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Cultural Medallion: Writing is an ‘act of survival’ for Meira
Chand
Cultural Medallion: Writing is an ‘act of survival’ for Meira
Chand
Dec 05, 2023 | The Straits Times
Writer Meira Chand’s first reaction when she received a call about the Cultural Medallion was “Oh my goodness, no. How am I going to tell Suchen?”
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Interview with Julie Chatterjee Mehta
Mar 11, 2023 | t2 Online
Meira Chand, whose short story collection on India will be out soon, got wide acclaim for her novel around the Rani of Jhansi Regiment of Subhas Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army.
Sacred Waters: Meira Chand champions women’s perspectives
Jan 16, 2018 | The Straits Times
Me, myself and AI
Apr 02, 2023 | The Straits Times
What does it mean to be human? What are the limits of human knowledge? These questions will soon be answered in ways as yet unimaginable.
Kampungs are long gone, but kampung spirit will live on
Feb 12, 2023 | The Straits Times
In multicultural Singapore, with no foundational myth to call its own, the separate parts of this accidental nation make up a harmonious cooperative.
Writing a memoir is a bumpy travel through time
Jan 2, 2023 | The Straits Times
Whatever the writer’s intention with a memoir, the process of recording the events of one’s life is also a process of making sense of that life.
Old age is not for wimps
Oct 16, 2022 | The Straits Times
Ageing is largely unexplored territory. The deeper dimensions of elderhood, if we care to explore them, are the very opposite of decline.
Encore for a great man
Sep 4, 2022 | The Straits Times
In The LKY Musical, I discovered the human being behind any life of unremitting power is better understood if common human emotions can be found and explored.
Returning to the home within
Jul 31, 2022 | The Straits Times
The search for self and the search for home are inexplicably entwined.
Bearing witness to the evil that men do
Jun 12, 2022 | The Straits Times
This allows us to connect with a place of real empathy within ourselves, of interconnectedness and a realisation of the wholeness of life.
Breaking the age-old model of motherhood
May 8, 2022 | The Straits Times
Male-dominated societies fail to fully recognise the immensity of women’s life-giving role as mothers.
Fleeing war and finding the kindness of strangers
Apr 3, 2022 | The Straits Times
The plight of Ukrainian refugees is a sad repetition of the experiences of those displaced by Hitler’s war in Europe.
Under the dark shadow of war
Mar 6, 2022 | The Straits Times
Ukraine is not the only place in the world where there is war. If humans are by nature peaceable people, why do they so readily take up arms?
Astrology and me: What’s really written in the stars
Feb 6, 2022 | The Straits Times
Although I look at the horoscope for signs and symbols to make sense of life, I rely on my inner self in my search for peace and harmony.
The LKY Musical
Mar 25, 2023 | meirachand.com
Based on a story by Meira Chand, and one of the most successful homegrown Singaporean shows of all-time, The LKY Musical, has had two triumphant runs in Singapore, in 2015 and again in 2022.
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