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Providing a unique opportunity to present Modern India through the lens of students at a world renowned academic platform, for the first time in its history, Lse Su India Week will open its doors to the public this year. Taking place from Monday 20th February – Sunday 26th February, the event will appeal to anyone with an interest in India.

Lse Su India Week 2012 is a series of events including panel discussions, debates, cultural activities and workshops, which seek to celebrate the successes of India and discuss areas for improvement across all sectors. The week will be inaugurated on Monday 20th February by legendary Indian actor, Rishi Kapoor, who will also discuss filmmaking in India. Professor Rachel Dwyer and the Indian High Commissioner, Ambassador Rajesh Prasad, will also be in attendance, with the former delivering a talk on ‘Bollywood as a Guide to Modern India’.

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Dev Anand’s fans expressed shocked on no attendance of any Bollywood stars for the last rites of the evergreen actor Dev Anand in London. None from Bollywood except Subroto Roy of Sahara group was present at the funeral which held at Putney Vale crematorium in South London a week after his death. Around 200 people gathered at the cremation area including the Indian High Commissioner in Britain, Rajesh Prasad and Lord Meghnad Desai. Dalvir Bansal, an ardent fan of Dev sahab said, “Dev Anand launched the career of many who went on to become big stars. How come not a single one of them turned up. I had thought there`d be lots o...