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Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, is a key BJP leader.  Photo: AFP/ Sanjay Kanojia
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Shakespeare was wrong: Names do matter in India’s election season

by Sagarneel Sinha November 1, 2018

Elections for the Lok Sabha, lower house of India’s Parliament, are not far away, and it seems that names have assumed much significance this election season. A recent example is the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to rename Allahabad as Prayagraj. Uttar Pradesh is the most politically significant state, sending 80 members of Parliament to the […]

South Korean protestors hold placards showing a caricature of US President Donald Trump during an anti-US rally to condemn Trump, outside a US Army base in Seoul on August 14, 2017. Photo: AFP: Jung Yeon-Je
Posted inFrance, World

Art, passion, emotion and the power of entertainment

by Tom Velk and Jade Xiao May 14, 2018
Program cover for Asian Shakespeare Association event in New Delhi.
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Asian scholarship on William Shakespeare is second to none

by Kadayam Subramanian December 8, 2016December 8, 2016

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