Two rising stars in Bahrain’s fledgling film-making industry have not let the Covid-19 pandemic abate their desire to tell two unique stories about once-in-a-lifetime ‘what-if’ situations.
The 2021-22 Indian Ladies Association (ILA) executive committee was inducted during a ceremony at the Indian Embassy. Indian Ambassador Piyush Srivastava and wife Monika were present at the event. Mementoes were presented to the outgoing committee, while a pinning ceremony was held for the new committee headed by president Nisha Rangarajan. On her team are Anjali Gupta (vice-president), Shipra Dhir Passi (general secretary), Anjusha Gupta (treasurer), Dr Anamica Bhattacharya (secretary, public relations), Anjana Mishra (membership secretary), Ranjana Bhansali (entertainment secretary), Ekta Mehta (operations secretary) and Rumana Abdulla (activities secretary). Right, Monika and Piyush, third and fourth from left in the front row, with the new ILA executive committee.
Talented Kshanya Colette Ambrose has been accepted to a prestigious performing arts school in the UK, bringing her one step closer to achieving her professional dancing dreams.
Four enterprising Bahrainis have been busy exploring an up-and-coming region of Japan to discover opportunities for collaboration between the kingdom and Japan.
AFTER being away from the podium for more than five years, endurance racer Manal Fakhrawi hopped back in the saddle to gallop her way to victory in the King Endurance Cup ... and she hopes her win will inspire more athletes to never give up.
New notes are being added to Bahrain’s growing jazz scene this week with the celebration of the 10th annual International Jazz Day by the Bahrain Jazz Fest, writes Naman Arora.
Old rivalries were dusted off in the desert over the weekend as 2016 Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg’s Extreme E team won the inaugural round of the new electric off-road championship in AlUla, Saudi Arabia beating former team mate and arch nemesis Lewis Hamilton’s team, X44.
All company executives need downtime to reenergise and one green-fingered businessman has found tooling the soil in Saar the ideal solution to stress-busting.
