Good cinema, nothing else
India’s National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) was first established in 1975 to encourage good cinema. But it soon went in decline. But the orgnaisation has had a re-birth and has …
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Mayor of Korea’s ‘Peace Village’ on His 7-Year Struggle Against the Government
Kang Dong-kyun is the mayor of Gangjeong village on Jeju Island in South Korea where the government and the navy are currently in the process of building a new …
Read MoreAsian London: An Introduction (Part 1)
This is a new column that intends to introduce Londoners and visitors to another side of this great city – the stories of its Asian communities and places of interest …
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Asian Verbal Impact: Orange
We all know tiffin, tofu and teriyaki, but what about the more unexpected words that have come out of Asia? This week, our resident word-lover Jonathan Galton discusses the story …
Read MoreFourth edition of London’s South Asian Literature Festival is almost here
The South Asian Literature Festival, London’s premier event for writing and discussion on the Indian Sub-continent returns to the capital for the fourth consecutive year from October 23rd to November 1st 2013. Major themes …
Read MoreCase remains open for Dewani murder
It has been nearly three years since we heard of Anni Dewani’s murder, which took place during her honeymoon with husband Shrien Dewani, and still the case remains open. …
Read MoreNPAs weighing down India
A bank’s Non-performing assets (NPAs) are often its nemesis. The same is true for a family, society and nation. In India, we have been tom-tomming demographic dividend as our strength. …
Read MoreLet’s Start at ‘Hello’
Ten tiny children sit cross-legged, eyes fixed on a ball bag in their teacher’s hands, calling out: ‘Yi, er, san…shi!’’. It’s clear that they have done this before. These young …
Read MoreGreen Growth – the magic bullet from South Korea?
In 2008 South Korea adopted a “green growth” model that countries around the world are now trying to emulate with the help of organisations like the Global Green Growth Institute. …
Read MoreBritain moves a step closer to combat caste discrimination
This April, UK became the first country outside South Asia to legislate against caste discrimination, bringing a sense of triumph to many in British-Asian circles finds out Dhanya Nair There …
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