“When we say soft power, it comes from culture and way of life, people promoting it. Not the government. Soft power comes from the narratives of the people from the …
The Global Footprints of Ayurveda on Sunday, 22nd November, 2020 saw diverse panelists focused on non-Indic traditions and places, highlighting the need for GOI to invest in research to develop …
The month long series of programs on Ayurveda by Center for Soft Power and Indic Academy in association with AVP Coimbatore started off on November 13, on the auspicious occasion …
Dr. Abba Pulu, an Assistant Professor at IGGC, Tezu, focuses on tribal culture and conservation. Speaking about tribal life and global conservation of the Idu Mishmi community hailing from Arunachal …
(Dedicated to and in memory of Professor Mahmoud Hamid What is Eco-Tourism? According to The International Ecotourism Society (TIES), “ecotourism is about uniting conservation, communities, and sustainable travel” (TIES, 2010). TIES …
The Center for Soft Power’s Namaste 2020 spanning over 30 sessions, including 147 speakers (35 non-Indians) and 11 diplomats, was an attempt to move beyond the study of Indian Soft Power merely in terms …
Sowmya Ayyar is the Founder of Prafull Oorja Charitable Foundation, training yoga therapists to work with communities in vulnerable conditions such as special needs children, prison inmates, and children with cancer. She holds an MA in Peace Studies from the University of Innsbruck (Austria), an MA in Environmental Security from UN UPeace (Costa Rica), and a BS in Sociology from Santa Clara University (California). In addition, Ms. Ayyar has a PG Diploma in Social Innovation Management from Amani Institute (Bangalore) and a Yoga Teacher Training Certification from Southwest Institute for Healing Arts (Arizona). A keen student on a wide variety of Indic related topics, Sowmya plans her PhD work to intersect across several such fields. Sowmya is an avid hiker, loves to dance in the rain, and enjoys the company of elders.
