The Art of Unity and a Meeting of Minds: India’s missile man and Taiwan’s celebrated poet

On his birthday, October 15, India and Taiwan look back on how Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, India’s 11th President worked his ways towards uniting minds and yearned for a peaceful world. Investing in art and culture was also central to his mission as President. Thirukkural’s popularity in Taiwan grew exponentially

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'The Pleasure Behind the Poem': Steve Bradbury, poetry translator

By Owain Mckimm, Special to The Wild East In the small circle of Taiwanese poetry buffs, Steve Bradbury must be the most talkative; and thankfully so, because if Taiwanese poetry needs anything at the moment, it’s a talker. An associate professor at National Central University and editor of pan-Asian journal

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