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Matt Turpin
Meerut University, 2nd day of the conference. With Head of Hindi Department Prof Lohani, and the poet Laxmi Shankar Bajpei, and students.
Attending the Hindi Conference at Meerut University, March 2016. Giving a talk on the changes in Hindi throughout the world over the last few decades. How can Hindi compete in a digital world, and thrive as an international language? A… Continue Reading →
Relaunch of the Hindi Magazine, Purvai. This is the only Hindi language literary magazine in the UK. Jai Verma is on the editorial board of the magazine, so visited the HCI to celebrate the official launch by the Deputy High… Continue Reading →
Celebrating the Queen’s 90th birthday at Nottingham, with the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Today I attended Nottingham’s Women’s Centre to mark International Women’s Day. Kavya Rang members read poetry, and then we had a small story workshop, discussing three stories on the theme of females, taken from various eras and countries, but all… Continue Reading →
A busy day: early morning Aarti at the River Ganges. Then lecturing at the conference, followed by in the narrow streets of Banaras, to find the famous saris that the city is famed for. Then an evening boat trip on the… Continue Reading →
Offering Banarasi Paan to Susham Bedi With other delegates Reciting poetry. With other delegates A full house!
Coffee before speaking to HRD students. Anand Sharma speaking. The student audience. Meeting the students afterwards for individual Q+A.