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Nature, culture and history

The Selayar Archipelago in South Sulawesi is famous for its fascinating marine national park, a diver’s paradise in Taka Bonerate. This zone is the third-largest coral atoll in the world after Kwajifein Atoll, Marshall Islands, and [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2012 | Comments : 0

Muslim students learn about India, inclusive perspective

Fifty Muslim students from the Social and Political School of University of Muhammadiyah Malang, East Java, visited the Indian Cultural Center in Denpasar on Tuesday as part of their study tour themed “Cultural Diplomacy for Peace&r [...]

Posted On : Nov, 29 2012 | Comments : 0

The culture that is Japan

The number of elderly criminals being caught by Japanese police has rocketed, the Japanese Justice Ministry said yesterday, with pensioners committing almost 50 times more assaults than two decades ago. The number of criminals aged 65 or [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Diwali Puja For Dummies!

It is Diwali time and there must be quite a few of us out there who are clueless about performing the Diwali Puja on their own! Though most people are with there parents and families there are many young couples and singles celebrating Di [...]

Posted On : Nov, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Winning themes celebrate culture, sport

NEW DELHI: As Delhi prepares to bid farewell to the goddess , the festive spirit lingers on . The past four days saw communities from all parts of the capital come together to celebrate Maa Durga's victory over evil . Durga Puja fe [...]

Posted On : Oct, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

'Bloods' team culture to keep Swans on top

Sydney players and officials are already thinking about the next premiership, determined to maintain their grand defiance of the AFL boom-and-bust cycle. The Swans upset Hawthorn on Saturday in an epic grand final to win their fifth flag [...]

Posted On : Oct, 01 2012 | Comments : 0

Cleaning Up India's Culture of Sleaze

Indian taxpayers received a stark reminder about the costs of official corruption last November when a report by the government's Controller and Advocate General estimated that public coffers had been fleeced of an estimated $40 billi [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Woman of Pakistani origin is Norwegian Culture Minister

In what can be described as a fitting response to Anders Breivik’s brutal assault on Norwegian multiculturalism, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg appointed a 29-year-old Muslim woman of Pakistani origin the new Culture Minister. Hadi [...]

Posted On : Sep, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

Exhibition introduces Vietnamese dragons

The images were taken in 300 out of 600 communal houses in the Red river delta in North Vietnam , according to the organisers, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnam University of Fine Arts and the Centre on Vietnamese C [...]

Posted On : Sep, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

My Culture Night

Culture Night is a great opportunity to reacquaint yourself with the streets of Dublin, so spare a thought for those who find themselves living on them. From 5 to 9.30pm, Depaul Ireland is running an Open House at their Back Lane Hostel w [...]

Posted On : Sep, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Introducing the new culture of learning

Education is broken, but there is a new culture of learning gaining traction, according to Sebastian Dziallas, a student at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. He describes how fluid learning (departing from the 20th century &quo [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Egypt’s War on Culture Threatens Not Only Art, But Regional ...

Last Friday, a historic book market in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria was destroyed by Egyptian security forces, leaving kiosks in shambles and the streets littered with rare and valuable manuscripts. Political figures and a [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2012 | Comments : 0

The Most Colourful Festival of Kerala – Onam

Onam occupies unparalleled position at the top of the festival hierarchy in Kerala. At times, it even bests Christmas as Christmas is only celebrated by Christians but Onam has the distinction of being celebrated by people of all religion [...]

Posted On : Sep, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

The culture of China and India

We believe in the dictum that this century is going to be the Asian Century. And this can be possible only if the two Asian giants walk in step – as partners not rivals. Despite a shared history of thousands of years, India and Chin [...]