Culture
Confluence South Asian Perspectives
Cultural Chauvinism
Cultural myopia is unacceptable in a world where communication is narrowing the gap s between people and their religious and social practices.
4 min |
November 2019
Confluence South Asian Perspectives
Celebrating The Mahatma
“Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.” - Young India, 23 March 1922
4 min |
November 2019
Confluence South Asian Perspectives
Malathy's Musings - The Oil Bath
The Romans had their thermaes, the Finns have their saunas and the Turks, Turkish baths.
4 min |
November 2019
Confluence South Asian Perspectives
Book Cricket
‘It’s not cricket’ – Anon.
4 min |
November 2019
Confluence South Asian Perspectives
Shaam-e-Ghazal - The Anatomy of an Indian Musical Evening
It is usually unspoken. But that night, at a concert of Indian ghazals, lyric love poems sung beautifully by the London-based classical singer, Uttara Sukanya Joshi, the origin of Indian music was explained.
4 min |
November 2019
Confluence South Asian Perspectives
Bhutan - A Magical Kingdom In The Clouds
The King puts National Happiness ahead of Economy
5 min |