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    Cambridge college to host 'India Week'

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    Clare Hall, one of the most popular international college under the University of Cambridge, is set to reverberate with Indian colours and culture as the ancient seat of learning hosts 'India Week' from June 6.

    LONDON: Clare Hall, one of the most popular international college under the University of Cambridge, is set to reverberate with Indian colours and culture as the ancient seat of learning hosts 'India Week' from June 6.

    From Bharatanatyam to Indian cooking to exploring the riot of colour in 'sari' to Bollywood hit '3 Idiots' - the college and its students will experience an enduring India along with expert lectures on its growing economy.

    Known for being an "enterprising international graduate college", Clare Hall will host lectures, dance, drama, music, an exhibition and a cookery demonstration during the event, slated between June 6 and 12.

    Speakers include India's deputy high commissioner Asoke Mukerji and Jaideep Prabhu, who is the Jawaharlal Nehru Professor of India and Business and Enterprise at the university.

    The programme, which is open for all, begins with a Bharatanatyam dance recital by Krishna Zivraj-Nair, followed by a lecture and workshop entitled 'The multitude of colour in saris', which explore the many different kinds of saris and how to wear them.

    Other events include dramatic readings from the play Queen Victoria and the Maharaja of Punjab and an Indian poetry recital.

    Jaideep Prabhu will present a lecture on the phenomenon of innovation in India and how it could pose a threat to the Western world.

    This will be followed by broadcaster and journalist Mark Tully, who will give a lecture entitled 'India not a failing but a flailing state'.

    Mukerji will deliver a lecture on India's foreign policy on June 9, which will be followed by Professor Julius Lipner, who is Professor of Hinduism and Comparative Religions in the Faculty of Divinity, on the Hindu view of life and how it has helped India to survive.

    Sarod player Soumik Datta will give a concert on June 10, to be followed by a lecture by Pinky Lilani.

    Throughout the week there will be an exhibition by Indian photographer Natasha Kumar entitled 'Blow Horn - Signs and Life in India'.


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