News about some of our change-maker members
We're delighted to have several change-makers as part of the BI Community.
Thank you to everyone that attended the Ideas for India conference last week. It was a great success in its second year, and we look forward to welcoming you to the 2024 edition - details will be shared over the coming months.
What the conference, dinner and wider series of events during India Week showed was that the space Bridge India provides for a non-partisan, grown-up conversation about India, is an important one. The aim of our programming is not to recreate the tamasha of evening news debates in India, but bring stakeholders from diverse backgrounds together to talk about issues that matter for Indians, India and its place in the world.
New Members
Welcome to Mimisha Gadhia, who is doing a PhD related to Indian SMEs who have internationalised to the UK. As an India-watchers, she seeks to understand India better and contribute academically to theories that have often been criticised for being Western-centric.
Welcome also to Rishi Jani, locum pharmacist, who also just joined as a Member, whose interest areas include pharmaceuticals, medical devices, health and beauty products, green tech and IT.
Member activity
Sam Juthani is now Cllr Sam Juthani, after becoming a Councillor for Caversham Heights in Berkshire in the Council elections earlier in the month. He continues a proud background in public service, including at the Bank of England, World Bank, HM Treasury, as well as being a School Governor.
Congratulations to Ketna Patel for being featured in The Sunday Times for her pop art (pictured above) at the Affordable Art Fair in Hampstead. She also exhibited at Ideas for India, and will be hosted Bridge India’s next event.
Well done to Cllr Charan Sharma for being given the great honour of being selected as the prospective incoming Deputy Mayor for the London Borough of Ealing. Her formal investiture will take place at the Annual Mayor-Making Ceremony on 23rd May.
Well to Richa Grover for launching the new edition of Aspire - The New Age Asian magazine, featuring Kalki Koechlin and others. For opportunites to be featured, as well as partnership opportunities, reply to this email and we’ll connect you to her.
Special Series: The Untold Histories of Kashmir
The rich history of Jammu and Kashmir is rarely shared and known within India, let alone outside. We’re delighted to have published a series of articles and publications on this varied history, by journalist Venus Upadhayaya.
“Great Games were a series of geo-political activities between the Russian and British Empires from 1838 to 1907.
In the 19th century, they were driven by expansionist agendas and led to massive territorial, political and socio-economic changes in the region that lay between the two empires. The sandwiched region included today’s Central Asia, Afghanistan, India’s and Pakistan’s northern frontiers, today’s Xinjiang and Tibet.
During the Great Games period, Kashmir was ruled over by Dogras, a warrior race of the north western Himalayas and its adjoining Indus Basin.”
***LAST CHANCE TO BOOK***: Classical music & Art dinner soiree
6:30pm, Sat 27 May, Ketna Patel art studio, Stanmore | £45 (Members), £55 (Non-Members) | Book here
When is the last time you spent an eclectic evening at a funky artist’s studio fusing Asian Pop Art, Indian classical music, food and wine?
Our first Bridge India soiree is in collaboration with Pop Artist Ketna Patel at her fantastically colourful home and studio in Stanmore. Inspired by many years of famous soirees held at her Singapore studio, these evenings hosting poets, musicians, writers, film screenings etc have generated many long lasting friendships & collaborations across time zones and geography.
This soiree will feature the young and very talented Sarod maverick Abhishek Borkar from Pune, India. Abhishek is rapidly gaining recognition as one of India’s finest young sarod players.
Along with Abhishek will be his beautiful wife Saberi Misra. The daughter of Pt. Rajkumar Misra and Smt. Chandrima Misra, renowned musicians and gurus themselves, Saberi has been exposed to tabla and vocal music respectively, all her life, performing, training and moulding young minds herself.
Why become a Member of Bridge India?
Become an Individual or Corporate Member of Bridge India. Here’s what we offer:
Events with world leaders and experts
Powerful networking opportunities
Build a deeper understanding of India
Engage in non-partisan, respectful discussion, away from the ‘noise’
Join a set of Members an NDTV report once called “change-makers”
Dedicated account manager to introduce you to other Members
Opportunity to curate and co-host events, and jointly publish thought leadership
Access to trusteeships, professional roles, invitations to special events and more
Individual Membership is £250 annually (with Gift Aid for UK tax payers) and there are several Corporate Membership options available.
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