For the very first time at least in the history of Indian Classical dance, a production is being staged that combines film and Theatre, Shastram-‐ the Journeys of Indian Classical dancers. This show was premiered in Bangalore in India and is now being staged in Perth, Western Australia. Perth is the hometown of the producer…
By Kevin Shen Special Relationship Productions in association with Anita Creed Productions presents, THERE OR HERE: written by Jennifer Maisel and directed by Vik Sivalingam When my producing partner and I set out to produce our next play, we weren’t expecting that it would bring us to India – well, not us exactly, but the characters…
Confluence February 2018 Issue Editorially Speaking. This is our first quarterly issue for 2018. As usual it comes bundled up with a variety of interesting articles and stories for our growing informed readership. As with changes in science and technology, in the literary world too, new ideas evolve in this ever-changing world. The world…
By Reginald Massey David Ochterlony was born in Boston in 1758 and at the age of eighteen managed to procure a cadetship to serve in India. He soon took part in battles that broke the power of the Sindhia of Gwalior. General Lake noted that the young American had potential. Ochterlony was promoted to the rank…
By Reginald Massey China which has historically regarded itself as the Middle Kingdom has now become the workshop of the world and no country can sell its goods and services at a cheaper price. Hence China’s vast accumulation of foreign reserves. And power in the long term rests on the firm foundation of economic might.…
A critique of the Kochi Muziris Biennale 2017- a Contemporary Art Exhibition By Hema Nair We believe Art should be beautiful and poetry musical, but here’s artistry that confounds, even disgusts. Amidst bountiful beauty, there is something pernicious that’ll eclipse your sun and erode your joy like ulcer in the gut. This is contemporary art, drawn…
By Reginald Massey On April 5, 1649 there was born in Boston, New England, a boy named Elihu Yale. The Yales were of Welsh ancestry from Plas yn Ial near the village of Llandegla in Denbigshire. Yale is apparently the English version of Ial. However, when he was three the family moved to London where…
By Reginald Massey Today English is the only truly global language. It is in fact an interplanetary language; the first man on the moon spoke to his fellow Earthlings in English. Hence we must take serious note of what men such as the philosopher Radhakrishnan and the statesman Rajagopalachari told us. They believed that English…
Confluence November 2017 issue Editorially Speaking. The question of strong and moral leadership Yet another year is almost in its way out! Despite the usual constraints I am very pleased to bring this issue of the magazine to you. This year will be remembered for many things. In this issue, some writers have highlighted the…
Reported by Prabhakar Kaza Has the ICC Women’s World Cup Finals at Lord’s in July 2017, changed the landscape of Indian Women’s Cricket is the question in the minds of several people in India and UK. To find answers, the Indian Forum on British Media held an event on auspicious day of Diwali, in a…