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The Dutch Burgher community occupy a unique place in modern Sri Lanka. Once a privileged class, their exalted status vanished on independence. Despite this, a small group stayed. Their story is a fascinating insight into the wicked and glamorous world of colonialism and its legacy.

Starring Poorna Jagannathan, the play about how sexual violence perpetrated by strangers and relatives wrecks the lives of the individual,opens in London’s Southbank this week.

Born in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka and educated in in London, legendary Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, editor & cinematographer Balu Mahendra has passed away today in Chennai, aged 74.

A few shots from the February 2014 India edition of the popular mens lifestyle magazine ‘FHM’ with Shruti Haasan on the front cover.

Launched into space today and heading to the International Space Station are two experiments designed by UK Students.