Bento » Nirupama Rao http://blog.asia.si.edu art outside the box Fri, 17 May 2013 16:46:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Inspired by … Light http://blog.asia.si.edu/sackler-25/inspired-by-light/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inspired-by-light http://blog.asia.si.edu/sackler-25/inspired-by-light/#comments Sat, 11 Aug 2012 16:44:37 +0000 Howard Kaplan http://blog.asia.si.edu/?p=3574

In honor of Inspired by India and Worlds within Worlds, Nirupama Rao, the Ambassador of India to the United States, leads a traditional lamplighting ceremony as an auspicious start to this family festival.”India is not easy to embrace in a moment,” she told the overflowing crowds, “You need a lifetime.” Today, I’m sure, is a good place to start…


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