Nehru Centre, London
The Nehru Centre, London is a cultural centre located at the South Audley Street, London. Its goal is to promote cultural exchange between India and the United Kingdom. It is named after Jawaharlal Nehru.
The Nehru Centre was founded in 1992. Since its inception it has striven to facilitate and deepen cultural dialogue between India and UK by encouraging visits of prominent Indian artists to UK and prominent artists from UK to India.
The Nehru Centre is headed by a director, who is also a ranking diplomat at the High Commission of India, London. Many illustrious Indians have headed the Nehru Centre as directors. Gopalkrishna Gandhi was its first director.[1] Indian playwright Girish Karnad, writer-diplomat Pavan Varma once headed the Nehru Centre, London as directors.[2] Poet-diplomat Abhay K has d been appointed as the director of the Nehru Centre.[3] From October 2019, bestselling award-winning author, Amish Tripathi, has taken over as Director. Amish has been ranked among the top 100 celebrities in India by Forbes magazine consistently, and has also been ranked among the most powerful Indians by India Today magazine in 2019.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
It is regarded as a flagship cultural centre of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) abroad.[10]
Directors
[edit]- Gopalkrishna Gandhi (1992–1997)
- I.N. Chaudhary (1997–1999)
- Girish Karnad (2000–2003)
- Pavan Varma (2004–2005)
- Atul Khare (2005–2006)
- Monika Kapil Mohta (2006–2011)
- Sangeeta Bahadur (2011–2015)
- Srinivas Gotru (2015-2019)
- Amish Tripathi (2019)
References
[edit]- ^ "MERCHANDIZING GANDHI, Hindustan Times". Ramachandra Guha.in. 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "Tug-of-war in the offing over Nehru Centre in London director post". India Today. 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "Indian poet-diplomat new director of London's Nehru Centre". Business Standard News. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "Amish Tripathi". Forbes India Magazine. 2013-12-16. Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "Amish Tripathi - Forbes India Magazine". Forbes India Magazine.
- ^ "Amish Tripathi". Forbes India Magazine. 2016-01-21. Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "2017 Celebrity 100 - Forbes India Magazine". forbesindia.com.
- ^ "2018 Celebrity 100 - Forbes India Magazine". forbesindia.com.
- ^ "The most powerful people of India 2019 | Full list". indiatoday.
- ^ "About Us | Nehru Centre". Nehru Centre London. 2020-08-26. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
External links
[edit]- 1992 establishments in the United Kingdom
- Art museums and galleries established in 1992
- Cultural promotion organizations
- Cultural centers in Europe
- Event venues established in 1992
- Cultural organisations based in London
- Indian diaspora in the United Kingdom
- India friendship associations
- United Kingdom friendship associations
- Event venues in England