Have you ever experienced something so insatiable that you were unable to express it in words? Perhaps the kinesthetic and spiritual experience of watching a dancer transcend the limits of time and space? (Ihi, Maori) The warmth that burns within you when you hold your newborn child? (oo-kah-huh-sdee, Cherokee) Or…

Our biological diversity is under enormous threat as we have eradicated species, eroded natural habitat, and destroyed the natural equilibrium at a speed so great that nature cannot catch up. However, as we work towards restoring the natural world, we often neglect language and culture, demarcating them differently because they…

In December 2012, Jyoti Singh, a 23-year-old female, was beaten and gang-raped by six men in a moving bus in a South Delhi neighbourhood. After the attack, she was thrown out onto the roadside, and thirteen days later, she succumbed to her injuries. The brutality of the rape, the scale…

Crazy Rich Asians is a 2018 romantic comedy directed by Jon M. Chu and based on Kevin Kwan’s novel on the insular world of Asian elites. With an all-Asian cast, the first since Joy Luck Club 25 years ago, Crazy Rich Asians brought to Hollywood a long overdue scale of…

Indian-Chinese food stems from Kolkata, India in the late 1700s, a time when Chinese immigrants were largely blacksmiths, tannery workers, traders, and also street food vendors. Their spicy, tangy and sweet flavours appealed to the masses and soon spread across the nation. Soon enough, however, the authentic Chinese food presented…

An orchestra of different languages, a platter of varied flavors, a celebration of different cultures, and a temple of many faiths. A land where a myriad of religions, cultures, and beliefs flourished in peace and harmony. A meeting ground for people of diverse races, rather than a country with framed…

An orchestra of different languages, a platter of varied flavors, a celebration of different cultures, and a temple of many faiths. A land where a myriad of religions, cultures, and beliefs flourished in peace and harmony. A meeting ground for people of diverse races, rather than a country with framed…

Living in Singapore for 18 years, I have witnessed the strength of diversity. It took several races and language groups coming together to build the country from scratch into a leading economy. …