As the iconic Visva-Bharati University, founded by Rabindranath Tagore at Santiniketan, enters its centenary year, a unique and interesting documentary titled Shikkhateertho, meaning a pilgrimage of e
Manipal Academy of Higher Education will organise a two-day online international conference on “Ecosophy, art and peace” (ICEAP-2021), from Thursday. Being organised by the Gandhian Centre for Philoso
Rewriting colonial past through culture Bashabi Fraser was recently awarded one of the highest civilian honours of the UK in the New Years Honours list by the Queen, in recognition of her services to education and culture in Scotland. A chat with the Scottish-Bengali academic, writer and artist Debanjan Chakrabarti | | Published 21.02.21, 06:14 AM
First, huge congratulations on this wonderful achievement, Bashabidi. How did you come to know about your name featuring in the Queen’s New Year’s honours list? What were your first reactions?
In November last year, when I had gone to Calcutta to bring my father back with me to Edinburgh, I received a letter through email bearing the Royal Coat of Arms, from the Ceremonial Officer at the Cabinet Office, addressed to ‘Ba
Coronavirus volunteers, scientists and politicians are among the Scots named in the New Year Honours list.
Long-serving former Labour MP Tom Clarke is one of two Scots to be awarded a knighthood, along with Stirling University’s vice chancellor, Professor Francis Gerard McCormac.
The former Coatbridge MP, who was appointed film and tourism minister in Tony Blair’s first Cabinet, served in Parliament between 1982 and 2015.
He has been made a knight for his public and political service, while Professor McCormac received his knighthood for services to education and the economy.
University of Stirling Principal Gerry McCormac (left) has been awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours list (University of Stirling/PA)