Abhay Kumar
Encyclopedia
Abhay Kumar (also known as Abhay K) is an Indian author, poet, artist and diplomat. His book River Valley to Silicon Valley tries to draw the portrait of a modern young Indian. His work in the field of Gov2.0 & digital diplomacy, philosophical poetry, planetary scale of thinking in his art works and writings on Global democracy
envision a second renaissance
on the planet.
of Delhi University from where he earned BA(H) degree in Geography. Being a keen debater he represented Kirori Mal College at the XIXth World Universities Debating Championship in Manila
, Philippines
in 1999. He joined Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University
(JNU) for a masters degree in 2000. He topped the All India M.Phil entrance examination of JNU in Geography in 2002, passed National Eligibility Test
(NET) and received Junior Research Fellowship
(JRF) from the University Grant Commission
(UGC) before being selected for Indian Foreign Service
in 2003. As a probationer of the Indian Foreign Service
he travelled to Nepal
, Bangladesh
and Sri Lanka
and wrote a paper proposing a SAARC University at Nalanda. He was sent to Moscow
, Russia
on his first diplomatic assignment in 2005 where he studied Russian language, history and literature at the Moscow State University
. It was in Moscow and St. Petersburg where his literary and artistic career began and flourished. He served as Second Secretary at the Embassy of India, Moscow and as Consul at Consulate General of India in St. Petersburg from 2007 to 2010. His keen interest in art and literature brought him closer to the artists of St. Petersburg and at the end of his term he wrote 'Colours of the Soul' a book on St. Petersburg art life.
His art works are minimalist in nature and create allegory of planetary consciousness. The geometry of Malevich and the musical coloured vision of Matyushin gain typical Indian color vibrancy and even somewhat folklore inflections in his abstract and half-abstract works. His works explore different colours, forms, shapes and the stages of life. Veteran art critic Suneet Chopra
finds it fascinating the way he uses a blend of dots, lines, colours, spaces and even geometric shapes in his works. According to Rajeev Lochan, Director of the National Gallery of Modern Art
, his artistic works address the realized worldly issues with a sense of introspection. As per Georgina Maddox of Indian Express, Kumar's paintings lean toward abstraction while trying to capture the cosmic beauty of the earth through geometric forms and colours.
He was an early adapter to digital media, started his blog Ideas & Universe in April 2005 and since then has been working on a number of digital initiatives to connect Indian diplomats spread over the globe. He set up Twitter, Facebook and YouTube accounts of Public Diplomacy Division of the Ministry of External Affairs. . He has been called Geek by the Indian Express because of his pivotal role in bringing Twitter to the central stage in the affairs of the Ministry of External Affairs, India and has been credited with providing real time updates on evacuation of Indians from Libya
in March 2011. He received Gov2.in 2011 Award on behalf of the Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs
Global democracy and the role of mobile internet in transforming the public sphere
have been recurring themes in his writings. His Op-Ed 'Birth of Global Democracy' in The Times of India has been quoted in serious journals of international affairs. He believes whatever be our individual, social or other interests, we should not forget that we have only one cosmic home, Earth.
Consul, Consulate General of India, St. Petersburg August 2007- June 2010
Under Secretary(Public Diplomacy), Ministry of External Affairs, India July 2010 onwards
premises in Delhi by a large number of volunteers and a nationwide campaign to clean India.
He campaigned for the rights of disabled persons on wheel chairs, parents with prams and pedestrians to walk on footpaths of New Delhi with dignity and ease. As a result New Delhi Municipal Council
(NDMC) lowered the road divider at cross section of Shanti Path and Satya Marg in diplomatic enclave of New Delhi and promised to refashion footpaths and zebra crossings in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.
for giving humanistic outlook and supranational character to Indian English Poetry. His poems deal with existential issues of the mankind, power play pervasive in our every day life, themes such as now and eternity, death and immortality etc. In May 2011, he became one of the youngest Indian poets invited by Sahitya Akademi
, India's National Academy of Letters, to present his poems at the Academy to a distinguished audience of poet, writers and literature lovers.
His poem 'The Soul Song' talks of the permanence of the being.
10 Questions of the Soul, 2010
Cvet Dushi (Colours of Soul). 2011
Fallen Leaves of Autumn, 2010
Candling the Light, 2011
'A Moment of Déjà vu' edited by Annabel Cook (2007), Forward Press, UK
'Inclinations' edited by Shirley Allard (2008) Word Catalyst USA
'Harmonious Palette' edited by Olga Zabelina (2011) Russia
'Nevsky Almanac'
'Literary St. Petersburg'
'Sphinx'
'Okno'
In St. Petersburg, he met and visited studios of several well known artists and collected their art works. Over a period of three years works of noted Russian contemporary masters such as Timur Novikov
, Nikolai Sazhin, Bob Koshelokhov, Sergey Bugaev Afrika
, Aron Zinshtein
became part of his art collection.
He authored a book on St. Petersburg art life titled 'Colours of the Soul' dedicated to the great city of St. Petersburg and its people.
He was Coach Persona in February 2011, with his portrait appearing on cover page of the popular St. Petersburg magazine Coach.
His art exhibition 'We have come far' highlighted the journey of life from the state of non-being to the state of being, then 10,000 years of civilization's journey of mankind and strengthened hope of the whole humanity coming together soon. Art columnist Georgina Maddox in her article 'A Second Life' in Indian Express put him in par with prominent artists such as Paul Gauguin
, Henri Rousseau
, Sudhir Patwardhan and Bhupen Khakhar
who have created a distinct oeuvre pursuing their passion along side their professional commitments.
Received Gov2.in 2011 award on behalf of the Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs, India for exception use of Social Media in government organization.
2010- 'Enlightenment'- Selskaya Zhizhn Gallery, St. Petersburg
2010- 'New Symbols'- Sigmund Freud Museum, St. Petersburg
2011- 'We have come far'- Russian Centre, New Delhi (15-29April)
2009- Arka Art Gallery, St. Petersburg
2009- ‘Bridge Infinte' Markov Gallery, St. Petersburg
2009- ‘International Festival of Independent Art’, Level of Sea, Central Manezh, St. Petersburg
2009-‘ L’INDE-ATTRACTION UNIVERSELLE, Galarie Grand Eterna, Paris
2009 'Earth: the Sacred Treasure' Yusupov Palace Museum, St. Petersburg
2010 'We are different, we are together' Steiglitz Academy of Art, St. Petersburg.
2010 'Nous Somme Ensemble' Adzak Museum, Paris
Global democracy
Global democracy may lie in the scope of:* Cosmopolitan democracy, a project of normative political theory which explores the application of norms and values of democracy at different levels, from global to local...
envision a second renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
on the planet.
Life
Abhay K was born and grew up at Chhabilapur, Nalanda district of the state of Bihar. His father Rajendra Singh was a primary school teacher and mother Dayawanti Devi a housewife. He studied at the Primary School, Chhabilapur, Middle School Gorour, R.D.H. High School Rajgir, B.N. College Patna before joining Kirori Mal CollegeKirori Mal College
Kirori Mal College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, located in New Delhi, India that was established in 1954. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses in science, arts, liberal arts and commerce and is known for being one of the most politically active colleges in University...
of Delhi University from where he earned BA(H) degree in Geography. Being a keen debater he represented Kirori Mal College at the XIXth World Universities Debating Championship in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
in 1999. He joined Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University, also known as JNU, is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. It is mainly a research oriented postgraduate University with approximately 5,500 students and a faculty strength of around 550.-History:...
(JNU) for a masters degree in 2000. He topped the All India M.Phil entrance examination of JNU in Geography in 2002, passed National Eligibility Test
National Eligibility Test
The National Eligibility Test is the national level entrance examination in India for postgraduate candidates who wish to qualify for admission in Ph.D research and/or university level teaching jobs in India...
(NET) and received Junior Research Fellowship
Research fellow
The title of research fellow is used to denote a research position at a university or similar institution, usually for academic staff or faculty members. A research fellow may act either as an independent investigator or under the supervision of a principal investigator...
(JRF) from the University Grant Commission
University Grants Commission (India)
The University Grants Commission of India is a statutory organisation set up by Union government in 1956, for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education. It provides recognition for universities in India, and provides funds for government-recognised...
(UGC) before being selected for Indian Foreign Service
Indian Foreign Service
The Indian Foreign Service is the foreign service of India. It is the body of career diplomats of India.The Indian Foreign Service is part of the Central Civil Services of the Government of India...
in 2003. As a probationer of the Indian Foreign Service
Indian Foreign Service
The Indian Foreign Service is the foreign service of India. It is the body of career diplomats of India.The Indian Foreign Service is part of the Central Civil Services of the Government of India...
he travelled to Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
and Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
and wrote a paper proposing a SAARC University at Nalanda. He was sent to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
on his first diplomatic assignment in 2005 where he studied Russian language, history and literature at the Moscow State University
Moscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
. It was in Moscow and St. Petersburg where his literary and artistic career began and flourished. He served as Second Secretary at the Embassy of India, Moscow and as Consul at Consulate General of India in St. Petersburg from 2007 to 2010. His keen interest in art and literature brought him closer to the artists of St. Petersburg and at the end of his term he wrote 'Colours of the Soul' a book on St. Petersburg art life.
Work
His literary work began with his first book River Valley to Silicon Valley that tells his story 'from the banks of the river’s valley to Silicon Valley, and how his brothers and he overcame their handicaps to achieve what they eventually did. This is also a commentary on the tremendous change in India, its values and culture and how education and competition can make way for anybody to break out of the mould.' His story may well be an analogy for an emerging India today. He wrote several poems while in Moscow which have been put into three volumes Enigmatic Love, Fallen Leaves of Autumn and Candling the Light.His art works are minimalist in nature and create allegory of planetary consciousness. The geometry of Malevich and the musical coloured vision of Matyushin gain typical Indian color vibrancy and even somewhat folklore inflections in his abstract and half-abstract works. His works explore different colours, forms, shapes and the stages of life. Veteran art critic Suneet Chopra
Suneet Chopra
Suneet Chopra is an Indian communist politician and trade unionist. He is a Central Committee member of the Communist Party of India and All India Joint Secretary of the All India Agricultural Workers Union....
finds it fascinating the way he uses a blend of dots, lines, colours, spaces and even geometric shapes in his works. According to Rajeev Lochan, Director of the National Gallery of Modern Art
National Gallery of Modern Art
The National Gallery of Modern Art is the leading Indian art gallery. The main museum at New Delhi was established on March 29, 1954 by the Government of India, with subsequent branches at Mumbai and Bangalore...
, his artistic works address the realized worldly issues with a sense of introspection. As per Georgina Maddox of Indian Express, Kumar's paintings lean toward abstraction while trying to capture the cosmic beauty of the earth through geometric forms and colours.
He was an early adapter to digital media, started his blog Ideas & Universe in April 2005 and since then has been working on a number of digital initiatives to connect Indian diplomats spread over the globe. He set up Twitter, Facebook and YouTube accounts of Public Diplomacy Division of the Ministry of External Affairs. . He has been called Geek by the Indian Express because of his pivotal role in bringing Twitter to the central stage in the affairs of the Ministry of External Affairs, India and has been credited with providing real time updates on evacuation of Indians from Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
in March 2011. He received Gov2.in 2011 Award on behalf of the Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs
Global democracy and the role of mobile internet in transforming the public sphere
Public sphere
The public sphere is an area in social life where individuals can come together to freely discuss and identify societal problems, and through that discussion influence political action...
have been recurring themes in his writings. His Op-Ed 'Birth of Global Democracy' in The Times of India has been quoted in serious journals of international affairs. He believes whatever be our individual, social or other interests, we should not forget that we have only one cosmic home, Earth.
Positions held
Third Secretary/Second Secretary, Embassy of India, St. Petersburg August 2005-July 2007Consul, Consulate General of India, St. Petersburg August 2007- June 2010
Under Secretary(Public Diplomacy), Ministry of External Affairs, India July 2010 onwards
Social activism
He led the soft launch of Clean India Campaign at Nehru Park with Robinder Sachdev, President Imagindia Institute on 20 February 2011 that followed cleaning up of public places such as Raj Ghat and All India Institute of Medical SciencesAll India Institute of Medical Sciences
All India Institute of Medical Sciences is a premier medical college and teaching hospital based in New Delhi, India. The Institute operates autonomously under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ....
premises in Delhi by a large number of volunteers and a nationwide campaign to clean India.
He campaigned for the rights of disabled persons on wheel chairs, parents with prams and pedestrians to walk on footpaths of New Delhi with dignity and ease. As a result New Delhi Municipal Council
New Delhi Municipal Council
New Delhi Municipal Council is the municipal corporation of the city of New Delhi, India, and the area under its administration is referred to as the NDMC area. NDMC, covering an area of 43.7 km2, is governed by a council with a chairperson appointed by the central government and includes the...
(NDMC) lowered the road divider at cross section of Shanti Path and Satya Marg in diplomatic enclave of New Delhi and promised to refashion footpaths and zebra crossings in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.
Literary Works
He is a noteworthy figure in contemporary Indian English LiteratureIndian English literature
Indian English literature refers to the body of work by writers in India who write in the English language and whose native or co-native language could be one of the numerous languages of India. It is also associated with the works of members of the Indian diaspora, such as V.S...
for giving humanistic outlook and supranational character to Indian English Poetry. His poems deal with existential issues of the mankind, power play pervasive in our every day life, themes such as now and eternity, death and immortality etc. In May 2011, he became one of the youngest Indian poets invited by Sahitya Akademi
Sahitya Akademi
The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
, India's National Academy of Letters, to present his poems at the Academy to a distinguished audience of poet, writers and literature lovers.
His poem 'The Soul Song' talks of the permanence of the being.
Non-fiction
River Valley to Silicon Valley, 200710 Questions of the Soul, 2010
Cvet Dushi (Colours of Soul). 2011
Poetry
Enigmatic Love, 2009Fallen Leaves of Autumn, 2010
Candling the Light, 2011
Poetry Anthologies
'Natural Spirit' edited by Michelle Afford (2006), Forward Press, UK'A Moment of Déjà vu' edited by Annabel Cook (2007), Forward Press, UK
'Inclinations' edited by Shirley Allard (2008) Word Catalyst USA
'Harmonious Palette' edited by Olga Zabelina (2011) Russia
Selected publications in Russian literary journals
'Severnaya Avrora''Nevsky Almanac'
'Literary St. Petersburg'
'Sphinx'
'Okno'
Artistic activities
His art works include paintings, photography and sculpture. He has taken part in several personal and group exhibitions in St. Petersburg, Paris & New Delhi. He represented India in the II International Independent Art Festival 'Sea Level' in St. Petersburg in October, 2009.In St. Petersburg, he met and visited studios of several well known artists and collected their art works. Over a period of three years works of noted Russian contemporary masters such as Timur Novikov
Timur Novikov
Timur Petrovich Novikov was a Russian philosopher, graphic artist, designer, painter, art theorist and curator...
, Nikolai Sazhin, Bob Koshelokhov, Sergey Bugaev Afrika
Afrika (Sergei Bugaev)
Afrika is a Russian artist.He was born in Novorossiysk, on the Black Sea, and in the early 1980s moved to Saint Petersburg, where he met and became friends with leaders of the art scene there, such as the painter Timur Novikov and musician Boris Grebenshchikov...
, Aron Zinshtein
Aron Zinshtein
Aron Zinshtein is a Russian artist, born in Ural Mountains city of Nizhniy Tagil, in 1947. Presently residing in St. Petersburg, Zinshtein has had his work exhibited around the world. He is a graduate of the Ural School of Applied Arts, 1968; the Mukhina Art Academy, Leningrad...
became part of his art collection.
He authored a book on St. Petersburg art life titled 'Colours of the Soul' dedicated to the great city of St. Petersburg and its people.
He was Coach Persona in February 2011, with his portrait appearing on cover page of the popular St. Petersburg magazine Coach.
His art exhibition 'We have come far' highlighted the journey of life from the state of non-being to the state of being, then 10,000 years of civilization's journey of mankind and strengthened hope of the whole humanity coming together soon. Art columnist Georgina Maddox in her article 'A Second Life' in Indian Express put him in par with prominent artists such as Paul Gauguin
Paul Gauguin
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin was a leading French Post-Impressionist artist. He was an important figure in the Symbolist movement as a painter, sculptor, print-maker, ceramist, and writer...
, Henri Rousseau
Henri Rousseau
Henri Julien Félix Rousseau was a French Post-Impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier , a humorous description of his occupation as a toll collector...
, Sudhir Patwardhan and Bhupen Khakhar
Bhupen Khakhar
Bhupen Khakhar Bhupen Khakhar was a leading artist in Indian contemporary art. He worked in Baroda, and gained international recognition for his work.-Works:...
who have created a distinct oeuvre pursuing their passion along side their professional commitments.
Awards and recognition
Received 1st Class diploma from the Steiglitz Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg for his exhibition 'We are different, we are together'.Received Gov2.in 2011 award on behalf of the Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs, India for exception use of Social Media in government organization.
Quotes
- Whatever be our individual, social or other interests, we should not forget that we have only one cosmic home, Earth.
- There is no greater joy in life than the joy of creating something.
- I have very consciously got into diplomatic service where you travel, where you feel everywhere at home. There is no other country for a diplomat and as a poet, as an artist, I want to show this spirit of borderlessness, this spirit of unity of the mankind, which was chanted in our ancient Sanskrit texts.
- I was never born, I didn't die.
Personal Exhibitions
2009-‘Elements’ Door Gallery, Art Centre Pushkinskaya-10, St. Petersburg2010- 'Enlightenment'- Selskaya Zhizhn Gallery, St. Petersburg
2010- 'New Symbols'- Sigmund Freud Museum, St. Petersburg
2011- 'We have come far'- Russian Centre, New Delhi (15-29April)
Group Exhibitions
2008- International Festival of Mini Art, Museum of Non-conformist Art, Pushkinskaya-10, St. Petersburg2009- Arka Art Gallery, St. Petersburg
2009- ‘Bridge Infinte' Markov Gallery, St. Petersburg
2009- ‘International Festival of Independent Art’, Level of Sea, Central Manezh, St. Petersburg
2009-‘ L’INDE-ATTRACTION UNIVERSELLE, Galarie Grand Eterna, Paris
2009 'Earth: the Sacred Treasure' Yusupov Palace Museum, St. Petersburg
2010 'We are different, we are together' Steiglitz Academy of Art, St. Petersburg.
2010 'Nous Somme Ensemble' Adzak Museum, Paris
Selected Columns
- India's Lead In Gov2.0 University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
CPD (March 2011) - Twitter-Instant Voice Of The Planet Turns Five(March 2011)
- All We Need Is Civic Sense The Viewspaper(March 2011)
- India: A Great Softpower University of Southern California(Feb 2011)
- India Is Fast Becoming Asia's Art & Literary Hub(January 2011)
- What Makes 21st Century Different From 20th?(January 2011)
- Birth Of Global Democracy In The Times Of IndiaThe Times of IndiaThe Times of India is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. TOI has the largest circulation among all English-language newspaper in the world, across all formats . It is owned and managed by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd...
(January 2011) - Inspiring Obamas CPD BLOG, University of Southern California (December 2010)
- Art Exhibition For Starters And What To Appreciate (November 2010)
- Beyond Diplomacy India Abroad (October 2010)
- Propaganda vs public diplomacy, Rediff.comRediff.comRediff.com India is a news, information, entertainment, and shopping portal. It was founded in 1996 as "Rediff On The NeT" and is headquartered in Mumbai, India with offices in New Delhi and New York City, USA....
, May 21, 2011 - A UN Parliamentary Assembly Can Democratize Global Governance, ViewsPaper.net, 2011
External links
- I live in a hypnotic city September 2009 http://www.mr7.ru/life/city/story_17375.html
- Enlightenment January 2010 http://www.museum.ru/N38824
- Elements December 2009 http://www.p-10.ru/2009/12/kuma/
- India-Russia: Bridge Infinite September 2009 http://www.indostan.ru/forum/9_9901_0.html
- New Symbols for the new millennium January 2010 http://www.fontanka.ru/2010/01/26/155/
- Na Nevskom August 2010 http://www.nanevskom.ru/toread-2653/0/
- India & Russia: Partners in Progress 2008 http://www.zerkalospb.ru/arhiv/2008/img_08/index_05_08.pdf
- From Paimar to Neva May 2008 http://www.spbvedomosti.ru/article.htm?id=10250426@SV_Articles
- In Memory of Earth 20 April 2011 Mathrubhoomi Newspaper (Malyalam)
- Abhay Kumar's Solo Art Show We have come far, Mail Today,page 28, 22 April 2011 http://epaper.mailtoday.in/epaperhome.aspx?issue=2242011
- Indian diplomat turned artist presents his work on planetary consciousness [Video] http://videos.sify.com/Indian-diplomat-turned-artist-presents-his-work-on-planetary-consciousness-ANI-watch-le1vkcfecbg.html
- Governance Now http://www.gov2.in/speakers/abhay-k
- University of Southern California http://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/index.php/about/bio_detail/Abhay_K
- Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/K.-Abhay/e/B002D17J08/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
- Punjab Kesari http://punjabkesari.com/E-Paper/14th%20June/Magzine/adv_3.pdf
- Nai Duniya e-Paper http://www.naidunia.com/Details.aspx?id=253280&boxid=214236842
- The HinduThe HinduThe Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...
, Saturday, Jun 04, 2011 http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/06/04/stories/2011060451350300.htm - The HinduThe HinduThe Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...
, Saturday, Jun 11, 2011 http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/06/11/stories/2011061150490300.htm - Careers in the Indian Foreign Services, Rediff, June 06, 2011 http://getahead.rediff.com/chat/2011/jun/06/chat-careers-in-ifs.html
- Video - Indian diplomat's Russian art collection exhibited, Hindustan TimesHindustan TimesHindustan Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded in 1924 with roots in the Indian independence movement of the period ....
, June 19 , 2011 http://www.hindustantimes.com/audio-news-video/Indian-diplomat-s-Russian-art-collection-exhibited/Article2-709438.aspx