In a recent interview with The Hindu, world-renowned Indian author Arundhati Roy talks about being an outspoken writer and political activist, the negative repercussions this brings and about writing her second novel The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. https://transculturalknowledge.wordpress.com/2017/07/06/arundhati-roy-fiction-is-a-way-of-thinking/

A recent Guardian article relating the discriminatory treatment of Dalit students at Indian universities. https://transculturalknowledge.wordpress.com/2017/07/05/campus-caste-discrimination/

The Kunsthistorisches Institut of the FU Berlin is hosting a workshop on "Transplanted Places" at the Museum of Asian Art in Berlin from the 22nd until the 24th of June. This workshop will engage with the history of garden design with particular transregional perspectives. https://transculturalknowledge.wordpress.com/2017/06/23/workshop-transplanted-places/

31 March to 18 June 2017 Cromhouthuis, Amsterdam The Cromhouthuis is currently hosting an exhibition of the paintings and illustrations of the naturalist and artist Maria Sibylla Merian. In her research as a naturalist, Merian examined caterpillars, butterflies, and other insects in their natural environment (f.e. in Surinam), and, as a result, produced works that did not just make a contribution to science, but also to art. https://transculturalknowledge.wordpress.com/2017/05/24/exhibition-of-maria-sibylla-merians-works/

In a recent interview with Village Magazine, the Indian author Pankaj Mishra talks about his views on Indian and Western society. His latest book Age of Anger deals with the contradictions inherent in Western democratic societies. https://transculturalknowledge.wordpress.com/2017/04/28/indian-author-pankaj-mishra-takes-swipe-at-indian-and-western-ideologies

American psychologist Richard Haier talks in an interview about the role of genetics and various findings from neuroscience on the development of intelligence. Compelling evidence shows that genetics plays a more important role than environment as intelligence develops from childhood, and that intelligence test scores correspond strongly to specific features of the brain assessed with neuroimaging. In understandable language, Richard J. Haier explains cutting-edge techniques based on genetics, DNA, and imaging of brain connectivity and function. https://transculturalknowledge.wordpress.com/2017/04/21/the-neuroscience-of-intelligence

A new documentary produced for British TV shines a light on how single Muslims in the UK are trying to find a partner. Channel 4’s ‘Extremely British Muslims’ is a two-part series from a team of Bafta award-winning producers highlighting life at Birmingham Central Mosque. The first programme, which airs on Wednesday 2 March at 10pm, tells the story of single young Muslims attempting to find spouses through the mosque’s Marriage Bureau, their family and through dating sites. [ 51 more words ] https://transculturalknowledge.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/extremely-british-muslims-explores-single-life-for-those-seeking-spouses

Gavin Francis, a physician and writer who practices in Edinburgh, explores the common ground between literature and medicine in a lecture delivered at Brown University, Providence. According to him, the two fields are but two sides of the same coin and can offer complementary treatments for patients. https://transculturalknowledge.wordpress.com/2017/03/30/the-healing-power-of-stories

According to the Guardian: "Germany has been sued for damages in the United States by descendants of the Herero and Nama people of Namibia, for what they called a campaign of genocide by German colonial troops in the early 1900s that led to more than 100,000 deaths." https://transculturalknowledge.wordpress.com/2017/02/24/germany-sued-for-damages-of-forgotten-genocide-in-namibia

Wellcome Collection, London, 1 December 2016 — 21 May 2017 Curated by Honor Beddard Exhibited are over 100 objects from literature, film, taxidermy and photography reflecting what we think, feel and value about other species and the consequences this has for the world around us. The collection includes works by contemporary artists such as Allora, Calzadilla and Phillip Warnell and asks how and why we look at animals and what we see when we do that. [ 90 more words ] https://transculturalknowledge.wordpress.com/2017/02/17/exhibition-making-nature-how-we-see-animals

Cinnamon and elephants: Sri Lanka and the Netherlands from 1600 by Lodewijk Wagenaar This fascinating book uses objects from the Rijksmuseum collection and illustrations from other institutions to tell the story of Dutch colonial rule of Sri Lanka and the relationship between the VOC (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie) and Kandy. For more than 150 years - from the conquest of Galle in 1640 to the British takeover in 1796 - the Dutch East India Company (VOC) was the colonial ruler of the coastal areas of Sri Lanka, or Ceylon as it was then known. [ 140 more words ] https://transculturalknowledge.wordpress.com/2017/02/08/the-story-of-the-other-east-india-company

Mon 28th Nov 2016 - Sat 21st Jan 2017 Theatre Royal Stratford East Panto, On Stage With a tradition of featuring original music, hilarious audience participation and comedy for all ages, it’s no surprise that a Theatre Royal Stratford East pantomime is one of the best in London. With heaps of surprises along the way, join Sinbad and his friends on a voyage to mysterious places as they strive to successfully complete their perilous quest. https://transculturalknowledge.wordpress.com/2016/12/23/sinbad-the-sailor