Surbhi Kapila
An inquisitive nature along with a penchant for English language made Surbhi explore journalism and mass communication. Fond of public speaking, she takes to the stage every chance she gets. As a host, she’s been on air at All India Radio. Also a performing arts enthusiast, she has studied Indian classical music and is now exploring dance and dramatics. Food and fashion make for her everyday’s little joys and she likes writing about her experiments with them. She finds her muse in nature, architecture, history, science amongst other subjects. She’s intrigued by global businesses and politics and is passionate about environment.
Surbhi Kapila
Eight satellites launched by India
September 26, 2016
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today launched its weather satellite SCATSAT-1 and seven co-passenger satellites. The satellites were launched in two different orbits using the space organisation’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). This will be PSLV’s thirt...
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Colours of India – Issue n°6 – September 2016
September 26, 2016
Discover the September issue of ‘Colours of India’. We start the journey in Mumbai at the famous Elephanta caves which is one of the greatest rock architecture art caves from medieval India. Then we take a joyride to Udaipur on the famous Marwari horses, to experience and un...
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India and France signed the deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets
September 23, 2016
French Defense Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, was on Friday in New Delhi to sign with its Indian counterpart, Manohar Parrikar, the long due deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets, for a price of 7.8 billion Euros.
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India Runway Fashion Week, 2016
September 23, 2016
The India Runway Week (IRW) is a platform to uplift young fashion curators and bring together retailers, bloggers and students of the Indian fashion fraternity and help them connect. At the recently held seventh season of the show both new and old designers showcased their work. ...
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Elephanta Caves
September 21, 2016
The one hour boat journey - from the Gateway of India in Mumbai - is quite difficult in this monsoon period, where the waves make the boat swing from left to right. We finally arrive to Elephanta island to discover its medieval caves classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Th...
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India Runway Week 2016
September 17, 2016
Weaving together a story for fashion designers from across India, the India Runway Week (IRW) is the platform uplifting young talent and bringing together fashion enthusiasts.
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Devendra Jhajharia: The leading light for India at Paralympics 2016
September 14, 2016
Indian Paralympics star Devendra Jhajharia won a gold medal in Javelin throw for a second time, and broke the world record in the process. The winner of Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, had a rather tough start in life.
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The world’s largest river island becomes a district
September 13, 2016
Majuli, which was recently crowned with the title of the planet’s largest river island by the Guinness World Records, is now India’s first island district. The titles for the district are likely to boost tourism in the north-eastern Indian state, ‘Awesome Assam’.
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Advanced weather satellite launched by ISRO
September 9, 2016
The INSAT-3DR, fourth in the category of meteorological satellites, was launched on September 8, 2016 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO); it is equipped with modern instruments to study weather patterns and to help in the surface-level search and rescue operations.
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A captivating safari for an eco-tourist
September 8, 2016
The Amazon jungle in Peru has the second largest portion of the world's largest rain-forest. The Peruvian Amazon, the most bio-diverse land on the planet makes for an indelible trekking experience for an eco-tourist, a traveller, a nature seeker or a science explorer.
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