (SCNC) on ‘Alternative Education: Philosophy, Practice, Policy’ at Silver Oak, India Habitat Centre. The eminent panel consisted of leading policymakers, researchers, academics and education practitioners such as

Amity students host one of its most phenomenal cake-mixing ceremony

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The cake-mixing event, which was hosted by Amity University, Kolkata, began with a short procession. The event began from 5 PM and was to continue on to 6 PM and was attended by almost seventy dignitaries.

Philadelphia’s Culinary Tours

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No trip to Philadelphia is complete without sampling some of the amazing food and drink options that the city has to offer.  Philadelphia is known for its local flavors, including the cheese steak, which was invented in the city in the early part of the 20th century.  With so much more than melted

APPrize: the India Mobile Congress 2018 App Challenge

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The India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2018 on Wednesday announced the launch of “APPrize” - the IMC 1000 App Challenge. The APPrize is an IMC initiative to encourage next wave of the technology revolution for India. Through this five-month online contest, IMC intends to shortlist the top 1000 apps developed to address

Theatre Festival Plays in Delhi: Folktales, Modern Dilemmas, and Optimism

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Shikhandi (The Story of the In-Betweens) Based on Shikhandi, perhaps one of the earliest transgender mythological characters, the play is a comic, tongue-in-cheek retelling of this character from the epic Mahabharat. The play blends the traditional with the contemporary and questions the concepts of maleness, femaleness and everything in between. The play was first staged as a 20-minute, one-woman performance at Berlin,

India Shines Bright on Global Theatre Map

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Imprinting her name in the global theatre map, India today threw the floor open to the 8th Theatre Olympics, the largest theatre festival of the world, being hosted for the first time in India by the National School of Drama, under the aegis of Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

NSD to host 8th Theatre Olympics 2018

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Theatre lovers in India have a reason to rejoice! The country is set to host the largest international theatre festival – the 8th Theatre Olympics– for the first time, with participation from 30 countries in a series of performances to be held across India. The 51-day-long event will be inaugurated at the majestic Red Fort on 17th February, 2018 at 6:30 PM by Honourable Vice President of India Shri Venkaiah Naidu.

Punjabi singers setting new trends with live streaming

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On 31st of July, 2017, the Gurugram headquarters of BIGO LIVE saw the promotion of ‘Superstar’, the latest Punjabi song by pop sensation Sukh-E from Muzical Doctorz via a live streaming session with his fans and the users of the app. The Battle to meet the #Superstar contest organized by

Khwahishein is a sequel of my earlier publication Salwatein-Shailyy

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Shailyy-a born poetess, whose first story was published in Nandan at a tender age of 13 years, has many accolades to her credit, she has won many National awards at school and college level in poetry and prose. Prizes won by her include

Malaika Lights Up The Ramp for Tirupati Jewels

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It was an evening full of glitz and glamour as ravishing Malaika Arora Khan walked up the ramp for Delhi-based jewellery house Tirupati Jewels by Varun Mittal. Beautiful models clad in

Brand USA loves Indian tourists

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Brand USA has had an immensely successful innings with its fifth annual India Mission organized for the travel trade from September 18th-23rd 2016. Christopher L Thompson, President and CEO, Brand USA said, “As the number of Indian visitors to the United States continues to grow, the opportunities within India as a source market are numerous. In 2015, more than 1.1 million Indians visited the

Fashion Talent Tech Startup 6Degree Ties Up with SHEROES

6Degree, India’s foremost fashion talent and tech start up which has recentlyraised a funding of about USD 200,000 from IAN joins hands with SHEROES - a career destination for women professionals. The partnershipwill give6Degree an opportunity to connect with the SHEROES network of women professional across the country.  The designer community at

SLCM Group bagged the IRMA 2016

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There is no denial in saying “The first step of Risk Management it to acknowledge the existence of Risk”. Denial is a common tactic that substitutes deliberate ignorance for thoughtful planning. And, the key to risk management in an industry like agriculture is to make it a part of strategic planning & keep “Risk” at the core of any activity be it