community engagement Archives

Eye of the tiger: Dr Latika Nath is India’s first female wildlife biologist

by Darshana Ramdev | Sep 28, 2024

(September 28, 2024 ) Dressed in the elegant chiffon sarees that were fashionable among upper crust Indians of her time, equally at ease at high society events and in the depths of the forests of Madhya Pradesh, Latika Nath was an unusual personality, both in social...

The desi Spice Girl: Urvashi Roe puts Gujarati food on Britain’s culinary map and in bookstores

by Minal Nirmala Khona | Dec 14, 2023

(December 14, 2023) A passionate cook who holds a challenging corporate job, Urvashi Roe is the author of Biting Biting, based on Gujarati cuisine. Born in Dodoma, Tanzania, growing up in the UK, studying in Germany and France, Urvashi Roe had a sheltered upbringing...

Theatre director Dipankar Mukherjee is amplifying the voices of the marginalised

by Namrata Srivastava | Sep 14, 2023

(September 14, 2023) In a dazzling debut on the U.S. stage, “Returning to Haifa,” a play adapted from the 1969 novella by the late Palestinian author and activist Ghassan Kanafani, took the audience by storm, earning thunderous standing ovations and...