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  • Students of Muslim Educational Society School, Tirur interacting with Anne Waldman at Thunchan Memorial Poet Asks Writers to Become Activists for Change

    American poet Anne Waldman was Chief Guest at the Thunchan Memorial Literary Festivals in Tirur, Kerala on Tuesday, February 3, and later addressed students of Farook College Calicut and MES College Mampad on the topic “Poets for Social Change.” She enthralled audiences with high-spirited renditions of her poems.

     
  • Ambassador greets winners of NASA-Boeing contest Ambassador greets winners of NASA-Boeing contest

    "This group of Indian and Pakistani students are together designing the future of our civilization – one with few limitations of geographical boundaries. I congratulate them on their joint achievement, wish them well in their travels to NASA, and look forward to hearing about their experiences in the United States."

  • Indo-U.S. Arts Activism Urges Chennai to “Go Green” Indo-U.S. Arts Activism Urges Chennai to Go Green

    Using solar panels, LED lighting and rainwater harvesting techniques, American street artist Tracy Lee Stum, Jacob Jebaraj of the Cholamandal artists village and students of Fine Arts from Stella Maris and the Government College of Fine Arts created a multi-media mural encouraging use of green technologies.

     
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