Visit of Indian Ambassador in Gdansk -25-26 July 2011.
2011-08-13 00:00 - 2025-02-18 23:59 UTC
Indian ambassador to Poland Mrs. Monika Kapil Mohta visited Gdansk on 25-26 Aug 2011. During her visit she met with Wojowoda Pomorski and the head of Indo-Polish Cultural Committee Mr. Sunil Ahuja. In the meeting Ambassador discussed about the coopration in the field of Culture and business in Pomorski region and India.

Kursy wystartowały od 1 października 2016! - Zapraszamy na kursy języka hindi w Krakowie!
2016-07-20 00:00 - 23:59
Hindi learning courses jointly organized by IPCC, ICCR and cultural center started from 1st October in Krakow.

Indyjsko – Polskie Stowarzyszenie na Rzecz Kultury (IPCC), Dom Kultury „Podgórze”, Ambasada Indii i ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations) zaprasza na roczne, darmowe (podstawowe i zaawansowane) kursy języka Hindi, które rozpoczną się 1-go października 2016 w Krakowie.
Kursy są wolne od opłat i każdy, kto jest zainteresowany nauką Hindi może wziąć w nich udział. Ilość miejsc jest ograniczona.
Proszę zapisywać się w Domu Kultury „Podgórze”
ul.Sokolska 13, 30-510 Kraków
tel. 126563670, 126561890, 126564441

Indo – Polish Cultural Committee (IPCC), Dom Kultury ?Podgórze”, Ambassada Indii & ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations) invite you to join one year free (BASIC AND ADVANCE) Hindi language courses starting from 1st October 2016 in Krakow.
Courses are free of charge. People interested in learning Hindi can join. Seats are limited.
Please register at Dom Kultury ?Podgórze?
ul. Sokolska 13, 30-510 Kraków
Tel. 126563670, 126561890, 126564441

Indologia UJ - Trwa rekrutacja na studia I i II stopnia
2016-07-22 00:00 - 23:59
Uniwersytet Jagieloński – Indologia – Rekrutacja na studia I i II stopnia

Termin: 09.07.2016 – 15.09.2016

Trwa rekrutacja na studia I i II stopnia.
Co to jest indologia?
Indologia to nauka rozumienia Indii. Studiując indologię w Instytucie Orientalistyki UJ, nauczysz się indyjskich języków, współczesnych i dawnych, które są kluczem do poznania indyjskiej kultury i cywilizacji. Dowiesz się, dlaczego poznanie sanskrytu i wed zmieniło Europę. Odkryjesz cud, jakim były i są Indie.
Kto może studiować indologię?
Zapraszamy wszystkich, którzy kochają języki, są ciekawi świata i mają w sobie żyłkę odkrywcy. Jeśli kochasz starożytne cywilizacje, światową literaturę, filmy Bollywood, sztukę, muzykę, taniec Indii, interesujesz się współczesną Azją Południową ? te studia są dla Ciebie!

Czego można się nauczyć na indologii?
Studiując indologię opanujesz kilka języków indyjskich (hindi, urdu, tamilski, sanskryt) oraz zdobędziesz specjalistyczną wiedzę o Indiach dawnych i współczesnych. Będą to tak zwane kompetencje twarde, których posiadanie potwierdzi dyplom filologa.
Podczas stypendium w Indiach nauczysz się z kolei tego, jak targować ceny na bazarze, jak pokonać indyjską biurokrację, jak zachować życie przy przechodzeniu na drugą stronę ulicy ? zdobędziesz zatem nieocenioną sumę kompetencji miękkich: komunikatywność, umiejętność zarządzania czasem, odporność na stres.
Co nas wyróżnia?
Nie zamykamy się na przeszłość Indii, jesteśmy otwarci na współczesność. Nasz dyplom filologa jest dla pracodawcy gwarancją znajomości języka oraz ? co równie ważne ? nabytych na naszych studiach umiejętności komunikacji międzykulturowej.
Zdobycie takich kompetencji gwarantuje nasza świetnie przygotowana i wykształcona kadra, składająca się z uznanych w kraju i zagranicą specjalistów. Lektoraty prowadzą u nas native speakerzy, odwiedzają nas goście zagraniczni. ?Współpracujemy z uniwersytetami w kraju i zagranicą. Jeśli zostaniesz naszym studentem, wyjedziesz na obóz naukowy, na którym poznasz studentów z innych ośrodków w Polsce. Będziesz miał szansę wyjazdu na stypendium Erasmus+ do wielu europejskich krajów, do Włoch, Austrii, Czech, Niemiec, Norwegii. Rokrocznie oferujemy stypendia do Indii.

Rekrutacja na nasze studia I stopnia
Rekrutacja na nasze studia II stopnia (zwróćcie uwagę na przyjazne zasady kwalifikacji)

Indian Youth Gather at WYD
2016-07-31 00:00 - 23:59
2016-07-29A A A
On Thursday, July 28th, the Indian Delegation performed at St. Mary Magdalene?s square in Krakow?s Old Town. The performance featured traditional Indian dances to showcase the universality of Christianity through the youth?s energy.

It was blissful to see members from the Indian Delegation at World Youth Day 2016 representing DoCat present a dance performance yesterday evening during the Youth Festival Program at St. Mary Magdalene Square, Krakow.

The performance centered on a regional song depicting unity in the midst of diversity, performed by young people from various parts of India. Various regional dance steps were included into a fusion style that represented the diverse cultural heritage of the country.

The audience seemed enthusiastic and overwhelmed to have an Indian performance before them and enjoyed every bit of the performance, dancing and clapping along with the performers. The performance strongly reflected Christian unity and the communion of people of God in joyous celebration of the mercy of the Lord, especially in this extraordinary year of mercy.

Joseph K. Anthony

2016 Independence Day
2016-08-14 00:00 - 23:59
We all know that India was not independent, the British ruled over us for 200. There are many freedom fighters come in front and started a war against British. First war started in 1857. Slowly that movement took a huge image in all over the India. The famous freedom fighter name come in existence. Rani Laxmi Bai, Tatya Tope, Mangal Pandey, Veer Kunwar Singh and many all.
They all started the movement against British. But unfortunate we have not unity in our country and our freedom fighters, some of the people from our country are playing this battle from the British side, due to this reason our freedom fighters got failed and our country did not freedom that time. Our many freedom fighters are got caught and many are hanged by British and many got died in war and movement.
After the 1857 movement, in 1942 a movement named „Bharat Choro” was started by our national father Mahatma Gandhi. After a long Journey, India became freedom in 1947. This freedom has a great value for our nation, for our countrymen and women. Now in 1947 we have an own country, not „sone ki chiriya” but it was totally own a free country where anyone can live according to their selves.

Our country India is a great sign of unity, here all the religion live together, either they are Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, issue or any other caste, they all are the brother. So there is a great unity in diversity in our country India.
Patriot for my country will never down, it will increase day by day. And I can not stop loving our country. My country is best and it is my motherland.
So brothers and sisters after a huge struggle our country get freedom, many people gave their life, gave their present for our future. So We do not have to forget their work, and we have to care about our country, we have to do something better for our country.

And in last, I want to say Please save the country of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawahar Lal Nehru, and all freedom fighter.
That’s All.
Jai Hind

Saint Mother Theresa from Calcuta
2016-09-05 00:00 - 23:59

A Little Poland in India
2016-09-10 00:00 - 23:59

Bajaj Quote - The cheapest car in The World
2016-10-18 00:00 - 23:59

Anoushka Shankar performed concert in Warsaw at Filharmonia Narodowa
2016-10-24 00:00 - 23:59

DIWALI - Indyjskie Święto Świateł w Krakowie
2016-11-10 00:00 - 23:59
Indyjsko – Polskie Stowarzyszenie na Rzecz Rozwoju Kultury (IPCC)
zaprasza na
2016 DIWALI – Indyjskie Święto Świateł
Auditorium Maximum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie

RBI To Issue New 500 and 2000 Rupee Notes From Thursday. What They Look Like
2016-11-10 00:00 - 23:59

India remains fastest-growing large economy, beating China: EIU
2016-12-23 00:00 - 23:59
By ANI | Dec 16, 2016, 09.52 AM IST
NEW DELHI: The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research and analysis division of The Economist Group in its global economic outlook in December said that India continues to be the fastest-growing large economy beating China.

Tweeting the highlights of the session, Director of Global Forecasting at the EIU Joseph Lake said, „India remains fastest-growing large economy, beating China. Iran looks good.
Strong showing from Africa: Tanzania, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda.”
The group however slashed India’s economic growth forecast from 7.3 percent to 6.5 percent in 2016-17 because of cash shortage from „botched implementation of demonetisation”.
It however, said that India remains fastest growing large economy in world as growth will accelerate after liquidity shortage eases and public investment ramps up.

Christmas Greetings and Happy New Year 2017
2016-12-24 00:00 - 23:59
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

14-year-old signs 50-million-rupee deal for anti-landmine drone
2017-01-15 00:00 - 23:59
Published on: 5:44 am, January 14, 2017 by: mattersindia.com

Ahmedabad: A 14-year-old boy in Gujarat has signed an agreement worth 50 million rupees to explore the possibility of commercial production of a drone created by him which can help in detecting and defusing landmines in war fields.

Harshwardhan Zala, who is studying in Class 10, started work on the prototype of the landmine-detecting drone last year after reading in newspapers about high army casualties due to landmines.

?I first created a land mine detecting robot but realised that since the weight is heavy it would trigger a blast and damage it so I thought of creating a drone which will be at a safe distance while detecting the mines,? said Harshwardhan, who signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the recently-concluding Vibrant Gujarat summit in Ahmedabad.

The state government had even part financed his final prototype which cost him around Rs. 500,000. Now the government experts will explore the possibility of its commercial production.

?An MoU has been signed with him and in the coming days Gujarat government will work with him on this project,? said Dr Narottam Sahu, head of Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST).

Explaining the concept, Harshwardhan said that once the mine was detected by the drone through an infrared sensor, a 50 gram detonator will complete the task of defusing it.

So how much does his drone cost. ?For the final prototype that I created it cost me around Rs. 320,000 and improving it further may increase the cost a little but it will be still cheaper than the present system which are used in army,? the 14-year-old claimed.

Harshwardhan, whose father is an accountant, has set up his own company ? Aerobatics 7 ? and plans to create more such gadgets. A student of Sarvoday Vidhyamandi, he says he has been interested in science and innovation for several years now.

source:NDTV

Post demonetisation, India?s growth rate slowed to still robust 7%: World Bank
2017-01-23 00:00 - 23:59
BUSINESS Updated: Jan 11, 2017 10:36 ISTPTI, Washington
World Bank has decelerated India?s growth for 2016-17 fiscal to 7% from its previous estimate of 7.6% . (Reuters)
The World Bank has decelerated India?s growth for 2016-17 fiscal to a ?still robust? 7% from its previous estimate of 7.6 due to demonetisation, but asserted that the country would regain momentum in the following years with 7.6 and 7.8% growth.
?The immediate withdrawal of a large volume of currency in circulation and subsequent replacement with new notes announced by the government in November contributed to slowing growth in 2016,? the World Bank said in its latest report.
In its first report after November?s demonetisation, the World Bank said, ?Indian growth is estimated to have decelerated to a still robust 7% (in fiscal 2017 ending on March 31, 2017), with continued tailwinds from low oil prices and solid agricultural output partly offset by challenges associated with the withdrawal of a large volume of currency in circulation and subsequent replacement with new notes.?
Notably, India maintains the distinction of being the fastest growing emerging market economies of the world, bypassing China.
?India is expected to regain its momentum, with growth rising to 7.6% in fiscal year(FY) 2018 and strengthening to 7.8% in FY 2019-20,? the Bank said, adding that various reform initiatives are expected to unlock domestic supply bottlenecks and raise productivity.
Infrastructure spending should improve the business climate and attract investment in the near-term, it added.
?The ?Make in India? campaign may support India?s manufacturing sector, backed by domestic demand and further regulatory reforms. Moderate inflation and a civil service pay hike should support real incomes and consumption, assisted by bumper harvests after favourable monsoon rains,? the Bank said in its latest report Global Economic Prospects.
?A benefit of ?demonetisation? in the medium-term may be liquidity expansion in the banking system, helping to lower lending rates and lift economic activity,? the World Bank noted.
Noting that in India, cash accounts for more than 80% of the number of transactions, the World Bank observed that in the short-term, ?demonetisation? could continue to disrupt business and household economic activities, weighing on growth.
?Further, the challenges encountered in phasing out large currency notes and replacing them with new ones may pose risks to the pace of other economic reforms (e.g. Goods and Services Tax, labour, and land reforms),? it said.
?Spillovers from India to Nepal and Bhutan, through trade and remittances channels, could also negatively impact growth to these neighbouring smaller economies,? the Bank noted.
According to the Bank, India?s growth in the first half of FY 2017 was underpinned by robust private and public consumption, which offset slowing fixed investment, subdued industrial activity and lethargic exports.
Consumption was supported by lower energy costs, public sector salary and pension increases, and favourable monsoon rains, which boosted urban and rural incomes, it said adding that economic activity also benefited from a pickup in foreign direct investment (FDI) and an increase in public infrastructure spending.
?Unexpected ?demonetisation??the phasing out of large-denomination currency notes which were subsequently replaced with new ones?weighed on growth in the third quarter of FY2017,? the World Bank said.
Weak industrial production and manufacturing and services purchasing managers? indexes (PMI), further suggest a set back to activity in the fourth quarter of FY2017, it added.
?For the whole of FY2017, growth is expected to decelerate to a still robust 7.0 %.?
In its report, the Bank said there has been slowdown in investment in South Asia.
?In India, gross fixed capital formation has been on a downward trend since 2011, with a shift in the composition from private to public,? it said. While public investment rose by 21 % in FY2016, private investment (which accounts for two-thirds of the total) contracted by 1.4 %, reducing overall investment growth to four %.
Infrastructure demand is expected to go up to $1 trillion under the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-2017).
?Going forward, public and private investment should be supported by higher allocations in the FY2017 federal government budget to build and upgrade infrastructure, and the setup of a $3 billion National Investment and Infrastructure Fund,? it said. According to the Bank, India?s steep private investment slowdown has been attributed to several factors. The need to unwind excess capacity built during the pre-financial crisis growth boom amid weak external demand (eg in the manufacturing sector) has discouraged new projects and caused investors to shelve existing projects, it said.
?Second, policy uncertainty has been a factor,? it said.
For example, the stalled Land Acquisition Bill has extended project development timelines.
Lack of federal and state government coordination, on compensation for land acquisition and environmental clearances, has contributed to cost and time overruns.
Also lenders have been less willing to finance overleveraged corporates, especially in infrastructure related sectors (eg power and other utilities, steel, and cement firms).
In particular, the Reserve Bank of India?s 2015 corporate governance reforms in state-owned banks (which represent two-thirds of the total banking sector lending) has adversely affected lending to leveraged corporates and conglomerates, the report said.

Queen inaugrates UK-India Year of Culture
2017-01-29 00:00 - 23:59
Published on: 3:51 pm, January 28, 2017 by: mattersindia.com

Queen Elizabeth with prime minister Modi at Buckingham Palace.
London: Queen Elizabeth II will host a special reception at Buckingham Palace to kick start the UK-India Year of Culture celebrations in Britain, the Indian high commissioner here has said, noting that the bilateral ties have merged ?truly exciting?.
In his address at the annual Republic Day event in London, Indian high commissioner to the UK Y K Sinha said a number of events are being planned to mark the ?momentous? year.
?We are very happy that 2017 is the year of Indian culture in the UK. It is also the year India marks 70 years of independence. They both go hand in hand this year as we celebrate this momentous occasion and we are very honoured by Her Majesty?s decision to start off the year with a reception at Buckingham Palace,? Sinha said.
The reception is expected to take place towards the end of February, with a formal date announcement expected in a few weeks.
?The India-UK relationship has never looked better. It has stepped up to a level which is truly exciting, truly encouraging. This year?s agenda in particular looks very challenging and very exciting,? Sinha said.
Describing the bilateral trade in goods last year of USD 14 billion and another USD 5.3 billion in services as just the ?tip of the iceberg?, he added: ?With the United Kingdom exiting the European Union (EU),I think the time has come for India and UK to again re-engage to strengthen our economic engagement.?
The Indian envoy was joined by Nick Hurd, UK minister for climate change, as the chief guest of the Republic Day celebrations at Grosvenor House hotel in central London.
He welcomed Sinha?s appointment as Indian high commissioner to the UK, as a diplomat of ?seniority and experience?.
?Republic Day marks a momentous turning point in India?s history and today we commemorate the thriving democracy it is. It is also an opportunity to celebrate the long-standing ties between our governments,? the minister said.
?At the heart of this relationship is our people to people ties or to use Prime Minister Modi?s phrase, the ?living bridge? that connects our two countries. The Indian diaspora plays a crucial role in deepening UK- India links. We are committed to harnessing our natural ties and making this an enduring partnership,? he added.
The event was marked by cultural performances representing different states of India.
(source: Economic Times)

HOLI - Indyjskie Święto Kolorów 24 marca 2017 godz. 19:00 Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury al. Jana Pawła II 232 Kraków
2017-02-10 00:00 - 23:59
Indyjsko-Polskie Stowarzyszenie
na Rzecz Rozwoju Kultury (IPCC)
oraz Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury
zapraszają na
HOLI – Indyjskie Święto Kolorów

24 marca 2017 godz. 19:00
Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury
al. Jana Pawła II 232
Kraków

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Cabinet approves 'Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan for covering 6 crore rural households
2017-02-10 00:00 - 23:59
Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Cabinet
08-February-2017 20:10 IST

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved 'Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan’ (PMGDISHA) to make 6 crore rural households digitally literate. The outlay for this project is Rs.2,351.38 crore to usher in digital literacy in rural India by March,.2019. This is in line with the announcement made by Finance Minister in the Union Budget 2016-17.
PMGDISHA is expected to be one of the largest digital literacy programmes in the world. Under the scheme, 25 lakh candidates will be trained in the FY 2016-17; 275 lakh in the FY 2017-18; and 300 lakh in the FY 2018-19. To ensure equitable geographical reach, each of the 250,000 Gram Panchayats would be expected to register an average of 200-300 candidates.
Digitally literate persons would be able to operate computers/digital access devices (like tablets, smart phones, etc.), send and receive emails, browse internet, access Government Services, search for information, undertaking cashless transactions, etc. and hence use IT to actively participate in the process of nation building.
The implementation of the Scheme would be carried out under the overall supervision of Ministry of Electronics and IT in active collaboration with States/UTs through their designated State Implementing Agencies, District e-Governance Society (DeGS), etc.
Background:
As per the 71st NSSO Survey on Education 2014, only 6% of rural households have a computer. This highlights that more than 15 crore rural households (@ 94% of 16.85 crore households) do not have computers and a significant number of these households are likely to be digitally illiterate. The PMGDISHA being initiated under Digital India Programme would cover 6 crore households in rural areas to make them digitally literate. This would empower the citizens by providing them access to information, knowledge and skills for operating computers / digital access devices.
As the thrust of the Government is on cashless transactions through mobile phones, the course content would also have emphasis on Digital Wallets, Mobile Banking, Unified Payments Interface (UPI), Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) and Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS), etc.
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India's top magazine selects nun for annual women award
2017-03-14 00:00 - 23:59
Published on: 1:22 pm, March 8, 2017 by: mattersindia.com

Sr Sudha Varghese
By Jose Kavi

New Delhi: Vanitha (woman), the largest circulated magazine in India, has selected a Catholic nun for its prestigious Woman of the Year Award.

The fortnightly magazine published in various Indian languages announced the annual award on March 7, the eve of the International Women?s Day.

The magazine, a publication of the Malayala Manorama newspaper group, said it chose Sister Sudha Varghese, for the 100,000-rupee award in recognition of her meritorious service among the lowest among the Dalit groups in Bihar, eastern India.

The 68-year-old nun, who insists to be addressed only as Sudha, is a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame congregation based at Patna, capital of Bihar state. She has focused on educating Musahar people, especially girls, for the past three decades.

Sister Suddha left her teaching job to work full time for the socioeconomic advancement of Musahar (literally rat eaters), who lived like slaves under the oppressive caste system. The nun?s work has helped end child marriage prevalent among them and check their exploitation by higher caste people, the magazine says.

She founded ?Nari Gunjan? (Women?s Voice) as an umbrella organization in 1987 to coordinate her multilayered activities such as education, advocacy and welfare schemes. Her organization coordinates 1,020 Self Help Groups for Musahar women in Patna and Saran districts. Each group, comprising 10 to 15 members, educates its members about their rights and helps them become financially self-reliant through thrift societies.

She has so far helped some 2,250 girls to graduate from high school or skill training centers.

Sr Sudha with Musahar women
Sudha?s work among the low caste women, braving threats even to her life, has won her several awards. In 2006, the Indian government presented her Padma Shree (lotus honored), the fourth highest civilian award in the country.

The same year, she was chosen for the Social Lifetime Achievement Award from Godfrey Philipps and the Ideal Village Award from the Bihar government in 2008. She became the Pride of Bihar in 2009. Four years later, she received the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Award for Education in Bihar. She won the Icon of Bihar Award in 2016.

The Bihar government appointed her vice chairperson of the state Minority Commission in 2012 for three years. She represented Bihar at National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and coordinated a two-year study on ?violence of Dalit women? in 2005. She is a member of the National Dalit Human Rights Campaign since 1998, the Bihar unit People?s Union for Civil Liberties and National Alliance of Women.

Vanitha, which awards people in various fields, had average qualifying sales of 687,915 copies in December 2013, according to India?s Audit Bureau of Circulations.

See Krzysztof a Fugiel photographs from 2017 Holi Celebration in Krakow
2017-04-06 00:00 - 23:59

On 8th of April 2017 at 12:00 hrs you are kindly invited to see Hindi Diwas in Krakow.
2017-04-08 00:00 - 23:59

Kerala parish promotes cyber fast on Good Friday
2017-04-13 00:00 - 23:59
Published on: 6:00 pm, April 13, 2017 by: mattersindia.com

Fr Puthuva distributing leaflets
Kochi: A parish in Kerala is encouraging the public to stay off internet and cellphone on Good Friday and recapture family and interpersonal relations.
„For the past two years, we have observed cyber bandh (shut down) on Good Friday,” says Father John Puthuva, pastor of St George Church, Thalayolaparambu, a parish under the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese. The parishioners also keep away from cyber world for one hour on Sundays and half an hour each on other days.
The parishioners have distributed leaflets among the public highlighting dangers from over indulgence in modern technological facilities. They encouraged people to maintain cyber continence.
Father Puthuva, known for initiating socially relevant projects and movements, said they aim through this initiative to strengthen family and interpersonal relationships that have been marred by the overuse of phones, internet and social networking sites. ?Even family members have very little time to talk to each other,? the priest bemoaned.
„Today families have lost the thread of mutual love, respect and trust. The debility in family relationships has orphaned old parents and children,” Father Puthuva explained. The priest also pointed out that the cyber world encourages children to create their own inside their homes that leads to mental disorders in them.
According to the priest, the cyber world lays trap for people irrespective of age, religion and gender across the globe.
Over indulgence in cyber world has led to cover-eating, melancholy, sleeplessness, anxiety, violent behavior weakness, unwanted fat, headaches, and loss of concentration, Father Puthuva said in a press release.
Other fallouts from the cyber misuse are excessive interest in sex among its users and lack of interest in studies among students.
Social networks such as Facebook, Whatsapp and Twitter have prompted people to seek sexual relationship outside marriage. Around 40 divorce cases are caused by use of Facebook, the priest claimed.
The cyber bandh, he added, will educate people about the „devious role of cyber age.”

Indian engineer wins ?Cartier Women?s Initiative award?
2017-04-29 00:00 - 23:59
Published on: 11:40 pm, April 15, 2017 by: mattersindia.com
Trupti Jain
Singapore: An Indian environmental engineer has won this year?s prestigious ?Cartier Women?s Initiative Awards? in Singapore for providing women working on farms with water management solutions and protecting small farmers against droughts and flash floods.
Trupti Jain, 46, was one among the six winners chosen for the Asia-Pacific laureate from a pool of nearly 1,900 applicants from over 120 countries and were selected by an independent international jury.
Each recipient receives a USD 100,000 prize money as well as a year of mentoring. Jain, an Indian government employee for two decades in the rural development, has worked for women farmers whose work frequently go unrecognised. ?I didn?t expect it, but I am so proud of what my team has achieved and I am happy I was so determined to reach my goal,? Jain said. ?I hope to use the prize money to scale up the business as well as create a certification programme for women, so their skills and indigenous knowledge will be recognised,? she was quoted as saying by ?The Straits Times?.
Jain started Naireeta Services in 2013, providing handmade water management solutions that enable small farmers to filter and store rainwater underground to protect them against droughts and flash floods. Her Gujarat-based company has already implemented 232 systems in India, directly benefiting 18,000 small farmers and indirectly helping more than 100,000 of the rural poor.
Jain was presented the award on Wednesday at a function held at the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall in Singapore. It was the first time the awards ceremony was held outside France since it began in 2006 to supports women entrepreneurs around the world who want to kick-start their business. ?We recognise the gender gap that still exists today and, for us, the awards are a chance to recognise and reward the work of women entrepreneurs who have created businesses that are real drivers of change in their communities,? said Cyrille Vigneron, chief executive Cartier International.
Five other winners, representing Latin America, North America, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East and North Africa, were also honoured at the awards ceremony.
source: Indian Express

Tydzień Kina Indyjskiego @KinoArs
2017-05-13 00:00 - 23:59
? KIEDY: 19-25.05.2017
? START PROJEKCJI: 20:00
? GDZIE: Kino Aneks, ul.św Tomasza 11, 31-018 Kraków
? CENA:
15 zł ulgowy, 20 zł normalny
karnet: 70 zł (do kupienia w kasie kina)
Kino indyjskie jest jak masala. Pełne smaków, odcieni i różnych gatunków. To egzotyczna mieszanka, która zadowoli każdego. Taki właśnie będzie Tydzień Kina Indyjskiego. Obejrzymy nie tylko największe hinduskie produkcje ostatniego czasu, ale także popularne komedie, filmy akcji czy dramaty. Tego nie można przegapić!
Tydzień Kina Indyjskiego, startujemy codzienne o 20:00:
19.05 – Hindi Medium
20.05 – Rangoon
21.05 – Half Girlfriend
22.05 – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
23.05 – Naam Shabana
24.05 – Love Aaj Kal
25.05 – Raees (tylko z angielskimi napisami, only with english subtitles)

29 maja - 2 czerwca 2017 - VII Festiwal "Dni Indyjskie" organizowany przez Instytut Orientalistyki UJ.
2017-05-13 00:00 - 23:59
Z przyjemnością informujemy, że w dniach 29 maja – 2 czerwca 2017r. odbędzie się VII edycja festiwalu Dni Indyjskie organizowanego przez Koło Naukowe Indologów UJ i Zakład Języków i Kultur Indii i Azji Południowej Instytutu Orientalistyki UJ.
Naszym celem jest popularyzacja wiedzy o fascynującej kulturze, która w Polsce ma już wielu miłośników. Liczymy, że w naszym zróżnicowanym programie każdy znajdzie coś dla siebie.
Zapisy na warsztaty z rezerwacją miejsc: dniiindyjskie2017@gmail.com.
UWAGA! To robocza wersja programu, szczegóły podamy niebawem.
Poniedziałek, 29 maja:
13.00 ? inauguracja Dni Indyjskich + wykład, dr hab. Iwona Milewska, „Indyjskie opowieści miłosne”, Kolegium Śląskie, al. Mickiewicza 3, sala 326
14:00 – wykład, prof. Marzenna Czerniak-Drożdżowicz, „Co indyjscy bogowie robią na ziemi?”, Kolegium Śląskie, al. Mickiewicza 3, sala 326
16:30 – warsztaty językowe, mgr Piotr Borek: „Urdu dla początkujących”, Kolegium Śląskie, al. Mickiewicza 3, sala 1
17:00 – warsztaty gotowania + indyjska kolacja z Sheuli Bhowal Yummy India, Krakow (15 miejsc, obowiązkowa rezerwacja, 120 zł)
20:00 – wykład, mgr Matylda Ciołkosz: „O praktyce jogi i stawianiu granic między światem jednostki a światem społecznym”, Cudny Józef, ul. Józefa 8
Wtorek, 30 maja:
14:30 – wykład, szczegóły wkrótce
16:00 – warsztaty tańca dla dorosłych: kathak, Natalia Rutka, Studio Tańca Sihir Taniec Brzucha, ul. Bandurskiego 21 (15 miejsc, obowiązkowa rezerwacja)
18:00 – spotkanie autorskie, Paweł Kowalczyk: „Czerwone drogi Auroville. Wolontariat w Indiach i świat tamilskich wiosek”, Bona – książka i kawa, ul. Kanonicza 11
20:00 – slajdowisko, Monika Kulczyńska: „Indie – Kraj tysiąca kolorów”, Bonobo Księgarnia Kawiarnia Podróżnicza, ul. Mały Rynek 4
Środa, 31 maja:
15:00 – wykład, dr Anna Nitecka, Oblicza Bogini Matki w Tamilnadu, Kolegium Śląskie, al. Mickiewicza 3, sala 4
16:30 – warsztaty językowe, mgr Ilona Kędzia, „Tamilski dla początkujących”, Kolegium Śląskie, al. Mickiewicza 3, sala 301
18:00 – warsztaty kalaripajattu, Kalarippayattu Kraków Karolina Szwed, Kolegium Śląskie, al. Mickiewicza 3, sala 301 (15 miejsc, obowiązkowa rezerwacja)
20:00 – pokaz filmowy: „Rockstar”, Kino Paradox na ul. Krupniczej, ul. Krupnicza 38 (ceny biletów: 10/11/13 zł) – pokaz filmowy sponsorowany przez Bollywood Europa
Czwartek, 1 czerwca:
14:30 – wykład, mgr Ilona Kędzia: „Sztuka nieumierania”, Kolegium Śląskie, al. Mickiewicza 3, sala 301
16:00 – warsztaty tańca dla dzieci (6-12 lat): bhangra, Natalia Rutka i Adela Petrykowska, Studio Tańca Sihir Taniec Brzucha, ul. Bandurskiego 21 (15 miejsc, obowiązkowa rezerwacja)
18:00 – warsztaty malowania henną, Mehndi & henna art by Marta Marta Klejsa, Śródmiejski Ośrodek Kultury w Krakowie, ul. Mikołajska 2 (20 miejsc, obowiązkowa rezerwacja, 10 zł)
20:00 – karaoke w hindi, Alternatywy, ul. Mały Rynek 4
Piątek, 2 czerwca:
15:00 – wykład, prof. Lidia Sudyka & Eleonora Tenerowicz: „Dabbawala – czyli o indyjskim systemie cateringu”, MEK Muzeum Etnograficzne w Krakowie, ul. Plac Wolnica 1
16:00 – wystawa zdjęć + prelekcja, Weronika Lelito: „Bodh Gaya”, Bona – książka i kawa, ul. Kanonicza 11
20:00 – Bollywood Party, BAL, ul. Ślusarska 9

16th June 2017 - Bollywood Night Boat Party!
2017-06-13 00:00 - 23:59
Once again we are cooperating with IPCC Indo-Polish cultural Commiteea and Night Boat Party, to invite you for the wonderful Bollywood Night Boat Party!
START: 16th June 2017
18:00 on Barka Arkadia pre-party with Bollwyood dance show
20:45 Bollywood Boat Party cruise on Legenda boat
The party includes:
– Pre-party in great Bollywood atmosphere
-1 Vistul river cruises around the most beautiful places in Kraków
-Bollywood theme decorations
-Proffesional photographer
-Live performences and traditional Bollywood dances
-The gratest bollywood hits and many more!
TICKETS: 25 PLN per person

GOOD MAHARAJA
2017-09-09 00:00 - 23:59
First look: Sanjay Dutt is a royal and elegant king in Omung Kumar?s next, The Good Maharaja
Titled The Good Maharaja, the film is a biopic on the ruler of Nawanagar – Maharaja Jam Sahib Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji.
It tells the story of a royal who saved several Polish children from Nazis during World War II.
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who recently wrapped up the shoot for his comeback film, Bhoomi, is already working on his next. Late Wednesday, director Omung Kumar shared the first look of his next film starring Sanjay in the lead role.
Titled The Good Maharaja, the film is a biopic on the ruler of Nawanagar – Maharaja Jam Sahib Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji. Nawanagar was a princely state in British India. He is known to have established refugee camps for Polish people under his reign during the World War II.

The film will be reportedly an Indo-Polish production and Omung has been working on the pre-production for more than a year. He reportedly has also sought permission from the Polish government to shoot in the country.
Talking about the project, director Omung told ?Bollywoodlife?, ?We have photographs of the Maharaja for reference. We will take certain creative liberties but are trying to keep things as authentic as possible. Sanjay looks regal and it was his idea to do this role and I wanted to direct it because it?s a superb story.?

2017 DIWALI Festival in Krakow - on 20th October (Friday) at 7 P.M.
2017-09-18 00:00 - 23:59
Indyjsko – Polskie Stowarzyszenie na Rzecz Rozwoju Kultury (IPCC)
oraz Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury
zapraszają na
DIWALI – Indyjskie Święto Świateł
20 października 2017 godz. 19:00
Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury
al. Jana Pawła II 232
Kraków
Podczas tegorocznych obchodów Diwalii na krakowskiej scenie zagoszczą:
– Indian Dance Group Natarang z Chorzowa
– Kahani Dance Group ze Śląska
– Mohini Indian Dance Group z Warszawy
– Chameli Group z Krakowa wraz z kursantkami
– Natyalaya z Krakowa
– Zespół Tańca Indyjskiego Moh Lena z Krakowa
– Tanwi Bhattacharya z Krakowa
– Jolanta Sejfried z Krakowa
oraz
Joga Centrum z pokazem AcroYogi!
Ponadto:
– zdobienie ciała henną : Śląskie hennowanie, Mehendi od Marynki Krakóworaz Mehndi & henna art by Marta
– kiermasz rzeczy z Nepalu
– indyjska kuchnia : Restauracja Hot Chili
Patronat honorowy: Ambasada Indii w Polsce
Patronat medialny: UJOT FM
Partnerzy: All In UJ
Wstęp: 10 zł
Zapraszamy!

Ambassador of India H E Mr. Ajay Bisaria's visit to Krakow
2017-11-14 00:00 - 23:59
On 11th November 2017 H E Mr Ajay Bisaria , Ambassador of India visited Krakow as he is ending his tenure in Poland.
Indo-Polish Cultural Committee organized a farewell party in honor of H E Mr. Bisaria.
He has done a great deal of work in promoting India in Poland and strengthening cultural and business ties between India and Poland.
IPCC honored His Excellency by giving a certificate of honor for his contribution, dedication and hard work in strengthening cultural relations between the two countries.

100,000 Indians book ticket for Mars
2017-11-14 00:00 - 23:59
New Delhi: Around 138,899, people from India are Mars-bound. They have ?booked? a flight to the Red Planet via Nasa?s InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) mission slated for launch on May 5, 2018.
Nasa states that those who submitted their names were provided online ?boarding passes? for the mission.
The names are being etched on a silicon wafer microchip using an electron beam to form letters with lines one one-thousandth the diameter of a human hair. This chip will then be attached to the top hull of the lander.
Several Indians responded to Nasa?s call for names+ for the Mars mission. The total number of names received by Nasa from all over the world is 2,429,807.
According to Nasa, India ranks third in the global list with regard to the number of names submitted for the Mars mission.
The first is the US with 676,773 names followed by China with 262,752 names. India stands at number three.
Space experts point out that US leading the list is not surprising since it is, after all, a Nasa mission. However, they do say that the fact that India is next to China is a matter of significance. They attribute India being ranked among the first three nations to two factors: the excitement and interest in Mars flights triggered by India?s ground-breaking Mangalyaan mission+ , and the overall strengthening of India-US space ties.
Andrew Good of Nasa?s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) told Times of India that the deadline to submit names was last week and ?we are no longer accepting submissions?.
Slated for landing near the Mars equator on November 26, 2018, it is a 720-day mission, which will gather data on the Martian interior by monitoring Marsquakes.
Nasa states that InSight?s role is not only to study Mars, but also to gain broader insight into the formation of rocky planets in the entire solar system.
Published on: 1:20 pm, November 13, 2017 by: mattersindia.com
