India’s Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal’s three-day visit to Canada signalled a renewed focus on trade, investment, innovation, and the ongoing Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) discussions. The visit, held from May 25 to 28 across Ottawa and Toronto, brought together government leaders, institutional investors, business councils, innovation platforms, regional chambers,…

A five-day Manuscriptology Introduction Workshop, held in Patan, Gujarat, from April 7–11, 2026, brought renewed attention to India’s vast manuscript heritage. Organised by Shrut Ratnakar: Centre for Indological Studies in collaboration with the Vardhaman Charitable Foundation, the workshop focused on preserving and interpreting ancient Jain manuscripts. A significant aspect of the workshop was the support…

You know what we love more than weddings? Listening to people to recount the stories that follow them. You can imagine why we were most excited when we were approached to create a special keepsake on this couple’s inter-country wedding celebration. What a joy it was to relive their most precious moments of joy, nervousness,…

By Ratan Kumawat Chandmal ji and I shared a life for more than four decades. We built a home with our three children, Manish, Abhishek, and Siddharth and he built a business with Maneesh Media. While I was never actively part of the business, but I have been privy to the struggles and the…