Culture
Get ready for Japan’s new imperial era ‘Reiwa’ – harmony & hopes
A new imperial era in Japan, christened “Reiwa,” is set to begin on May 1 when Crown Prince Naruhito is expected to take the throne. The name of the new …
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India-Vietnam bonding: Buddha, Bollywood and Bapu, with a whiff of Cham culture
HANOI/DA NANG: Buddhism, Bollywood and Bapu – these three Bs cohered into an exquisite symphony at an Indian community reception in Ha Noi held in honour of President Ram Nath …
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Bollywood bonding to galvanise India-Indonesia creative connect
Buoyed by growing business ties, cultural intermingling and stronger strategic connect, India-Indonesia ties are set to acquire an added momentum with the plan to hold a movie festival to commemorate …
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Biggest India show in Latin America: Don Quixote, Kathakali, Bollywood & yoga
Don Quixote, the iconic character in Spanish writer Cervantes’s eponymous 17th century classic, may not have heard of Kathakali, but in a unique cross-cultural fusion, the Mexican heritage city of …
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Uzbek President in India: Buddhism to boost ties
India and the Central Asian republic of Uzbekistan are set to boost cultural and civilizational links centred around Buddhism during the ongoing visit of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirzigoyev to India. …
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It is crucial to protect, propagate and conserve Hindi in its pure form : Swaraj
“It is crucial to protect, propagate and conserve Hindi in its pure form as language and culture are interconnected,hindi representatives from across the globe are paying tributes to Vajpayee, who …
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Modi-Xi Bollywood connect: Focus on culture in India-China relations
Heart-to-heart talk, with a 1982 Bollywood romantic number… The informal summit meeting between the leaders of India and China in the picturesque lakeside environs of Wuhan placed culture and creative …
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Hinduism compatible with secularism: Tharoor
Dismissal of Hinduism is not needed for preservation of India’s secular values, but it has to be disentangled with the vision of the ‘Hindutva Brigade’ that has no place for other faiths, say veteran Congressman Dr Karan Singh and senior party leader Dr Shashi Tharoor.They expressed their view of Hinduism at a lively discussion on the book ‘Why I am a Hindu’ written by Mr Tharoor, a also a well-known author and a former UN diplomat.
The two scholars also cautioned against the Hindutva Brigade’s attempt to equate Hinduism with nationalism.Mr Tharoor targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders of his part BJP for trying to appropriate Swami Vivekanada on wrong grounds, Dr Tharoor said.
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Celebrating India-Vietnam bonding: Uncle Ho’s Book Corner in Delhi
It’s a celebration of burgeoning Hanoi-Delhi cultural bonding, which is set to deepen with the setting up of the first-ever Book Corner of Vietnam, named after the iconic leader Ho Chi Minh in a prestigious library in the Indian capital.
The Vietnam-Ho Chi Minh Corner in the Central Secretariat Library in New Delhi was inaugurated recently by Vietnam’s Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh and Sujata Prasad, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Culture.
The event also saw the launch of a book that celebrates Ho Chi Minh’s unstinting love for India and his legendary friendship with India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
Amid ongoing geopolitical churn in the region, Vietnam has emerged as one of India’s key strategic partners in ASEAN. While diplomatic contacts and economic ties are growing rapidly, the India-Vietnam partnership is rooted in centuries-old cultural and civilizational linkages.
Blending Buddhism and cultural linkages with an expanding economic and strategic partnership, the India-Vietnam relations are poised to soar high in months to come.