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If you or yours are near Willliamsburg, VA or Houston, TX, my friend, colleague and mentor Vijay Padaki is coming to the US again in October! He’ll be performing on 2 October (International Day of Non-Violence) at 3:30pm at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, and 11 October at 3:00pm at the Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston, excerpts from his play The Prophet and the Poet, based on the letters between Gandhi and Tagore. Both of these public presentations are free and open to the public.
For my friends in Delhi, my old friend and colleague, the amazing, highly accomplished, internationally renowned playwright Vijay Padaki will be speaking on 11 July on Writing in English for the Indian Stage. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed by his lifetime of words and wisdom.
I had an absolute blast last week as a Legacy Fulbright Ambassador giving a Fulbright Talk to faculty and international education administrators at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, telling them about my own experiences and urging them to apply. You too, US faculty and admins! Applications for the ’26-’27 cycle are available.
Many thanks to Director of the Tisch Initiative for Creative Research Dana Whitco and Administrator Kristel Baldoz, and Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing Chair Joe Vinciguerra for arranging it.
Certain aspects of the Fulbright Program are currently “paused”. Today, many former Fulbrighters and their supporters #StandforFulbright on Capitol Hill and meet with Congress to ask for their continued bipartisan support for the Fulbright Program—a vital investment in U.S. diplomacy, security, and economic growth. Fulbright strengthens America’s leadership by fostering global partnerships, innovation, and opportunity.
We’re asking Congress to #StandForFulbright and support this program that builds a smarter, stronger, and more prosperous America for generations to come.
Get involved at: https://fulbright.org/advocacy/
