Alison Barrett
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Film screenings, Writers’ Club, Hybrid Book Club, Poetry Circle — if you’re in New Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai, don’t miss our
#CultureFridays
Come and celebrate art, intellect, and creativity in a welcoming space
@inBritish
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Super lucky to spend time at the
#Animal
film shoot yesterday and meet the incredible
#RanbirKapoor
- can’t wait to watch the movie!
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#Hampi
was even better the second time around thanks to our wonderful
@ASIGoI
trained guide, Hussein, who made sure
@CScottFCDO
and I experienced all the best monuments ….
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@Bihar_Museum
did not disappoint: state-of-the-art, child friendly, extensive collections beautifully curated .. lots to learn. Thank you to DG Dr Kumar Singh for a brilliant visit. I’ll be back!
@inBritish
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The ancient site of
#Nalanda
was the birthplace of Sariputra - one of the disciples of
#Buddha
- and where the residential monastic University of
#NalandaMahavira
once attracted students from across Asia from 5th to 12th century. The site is still beautiful even now.
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Congratulations and welcome to our new British High Commissioner to India,
@Lindy_Cameron
- the first woman to be appointed to the post 🙌
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Delighted to meet the incredible Shekhar Kapur, film director of two of my favourite films - Bandit Queen and Elizabeth.
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So proud to be representing the UK and
@inBritish
in India - a country I know and love!
#UKIndia
A warm welcome to
@albarrett09
, our newly appointed country director for
@inBritish
. She is already winning our hearts - watch this video 👇👇
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Who better to discuss cultural and educational links between India and the UK with than Director of Nehru Centre in the UK and British Council global experts in Education and the Arts? Wonderful evening thanks
@authoramish
@Maddalaine
#CortinaButler
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Delicious treats in Mainak Chowk and Bhadra Fort in Ahmedabad: traditional
#GujaratiThali
, tamarind sweets, grapes from Maharashtra and fresh sugarcane - skillfully cut.
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READ: Australia’s Deakin University set to become the first foreign varsity to set up campus in India
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Come and visit
@BritishCouncil
at
#TheClimateConnection
Pavilion 91 in Hall 5 and find out how we’re working with young people through the arts, education and English to tackle the
#ClimateEmergency
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This week we celebrated the fantastic contribution that our Director Education,
@RittikaParruck
, has made to 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 education collaboration over her 20 year career with
@inBritish
Our High Commissioner,
@Lindy_Cameron
awarded her with an honorary
#MBE
- congratulations!!
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Delighted to welcome UK Prime Minister
@RishiSunak
to the
@inBritish
Library & Cultural Centre in Delhi so he could meet some of the leaders of tomorrow ahead of the
#G20
starting today.
#Education
#Culture
@BritishCouncil
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It’s great to be back!
#IndiaUKTogether
Our director of
@inBritish
has been with us for >25 years. Before India she led cultural engagement for East Asia. We work in over 200 countries and territories and are on the ground in more than 100. It's our amazing people like Alison Barrett
@albarrett09
who make it work. 👏👏
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Celebrating
#Diwali
with the
@BritishCouncil
team in Delhi was very special for me this year as it was my first Diwali since returning to India.
Hoping all your Diwalis are equally special - here’s to another year full of fun and
#light
!
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One year is a long time, but it’s flown by!
@inBritish
challenged me to remember everything we’ve done in the last year.
So much has happened - it was impossible to remember everything….
Tell me in the comments what I forgot!
#OneDownForeverToGo
…
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Celebrating the
#coronation
in London. Grateful for all His Majesty’s support for the British Council in India. Remembering the day he inaugurated our office in Delhi in February 1992 and when he awarded me an
#MBE
2014 for services to teaching and learning of English in India.
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Great to see the scale of
@kissfoundation
with my own eyes! Free education to tens of thousands of young people from across Odisha state.
Yesterday, we had the pleasure of welcoming Ms
@albarrett09
MBE, Country Director (India) British Council at our campus. She was happy to see our progress and wished us luck for the future.
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Congratulations to
@iitmadras
and
@unibirmingham
for launch of joint PG degree in data science and AI. Great to see more
#HE
collaborations between 🇮🇳 and 🇬🇧 emerging after signing of Mutual Recognition of Qualifications (MRQ) last year.
@Lord_Bilimoria
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Wonderful day wandering around London yesterday - always great to come back! I’m in London and Edinburgh this week to discuss with partners how we can strengthen 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 collaboration in
#culture
#education
and
#English
#IndiaUKTogether
#SeasonOfCulture
@inBritish
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Big Ben is back - great to see it restored to former glory!
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I’m so lucky to be working with committed colleagues like
#MaheshJaiSinghani
#AshwinShetty
and
#AnthonyDSouza
who have dedicated a total of 82 years to strengthening cultural relations between 🇮🇳 and 🇬🇧 - proud to hand over their long-service letters from our CEO
@McDonaldScott_
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Final farewell to lovely colleagues in Thailand - thanks for making the last 5 years in East Asia so special! Scarf from one of our artisan partners: all natural dyes and handmade in Sakon Nakhon.
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Great discussion y’day between
@DalrympleWill
and
@AKanisetti
at the
@BloomsburyIndia
book cover launch event for William’s new book
#TheGoldenRoad
Can’t wait to read it when it launches formally in September.
For now, I’ll read Anirudh’s book
#LordsoftheDeccan
🙂
We're thrilled to reveal the cover of
#TheGoldenRoad
by
@dalrymplewill
. 🎉 Pre-order your copy here:
@inBritish
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Happy International Women’s Day to all my amazing female colleagues and partners here in India. Let’s support each other and work together to make a difference for all.
#IWD
#Equity
#StrongerTogether
#IndiaUKTogether
Our director
@albarrett09
, a language teacher and now a cultural relations leader, is committed to inclusive leadership and language for inclusion, driving equity through scaled interventions especially for women and girls.
Stay tuned for more on
#GlobalGenderEquality
#IWD2023
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Today we celebrated long service awards for two
@inBritish
colleagues -
@AmitavaDatta12
(26 years) and
@NeetiSaxena19
(34 years). Thanks to them for their incredible contribution to building connections between India 🇮🇳 and the UK 🇬🇧
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Mahatma Gandhi, Tavistock Square just around the corner from
@ucl
where he studied law. Also not far from
@IOE_London
where I studied!
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Jaipur flower market is busy this morning. Wish I could share the delicious smell of the marigolds and roses. Flowers are sold by the kilo.
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Photo taken from the
@BritishCouncil
in Stratford, East London. We’re in very good company here!
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Delighted to share that I am joining the panel of distinguished Judges at
@IGFupdates
5th UK-India Awards 2023 ✨ where we will celebrate the outstanding contributions of those who have strengthened the 🇬🇧-🇮🇳 partnership!
#UKIndiaWeek
More here:
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Happy Diwali to one and all, but especially to the British Council team who are simply amazing!
@inBritish
The
@inBritish
team is all ❤️❤️
#DiwaliCelebration
#OfficewaliDiwali
#DiwaliatBritishcouncil
@albarrett09
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Spot the nesting swan!
Can you believe this is right in the heart of central London?!
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Huge congratulations
@RittikaParruck
British Council India’s Director Education, for her well-deserved honorary
#MBE
awarded for nearly 2 decades of service to UK education in India. Rittika’s deep technical knowledge & commitment to quality education is inspiring!
@inBritish
We’re very proud to announce that two of our colleagues have received honorary MBEs from His Majesty The King for their exceptional service to the UK! ✨✨✨
#KingsHonours
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Brilliant to meet Prof Rob Lynes, Principal Stephenson College & Associate Pro-VC Global for
@durham_uni
today to discuss
#researchcollaboration
#partnerships
(and share notes on what it’s like to have the best job in the British Council!)
@RobLynes
@inBritish
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Importance of alignment between teacher education and learner needs is a hot topic today at
#tesolsummit
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Early morning blessings from the temple elephant at
#Hampi
’s
#VirupakshaTemple
- here in some form since the 7th century.
We’ve been blessed with rain and a cool breeze thankfully 😅
#UNESCOWorldHeritage
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The concept of sewa - selfless service - is so inspiring. The Delhi Bangla Sahib Gurudwara is a great place to see it in action. Between 30k-60k eat here every day.
#LoveDelhi
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A number of inspiring
@BritishCouncil
colleagues in the list this year, but would like to give shout out to
#TimPhillips
who dedicated his career to supporting teachers and teacher educators, and is one of the kindest people you’ll ever meet.
#ELT
#CPD
#TeacherDevelopment
Congratulations to the 2023 Overseas and International New Year Honours recipients.
The list includes those who worked on the UK’s response to the war in Ukraine and in the fields of global health and development.
#NYHonours
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Our beloved 30 yr old Maulsari tree was almost toppled during the recent windstorm.
Thanks to
@AmitavaDatta12
and team who worked with
@tweetndmc
and
@dofwgnctd
it’s now standing tall again. We can now enjoy it for another 30 years at least!
#HappyWorldEnvironmentDay
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Quiet day exploring our new neighborhood in Delhi. One massive change since we left 7 years ago - you can now buy everything via mobile, even from my local veg stall! Apparently 350m users of mobile payments in India and set to double by 2030.
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#AnuThampi
leads our schools and skill development work with young people and she’s in her 19th year at
@inBritish
!
Yesterday she received a staff award for her unwavering commitment to our partnership with the
@premierleague
and support for
#PM
visit during
#G20
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Thank you
@dcfrombc
for leading our British Council team in East and Northeast India with such dedication and focus and for making it fun!
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We LOVE Holi! Let’s celebrate nature and the arrival of Spring! Before and after shots!! Happy Holi everyone!!
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Revisited
#SafdarjungTomb
again as hadn’t been for years. It was built in 1793-4 in memory of Safdarjung, Viceroy of Awadh under the rule of the Mughal emperor Mohammed Shah. Followed by the best Sunday lunch in India!
#LoveDilli
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Varanasi is home to one of India’s oldest Universities -
@bhupro
- ranked 5th University in India by
#NIRF
.
Look forward to strengthening collaborations with UK Universities, esp in the arts. Thank you
#VC
Prof Sudhir K Jain
Visited
@bhupro
where
@DCMS
minister Lord Parkinson met with the vice-chancellor, faculty and students to explore ways to enhance 🇮🇳🇬🇧 collaboration towards arts and culture in higher education.
@albarrett09
#G20India
#IndiaUKTogether
#Arts
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Lovely to meet VC
#ProfSunainaSingh
again yesterday. Together we co-hosted the largest conference series for teacher educators in Hyderabad. The last 4-5 years she’s brought her vision of a thriving, sustainable
@nalanda_univ
to life, combining ancient techniques and modern tech.
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British Council Delhi now has its own smart bike stop (zoom in)! How many other
@BritishCouncil
public transport stops are there in the world? I know of one. Answers below!
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@britishlibrary
Head South Asia Collection
#AraniIllankuberan
was in Delhi this week for the
@MinOfCultureGoI
#FestivalofLibraries
- great opportunity to show her around the
@inBritish
library and share ideas for future collaborations!
#IndiaUKTogether
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Thanks
@authoramish
for visiting
@inBritish
library and cultural centre today.
Fascinating discussion as ever on
#culture
#history
#writing
with
@CScottFCDO
All your books were checked out but our library manager
#AnupamaSaini
was delighted to get her own copy signed!
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UK 🇬🇧 is the theme country at the 47th
#KolkataBookFair
- 2nd largest in the world.
Honoured to attend inauguration with Chief Minister West Bengal
@MamataOfficial
& High Commissioner
@AlexWEllis
UK is hosting 20 authors. 35 sessions. And much more
@dcfrombc
@Andrew007Uk
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My first culinary experience in Lucknow: a huge plate of basket chaat at Royal Cafe and a yummy kulhad chai …
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Great to connect with
@ucl
team led by
@profgeraintrees
and
#KirstyWalker
here to launch 100 India Excellence Scholarships & new UCL Summer School.
Reconnected with Prof John O’Regan, from UCL’s
@IOE_London
- number 1 for education in
@worlduniranking
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India is celebrating
#RepublicDay
today - beautiful marigolds all across Delhi - Happy Republic Day!
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Delighted to be in Maharashtra to sign MOU to kickstart collaborations with 🇬🇧 that will support internationalisation initiatives benefitting students here and in UK. Thanks to Education Minister
@ChDadaPatil
and Principal Sec
@vikascrastogi
and my colleague
@rashi_rastogi20
#HE
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Inspiring the next generation of students heading to the UK tonight - loved the rich and honest discussion between winners of the
#75in75
#Achievers
@urvashi01
@mitalinikore
@maryashakil
and
@arora_sanam
from
@NISAU_UK
#StudyinUK
@inBritish
#Delhi
Join us this evening for
#AchieversDialogues
! We along with
@NISAU_UK
bring you an incredible opportunity to learn from trailblazers, innovators and leaders. Kickstart your dream career journey! 🚀 Register now
#Education
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More celebrations today - Daljit Singh and Annie Parashar joined
@inBritish
in 1997 - 26 years ago! It was a pleasure to congratulate them today and thank them for their commitment and service to strengthening relations between India 🇮🇳 and the UK 🇬🇧
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What an incredible concert - thanks to everyone who made it such a fantastic success! I am sure the young musicians from Nagaland, Chennai and Scotland will remember this forever!
#IndiaUKTogether
Incredible performances by young musicians from
@KMMC_Chennai
@sistemascotland
and
#TheSunshineOrchestra
made the
#ConcertForFriendship
such a huge success! We thank
@arrahman
, the ambassador for our ongoing
#IndiaUKTogether
#SeasonOfCulture
, for gracing the event.
@JanakaP
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Did you know that the talented actor
@_AdilHussain
was a
@CW_IndiaTrust
scholar many years ago?
Charles Wallace India Trust grants and scholarships are now available for Indian students to pursue arts and heritage fields of study in 🇬🇧
Apply now: …
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Exciting week ahead as we welcome the
@biztradegovuk
delegation led by
#SirSteveSmith
, UK’s International Education Champion, and representatives from 31 UK Universities to India to deepen education partnerships between 🇬🇧 and 🇮🇳
@inBritish
@UKinIndia
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वाराणसी आकर मुझे बहुत खुशी हुई क्योंकि मैंने यहीं हिंदी सीखी थी बीस साल पहले।
यह बहुत ही ख़ास जगह है। 💜
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This sounds wonderful …
Today we announce a new
@EmpirePodUK
mini-series on the British discovery of Indian cuisine:
Part One:
Punch & Chilli: The East India Company at Table
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This year on
#InternationalWomensDay
I’d like to highlight two extremely driven, knowledgeable and professional women in the
@inBritish
team.
They make a difference to our work and 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 connections every day.
#AasthaJindal
and
#AatreyeeGuhaThakurta
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Read my
#opinion
piece on role of arts and cultural exchange in boosting 🇬🇧 🇮🇳 relations and mutual prosperity.
@inBritish
#Opinion
: "Arts and culture exchanges between India and the UK contribute to economic growth and foster understanding between cultures."
✍️ Alison Barrett |
#HTPremium
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Our new “Climate Change and Girls' Education: School resource pack” is now available in eight ASEAN languages, an easy-to-use collection of environment-related topics for teachers to use in the classroom:
#TeachingEnglish
#ClimateConnection
#CCGE
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Just before the G20 Leaders Summit, the UK PM Rishi Sunak, and his wife Mrs Akshata Murthy, visited us at British Council India. (1/5)
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How about these contenders for
#TreeOfTheDay
?
Frangipani trees in
#Hampi
Southern India … the seat of the ancient Vijayanagara Empire
@campbellclaret
@CScottFCDO
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Pleasure to visit the New Delhi premises of
@JindalGlobalUNI
- one of India’s 20
#InstitutesOfEminence
- and discuss education partnerships between 🇮🇳 and 🇬🇧 with VC Dr C Raj Kumar and Dr Mohan Kumar, Dean Strategic and International Initiatives.
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Where would we be without art and creativity? Thanks to Skinder Hundal Global Director Arts for your time this week - our arts team are doing a phenomenal job and we’re proud you can see the tangible impact they’re making here in India
#IndiaUKTogether
@SkinsBC
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Wonderful to reconnect with Acting VC Prof Surabhi Bharati and Proctor Prof Samson at
@EFLU_OFFICIAL
today to discuss 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 collaboration in
#ELT
and
#MLE
. Always a pleasure to visit.
Presented copy of
@BritishCouncil
#FutureOfEnglish
research.
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Thought provoking discussion with
@sanjeevsanyal
and
@adrianmutton
on digital future of
#HE
- with the upcoming National Digital University and
#NEP2020
focus on innovative credit transfer systems and micro-credentialing, India is seeking to provide cost-effective HE at scale.
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Packed weekend in Lucknow walking through history with some wonderful guides and teachers. Started with the
#Imambara
built by Nawab Asaf-ud-Duala in the 1780s …
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10 months of collaboration between
@NID_India
and
@EdinburghPrints
as part of led to this fantastic exhibition: From Where I Stand explores lived experiences between young people in India and Scotland. Come and see exhibition in Delhi from March 10. …
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#InternationalMotherLanguageDay
panel discussion on now at
@inBritish
-
#AkshataShetty
reminds us that preserving songs helps us to preserve indigenous knowledge and culture, esp when a language doesn’t have its own script.
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Great read in
@indigo
in-flight magazine on Festivals from India. Have you checked out festivals near you on our new website? Or if you’re running a festival, have you uploaded details to the website? It’s free!
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Wandering around London in the sunshine today - getting ready for the Education World Forum which starts tomorrow.
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So, guess which English county I’m visiting this weekend?
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Congratulations to
#VCKulkarni
who’s recently taken over at
@Uni_Mumbai
- one of India’s oldest institutions.
Discussed strengthening education partnerships through
#TNE
and had a tour of the beautiful campus buildings.
@vikascrastogi
@shakti_chahan7
@htedmaharashtra
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#DurgaPuja
- a festival of faith, of community and of art….
The best kept secret - time to tell the world!
Thank you
#MayorOfKolkata
and the whole team at
#MassArt
and
@unesconewdelhi
for a wonderful
#DurgaPujaPreviewFestival
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Little bit of orange to brighten up our Monday in the office.
#matchymatchy
#Officeworkorange
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Inspirational meeting with Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik, yesterday. Thank you for your support. Together we can inspire young people and strengthen connections between Odisha and UK through
#culture
#sport
#education
and
#languages
@inBritish
@UKinIndia
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#HappyRepublicDay2024
Festive atmosphere in Delhi today as India celebrates its 75th Republic Day.
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Thanks to colleagues from
#UKVI
for briefing education agents from across India who do a brilliant job supporting Indian students on their journey to the UK to study. If you’re an agent and you haven’t joined our agent’s hub then you’ll find details here:
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I heard someone say recently that ART is in the middle of eARTh. Art can transform hearts and minds and inspire culture change. Today we welcomed
@theabhayk
from
@iccr_hq
to
@inBritish
library to celebrate
#EarthDay
through his poetry, to inspire us to protect the 🌍 and plant 🌲
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Pleasure to spend the evening with one of the masters of the masters … Prof Mark Lee, AI expert, was one of the chief architects of the joint Masters in AI & Data Science developed by
@unibirmingham
and
@iitmadras
- a pioneering new 🇬🇧 and 🇮🇳 collaborative
#TNE
programme
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Unique experience at India’s only museum dedicated to music
@IME_Bangalore
where we recently hosted
#rhythmexchange
#IndiaUKTogether
#SeasonofCulture
collaboration with
@McrMuseum
. Wonderful journey through the history of Indian music with Director
#preemajohn
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Yesterday was a good day!
After participating in the inauguration of the
#KolkataBookFair
,
@AlexWEllis
and I inaugurated 🇬🇧
#GREAT
@inBritish
pavilion with
@dcfrombc
and
@Andrew007Uk
Join us for another exciting day today! UK authors, storytelling, quizzes, scholarships info
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Thanks to
@inBritish
Team West India for your info and fun packed session today about how we’re supporting
#UKIndiaTogether
You’re in good hands with
@rashi_rastogi20
- look forward to seeing you all again early next year!
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