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Speaking on culture and the language in the UK Lots of media interest from the audience With the Governor and Abhishek, nephew.
Meeting the new High Commissioner for HCI London, with Dr Paul, Deputy High Commissioner (far left), Jai, High Commissioner, Professor Harminder Dua. With the Minister of Coordination (far left)
26th January 2016: The Republic Day of India was celebrated in Nottingham at Indian Community Centre with great enthusiasm. The Chief Guests and special Guests were Lord Mayer of Nottingham, Sheriff of Nottingham, Freeman of Nottingham and The High Sheriff of… Continue Reading →
The Governer of West Bengal Mr K N Tripathi and the visiting poets from India, to take part in the Grand Kavi Sammelan were received by the Sheriff of Nottingham.
The official bid to make Nottingham a UNESCO City of Literature was launched with a reception hosted by the Sheriff of Nottingham, Jackie Morris. In attendance were many noted literary figures: the crowd picture shows David Sillitoe (son of Alan,… Continue Reading →
Jai returned to her former college, Ragunath Girl’s College, in 2014, for the first time in 45 years. She was invited to speak about Hindi, and its influence abroad. The headline reads ‘The Himalaya of Hindi Shall Not Be Shaken’.
L-R: Sangeeta Bahadur, Director of the Nehru Centre; Jai Verma; Mr Keshianath Tripathi; honoured writer and retired Cambridge academic Mr Satendra Shrivaster; Sheriff Of Nottingham ; Jugnu Mahajam (Secretary, Kavya Rang). Annual Kavya Rang poetry recital, August 2010. Kavya Rang invited… Continue Reading →
In February 2010, Jai travelled to the Grosvenor Hotel in London’s West End, to meet the President of India Mrs S. Patil. She was a guest of the His Excellency Nalin Suri.
+ A poetry exchange visit to Toronto, Canada. टोरांटो के मिसिसागा शहर मॆं यू.के. से पधारे ८ कवि और कवियित्रियों के संग टोरांटो शहर के क्षेत्रीय कवि/कवियित्रियों ने मिल कर भाग लिया एक अंतरराष्ट्रीय मिलन संध्या में जिस दौरान सभी… Continue Reading →
Reading poetry in Toronto as part of the Gitanjali Poetry visit to the USA and Canada, then on to New York’s Bhartiya Vidhya Bhavan for more readings