Mdm Ajmer Kaur, 64, speaks six languages. The eldest of four children, she and her siblings, like many in their generation, learned conversational Punjabi at home through their parents.

This informal education continued through regular visits to the gurdwara, where their proficiency in the heritage language increased over time with the recitation of Sikh hymns and prayers.

In school, Mdm Ajmer studied English and took Malay as her mother tongue subject. She also picked up basic Tamil, having grown up...

The imagination factory is in full production mode as the eccentric candyman Willy Wonka and his tireless troupe of Oompa Loompas set up shop at the Marina Bay Sands theatre from May 19 to June 14.

These whimsical characters from Roald Dahl’s classic 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will heal your inner child and hit pause on those pesky adulthood blues.

Seared into pop culture history with two iconic film adaptations, namely Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp’s ostentatious...

India’s National Award-winning vocalist Mahesh Kale left the audience mesmerised during his much-awaited Singapore debut concert Abhangwari, transforming an evening of music into what many described as a deeply spiritual and emotional experience.

Held at the Quantum Arena, One World International School, on May 23, the concert drew a packed audience of nearly 1,200 people from across Singapore’s diverse Indian community and beyond. Over nearly four hours, the audience remained immersed in a musical journey that blended Hindustani classical traditions,...

Alone on a flight to a little town in a country – previously only imagined by her through bedtime stories. Such was the fate of the protagonist, Sukanya, depicted in Parul Sharma’s latest book, The Missing Piece.

The book follows the story of the young Sukanya, who goes to her father’s hometown in Uttar Pradesh (UP), a place that he and his wife eloped from over two decades prior, making their lives in England.

For years, the stories of what...

The crowd of some 180 people at the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) shouted out “Jai Jinendra!”, or “Victory to the Lord of the Jinas!”, before embarking to find some of the only Jain artefacts in a Singaporean museum.

This free excursion was organised by Singapore Jain Religious Society (SJRS) and involved guided tours for its members to the Let’s Play and Ancient Religions exhibits at ACM. While Let’s Play is only around till June 5, the Ancient Religions exhibit is...