{"id":814,"date":"2025-08-24T09:35:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T09:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/?page_id=814"},"modified":"2025-09-14T16:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T16:09:20","slug":"past-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/?page_id=814","title":{"rendered":"Past Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"814\" class=\"elementor elementor-814\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92fae0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92fae0c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e081453\" data-id=\"e081453\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b453760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b453760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/rice-img-1024x312.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-786\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/rice-img-1024x312.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/rice-img-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/rice-img-768x234.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/rice-img.jpg 1180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1f15e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1f15e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89c2730\" data-id=\"89c2730\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-151a297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"151a297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I moved to North Wales in 2018 and soon after arriving I started the Ruthin India Cultural Exchange (RICE) to promote exchanges around arts and crafts by building on the rich cultures and traditions of Wales and India. Did you know that there is nearly two centuries of relationship between Wales and India that started with the first Welsh missionaries going to Khasi Hills in north-east India? Nigel Jenkins\u2019 book is a good and informative read&nbsp;\u2002<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gwalia_in_Khasia,\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gwalia_in_Khasia,<\/a> for example, on this subject.<\/p>\n<p>As an aside I had spent some time as a junior doctor in north-east of India, before I came to the UK, so maybe it was fate that I came to Wales. North-east India is one of the most bio-diverse region in the world and the landscape is not unlike the Welsh hills, valleys and mountains, and the rain.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a36864 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a36864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EVENT: DIWALI 2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-50f9418 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50f9418\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdbd4e0\" data-id=\"fdbd4e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e4038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02e4038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-welsh-2024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-874\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-welsh-2024.webp 780w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-welsh-2024-229x300.webp 229w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-welsh-2024-768x1007.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-764a2bb\" data-id=\"764a2bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d48dcf4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d48dcf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali2024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-873\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali2024.webp 825w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali2024-278x300.webp 278w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali2024-768x829.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b75b747 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b75b747\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-35a3b26\" data-id=\"35a3b26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c31082e elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"c31082e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-star\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M259.3 17.8L194 150.2 47.9 171.5c-26.2 3.8-36.7 36.1-17.7 54.6l105.7 103-25 145.5c-4.5 26.3 23.2 46 46.4 33.7L288 439.6l130.7 68.7c23.2 12.2 50.9-7.4 46.4-33.7l-25-145.5 105.7-103c19-18.5 8.5-50.8-17.7-54.6L382 150.2 316.7 17.8c-11.7-23.6-45.6-23.9-57.4 0z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2190214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2190214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We all came together from different backgrounds to celebrate Diwali with lot of lights ofcourse, and music, poetry and film. Here are some pictures from the day.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8eb347b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8eb347b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5590eda\" data-id=\"5590eda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e318124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e318124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-8.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-879\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-8.webp 825w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-8-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-8-768x575.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-754cc9e\" data-id=\"754cc9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97274be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97274be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-6.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-878\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-6.webp 825w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-6-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-6-768x575.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a089b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a089b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a34c5ce\" data-id=\"a34c5ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee39ad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee39ad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-3.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-880\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-3.webp 825w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-3-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-3-768x575.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d879272\" data-id=\"d879272\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c87057f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c87057f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-882\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-1.webp 824w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-1-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-1-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-109e021 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"109e021\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a639e5\" data-id=\"3a639e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d4dc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30d4dc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-882\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-1.webp 824w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-1-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/diwali-1-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-574569f\" data-id=\"574569f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b61b6e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b61b6e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-674f510\" data-id=\"674f510\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff41ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bff41ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A reunion in Wales,<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ff1ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4ff1ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We had a wonderful session with a great talk by Brian who was joined by Alfonso and Colin, who also had done the overland trip to India in the 1970s. For some people attending, it brought memories of their own travels in the region, and made others jealous! All in all, a fab evening.<\/p><p>Here are a few pictures,<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-730ea75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"730ea75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b560bcf\" data-id=\"b560bcf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b6a74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60b6a74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1086\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A-reunion-in-Wales-768x1086.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-895\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A-reunion-in-Wales-768x1086.webp 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A-reunion-in-Wales-212x300.webp 212w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A-reunion-in-Wales-724x1024.webp 724w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A-reunion-in-Wales-1087x1536.webp 1087w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A-reunion-in-Wales.webp 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2f444e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2f444e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8206593\" data-id=\"8206593\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c73eb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c73eb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-1-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-896\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-1-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-1-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-1-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-1-1.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b41ebde\" data-id=\"b41ebde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7ac375 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7ac375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-2-1-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-900\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-2-1-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-2-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-2-1-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-2-1-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-2-1-1.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-69f95ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69f95ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-be34ea9\" data-id=\"be34ea9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b593a8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b593a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-3-1-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-898\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-3-1-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-3-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-3-1-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-3-1-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-3-1-1.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a906cb4\" data-id=\"a906cb4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af8cddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af8cddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-4-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-897\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-4-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-4-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-4-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-4-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brian-talk-4-1.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de2db22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de2db22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92cc8ac\" data-id=\"92cc8ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d35d8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d35d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">St David\u2019s Day Celebrations&nbsp;2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-55b93cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55b93cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d29d1d\" data-id=\"9d29d1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133145b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"133145b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1085\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/St-Davids-Day-Celebrations-2024-768x1085.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-910\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/St-Davids-Day-Celebrations-2024-768x1085.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/St-Davids-Day-Celebrations-2024-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/St-Davids-Day-Celebrations-2024-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/St-Davids-Day-Celebrations-2024-1087x1536.jpg 1087w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/St-Davids-Day-Celebrations-2024.jpg 1241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44ea029 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44ea029\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ca3386\" data-id=\"8ca3386\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06039f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06039f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EVENT REPORT: DIWALI NOV 2023<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f863fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f863fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a02673a\" data-id=\"a02673a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ae3a3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51ae3a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EVENT-REPORT-DIWALI-NOV-2023.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-914\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EVENT-REPORT-DIWALI-NOV-2023.png 715w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EVENT-REPORT-DIWALI-NOV-2023-216x300.png 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa2f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4eaa2f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff3c81c\" data-id=\"ff3c81c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c83aee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c83aee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-21279f9\" data-id=\"21279f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf8252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bcf8252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"847\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-924\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2.png 847w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-90dc621\" data-id=\"90dc621\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a3e4a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a3e4a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"843\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/event-report-diwali-nov-2023-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-921\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/event-report-diwali-nov-2023-1.jpg 843w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/event-report-diwali-nov-2023-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/event-report-diwali-nov-2023-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-afafaa2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afafaa2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d59622a\" data-id=\"d59622a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7593861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7593861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/event-report-diwali-nov-2023_2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-919\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/event-report-diwali-nov-2023_2-1.jpg 751w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/event-report-diwali-nov-2023_2-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a44e44b\" data-id=\"a44e44b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5041cb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5041cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/event-report-diwali-nov-2023_9-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-918\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/event-report-diwali-nov-2023_9-1.jpg 725w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/event-report-diwali-nov-2023_9-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-43bb9fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43bb9fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f14e35b\" data-id=\"f14e35b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f678228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f678228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/event-report-diwali-nov-20231-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-928\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/event-report-diwali-nov-20231-1.jpg 655w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/event-report-diwali-nov-20231-1-300x266.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bae251\" data-id=\"8bae251\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6294d5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6294d5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6afe01e\" data-id=\"6afe01e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3325e40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3325e40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cefyns North East India Exhibition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-609d3cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"609d3cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cefyns-north-east-india-exhibition--722x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-932\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cefyns-north-east-india-exhibition--722x1024.jpg 722w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cefyns-north-east-india-exhibition--211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cefyns-north-east-india-exhibition--768x1090.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cefyns-north-east-india-exhibition-.jpg 874w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-caef7e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"caef7e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e34154c\" data-id=\"e34154c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b5340b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b5340b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">18\/8\/21: Cefyn Burgess Exhibition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d20ed8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d20ed8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1086\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/18-8-21Cefyn-Burgess-Exhibition-1-768x1086.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-935\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/18-8-21Cefyn-Burgess-Exhibition-1-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/18-8-21Cefyn-Burgess-Exhibition-1-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/18-8-21Cefyn-Burgess-Exhibition-1-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/18-8-21Cefyn-Burgess-Exhibition-1-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/18-8-21Cefyn-Burgess-Exhibition-1-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/18-8-21Cefyn-Burgess-Exhibition-1.png 1587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ed9f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45ed9f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\"><p>RICE is coming back. We have all been through some challenging times recently and it is time to start looking to the future, albeit slowly and sensibly.<\/p><p>The Friends of NantClwyd y Dre have offered to host an event when we can see some of the work Cefyn Burgess has been doing since his last talk and hear about his trip to India last year and his future plans; he has been a busy boy!<\/p><p>We will have to see how the weather turns out and in any case we will need to observe Covid rules, and the plan is that people can bring their picnic and enjoy it in the fabulous garden \u2013 tables will be laid out, there will be some drinks and nibbles,\u00a0 and take turns going into the house where a sample of Cefyn\u2019s work will be on display. Cefyn will be around to tell us more also.<\/p><p>For further information about the last event, just before Cefyn went to India,\u00a0 please see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ruthinindiaculturalexchange.com\/category\/past-event\/\">https:\/\/ruthinindiaculturalexchange.com\/category\/past-event\/<\/a><\/p><p>NOTE: Cefyn\u2019s exhibition will be on at Nant Clywd y Dre for some time afterwards \u2013 lookout for details from Friends of NyD.<\/p><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e6503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"77e6503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7197fbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7197fbe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-590fe7e\" data-id=\"590fe7e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0a2113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0a2113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Event Report: Wales to India<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a463a29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a463a29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-640d8ce\" data-id=\"640d8ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3cff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e3cff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Event-Report-Wales-to-India-724x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-945\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Event-Report-Wales-to-India-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Event-Report-Wales-to-India-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Event-Report-Wales-to-India-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Event-Report-Wales-to-India-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Event-Report-Wales-to-India-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Event-Report-Wales-to-India.jpg 1587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b09de6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b09de6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Event Report: February 5th 2020<\/p><p>W<b>ales to India<\/b><\/p><p>Gosh, what an evening. Two fascinating presentations to a full house in the Feathers Pub.<\/p><p>With pictures, sketches and readings from the letters he wrote to his parents during his travels in 1971-72\u00a0\u00a0<b>Brian Johnson<\/b> transported us to \u2018The best Years of our Lives\u2019 (for some of us of a particular era). The car, the friendships he formed, and his experiences were nostalgic \u2013 only Brian could have pulled it off as he spent a phenomenal amount of time to prepare for the session. Opening up long locked boxes, physically and mentally, was challenging and we are all so grateful.<\/p><p>We are already discussing what\u2019s next \u2013 the rich material he has got must be shared more widely and there is talk of a Bollywood Film based on his story.<\/p><p>And here is some music to remind you of the Hippy era in India \u2013 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xKU4q0JELTQ Brian refused to comment whether he indulged (inhaled) though he wore the T-shirt!<\/p><p>And of course we expect the best from Cefyn Burgess and he did not let us down. His deep knowledge of Welsh culture, his Faith and his art are a powerful combination, and no wonder he is so well respected as an artist (and human being). He shared his work in Patagonia which will guide him as he learns about Bryniau Khasia and captures the essence of the Indo;Welsh links through his drawings and textiles.<\/p><p>It was very kind of him to fit us in just before flying off to India- he will start his visit with a talk in Mumbai and then go to North-East India.<\/p><p>Have a good trip Cefyn and come and tell us more when you return.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-90200cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90200cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7291e58\" 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src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Poetry-with-Karen-Owen-768x1086.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1110\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Poetry-with-Karen-Owen-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Poetry-with-Karen-Owen-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Poetry-with-Karen-Owen-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Poetry-with-Karen-Owen-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Poetry-with-Karen-Owen-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Poetry-with-Karen-Owen.jpg 1587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f12c9e elementor-widget 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With her clever use of explanations in English, story telling, and playing the poems on CD, there was something for everyone. Good poetry transcends language and is not literal was for me the main message from her session. Call me biased but I enjoyed the session and for that Diolch yn Fawr Karen.<\/p><p>And Diolch yn Fawr Nantclywd y Dre \u2013 Anna Gough Kelly, the last resident of the House had sent a poem to welcome us and which was deeply appreciated, and the Friends of NyD provided excellent hospitality, the wine certainly helped.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-116c14f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"116c14f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-365378b\" data-id=\"365378b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Event Report: Diwali<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5ae545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5ae545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Event-Report-Diwali.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1114\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Event-Report-Diwali.webp 723w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Event-Report-Diwali-212x300.webp 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae849f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ae849f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Indian Spiritual Traditions<\/strong><br \/><strong>Wednesday, 26 June, 7pm<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-016b855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"016b855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>We had a fanstatic event \u2013 Ruthin\u2019s first multi-faith celebration of the festival of lights; and you bet there were lights in both ways: physically Nanyclwyd y dre was brightly lit internally and externally and spiritually as we heard from different faiths about the meaning of light.<\/p><p>Below is a selection of the photos which do not do full justice to the event as there was so much \u2013 from music, poetry, services, networking and enjoying the refreshments \u2013 and it was a full house.<\/p><p>We thank the numerous volunteers who worked to set up the place beforehand and on the day, the various speakers and performers, the participants and the Friends of Nantclwyd y Dre.<\/p><p>There is already talk of the next event in 2020 \u2013 so look out next year.<\/p><p>For those interested, here is a copy of the program of the day\u2019s event.<\/p><\/div><p>Arrival music by Beryl Lloyd Roberts<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>310 \u2013 315: Welcome<\/li><li>315- 340: Diwali and Indian spirituality: Avril Robarts<\/li><li><p>340-350: Break<\/p><\/li><li><p>350-420: Music, songs and Lute playing: Geraldine.<\/p><\/li><li>420-430: Break<\/li><li>430-515: Multi-faith session (to promote better understanding in line with the spirit of Diwali which is the victory of light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance).<\/li><li>Christian: Rev Stuart Evans.<\/li><li>Quaker: Jean Campbell Leith.<\/li><li>Islam: Dr Tariq Chauhan.<\/li><li>515-525: Break<\/li><li>525-550: Welsh poetry: Karen Owen<\/li><li>550- 600: Final prayer: Indian \u2018Aarti\u2019 led by Shilpa and Geraldine<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>Followed by silent candle light procession to the Town Centre.<\/p><p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> There will be an Indian collection display by Cefyn Burgess and also a display of some Indian books. Refreshments will be served throughout with the help of volunteers led by Helen Job and Julie Lloyd Owen.<\/p><p>There is no charge for the event or for the visit to the house-feel free to walk around and enjoy the oldest house in Wales.<\/p><p>All donations go to the Friends of Nantclwyd y Dre.<\/p><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f671b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"56f671b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54845d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54845d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f826c0\" data-id=\"0f826c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310372d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"310372d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Event Report: Indian Spiritual Traditions with Avril Robarts <br \/>\n 26th June 2019\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e0d713 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e0d713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\"><p>We had a very informative and engaging session with Avril Robarts who took us through a \u2018roller-coaster journey\u2019 to explain the Indian spiritual\/philosophical teachings. She has kindly provided the attached transcript for those who could not attend and is available for those interested.<\/p><p>Avril is happy to come back and build on the first session \u2013 so watch out for further announcements.<\/p><p><a title=\"TRANSCRIPT OF THE RICE TALK BY AVRIL ROBARTS 26 JUNE 2019\" href=\"https:\/\/ruthinindiaculturalexchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcript-of-the-rice-talk-by-avril-robarts-26-june-2019.pdf\">Transcript on discussion about Indian Spiritual Traditions<\/a><\/p><p>Enjoy these photos taken from a most riveting session.<\/p><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-37c29e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37c29e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b2f214\" data-id=\"8b2f214\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbfe775 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fbfe775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/avril-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1155\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/avril-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/avril-2-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1156\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/avril-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/avril-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/avril-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/avril-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/avril-2.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c1da9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"10c1da9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2d589a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2d589a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd4cf1c\" data-id=\"bd4cf1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4333f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4333f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Events at Ruthin Library, June 2019 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a49466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a49466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ruthin-Library-June-2019.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-817\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ruthin-Library-June-2019.webp 723w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ruthin-Library-June-2019-212x300.webp 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c087169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c087169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Indian Spiritual Traditions<\/strong><br \/><strong>Wednesday, 26 June, 7pm<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9dd80a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9dd80a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\"><p>A discussion on Indian Spiritual Traditions led by Avril Robarts.<\/p><p>India has produced a wealth of widely varied Philosophical and Religious traditions. This talk will explore aspects of the ancient writings, with special emphasis on those which have influenced some in the West seeking a meaningful way of life.<\/p><p>The event will be held at Ruthin Library and open to all.<\/p><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ace3c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0ace3c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-557262a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"557262a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-028444b\" data-id=\"028444b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6864647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6864647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Event Report: An Evening With Cefyn Burgess\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-299fdfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"299fdfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>EVENT REPORT: 27 March 2019<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e755885 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e755885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> An evening with Cefyn Burgess<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7276e53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7276e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do you know the best way to avoid mosquito bites? Or how to heat the cold room in a hotel in north India? and about many other practical issues facing travellers in India: Where to go and how to have fun in this huge and fascinating country?<\/p><p>In his highly informative and entertaining talk, Cefyn Burgess kept everyone engaged during the evening. A frequent traveller to India for over a decade between mid 1990s and mid 2000s he criss-crossed the country, even getting to Andaman Islands (the penal colony during the British Raj \u2013 only as a visitor, you realise \ud83d\ude42 ), using various forms of transport, enjoying varied cuisines and staying in different types of accommodation. Goa with its carefree and laidback lifestyle, beautiful beaches clearly was exactly what was needed to unwind, topping it with tiger sightings and the Golden triangle in the north.<\/p><p>A collector, and hoarder, he brought and shared his boxes of memorabilia \u2013 ranging from an exquisite collection of papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 animals\/birds figures to cloth bags from Port Blair, various topis (headgear), shawls and dhotis (esp the one popularised by Mother Teresa) and, in keeping with his interest in textile and design, beautiful bedspreads and jackets.<\/p><p>He also briefly shared his plans to visit again and learn more about the existing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gwalia_in_Khasia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bryniau Khasia;<\/a>\u00a0he has been having discussions with the relevant parties in Wales to develop his project to celebrate this strong association between Wales and North-East India. Just a word of warning- there is already a waiting list of people who have offered to carry his bags on the trip to north-east of India. \ud83d\ude09<\/p><p>For those desperate to know the answers to the questions at the start of this report, it is Citronella \u2013 applied liberally it keeps the mosquitoes away (the side effect being it might also keep people away as one smells like a lemon), and the hairdryer to warm up cold bedsheets and left running from a picture hook in the room whilst going for dinner, makes for a very comfortable room on return!<\/p><p>Post meeting we have been exploring the possibility of creating a exhibition of his collection \u2013 which is frankly marvellous \u2013 so that more people can enjoy it. So watch this space.<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec89b83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec89b83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bravo Cefyn: Diolch yn fawr and pob lwc.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bffe8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0bffe8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/An-evening-with-Cefyn-Burgess1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-825\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/An-evening-with-Cefyn-Burgess1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/An-evening-with-Cefyn-Burgess1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c0d081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c0d081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_240\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keeping them mesmerised \u2013 his collection of cloth bags from Port Blair over his arm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c0604f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c0604f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/An-evening-with-Cefyn-Burgess2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-824\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/An-evening-with-Cefyn-Burgess2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/An-evening-with-Cefyn-Burgess2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-997244b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"997244b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240\"><figcaption><figure id=\"attachment_241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With help from his assistant, showing the exquisite textile.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719757e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"719757e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/An-evening-with-Cefyn-Burgess-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-823\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/An-evening-with-Cefyn-Burgess-3.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/An-evening-with-Cefyn-Burgess-3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ebd4cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ebd4cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240\"><figcaption><figure id=\"attachment_241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><figure id=\"attachment_242\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Modelling the Mother Teresa Dhoti.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bea5f24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bea5f24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/An-evening-with-Cefyn-Burgess-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-822\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/An-evening-with-Cefyn-Burgess-4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/An-evening-with-Cefyn-Burgess-4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3d45c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef3d45c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240\"><figcaption><figure id=\"attachment_241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><figure id=\"attachment_242\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><div class=\"entry-content\"><figure id=\"attachment_243\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-243\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u2026and the Topis!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9001f5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9001f5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\"><p>A discussion on Indian Spiritual Traditions led by Avril Robarts.<\/p><p>India has produced a wealth of widely varied Philosophical and Religious traditions. This talk will explore aspects of the ancient writings, with special emphasis on those which have influenced some in the West seeking a meaningful way of life.<\/p><p>The event will be held at Ruthin Library and open to all.<\/p><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a503ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a503ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9d1668\" data-id=\"a9d1668\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec22129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec22129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Event Report: Laughter Yoga <br \/>\n11 March 2019<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f4c7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5f4c7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a0Laughter Yoga<\/strong><\/p><p>EVENT REPORT: 11 March 2019<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1597d63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1597d63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\"><p>Did we have a laugh \u2013 you bet! And there were no injuries from falling about or rolling around on the floor. So all in all a successful event.<\/p><p>If you have not seen it, then do see the introductory video and you can read more about Laughter Yoga here.<\/p><p>We were very fortunate to have Pam Neal, an experienced Yoga instructor, who led us through some of the Laughter Yoga exercises, following another video. The video, though in Hindi, is easy to follow and apologies that the sound is missing for a short period, but overall it is a very good resource. Pam also demonstrated some of the Breathing techniques \u2013 Pranayama \u2013 which help overall wellbeing and also make laughter yoga more enjoyable. And yes, after the session participants did feel as if they had done a proper workout \u2013 but what a way to exercise.<\/p><p>The presence of Helen Job was another bonus, and who not only participated actively but gave us our anthem. Some of you may already be familiar with this song but it was new to me and I have one goal now \u2013 to be able to laugh as in this song!<\/p><p>There was active discussion about the next steps; Maureen suggesting taking this to older people\u2019s homes, integrating laughter yoga into other initiatives such as Tai-chi practised by Paul or taking to hospitals where Julie works! And using local venues where people gather such as Ruthin Craft Centre or cafes to introduce people to the benefits of Laughter Yoga and help them overcome their natural reluctance \u2013 the Stiff Upper Lip problem.<\/p><p>So next time if you see people breaking out into belly laughs then do not send for \u2018men in white coats\u2019 \u2013 they are just happy and practising laughter yoga. I believe Barbara raised some eye brows recently whilst walking uphill to her home!<\/p><p>In the next few weeks we will give it some thought and plan further activities and make Ruthin and North Wales the laughter capital ( not laughing stock \ud83d\ude00 )<\/p><p>However, you do not have to wait for planned sessions, you can start yourself. As Charlie Chaplin said: \u201cThe most wasted day in life is the day in which we have not laughed\u201d.<\/p><p>And to put some myths to bed: age and physical fitness are not barriers \u2013 everyone can do it, just do as much as you can, it is more about the attitude and not just physical aspects<\/p><p>Thanks to all who came and made it a memorable event and to the Library as usual. Now get laughing. \ud83d\ude00 \ud83d\ude00 \ud83d\ude00 \ud83d\ude00 \ud83d\ude00 \ud83d\ude00<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21962a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e21962a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5a2962 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5a2962\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f0cdf0\" data-id=\"5f0cdf0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f2def elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83f2def\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Events at Ruthin Library, March 2019<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58172f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58172f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Events-at-Ruthin-Library-March-2019.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1164\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Events-at-Ruthin-Library-March-2019.webp 723w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Events-at-Ruthin-Library-March-2019-212x300.webp 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce88d42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce88d42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Laughing Yoga at Ruthin Library<br \/>March 11th, 7 \u2013 8:30pm\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b81f59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b81f59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Come and join us for an evening of Laughter Yoga \u2013 you may already be a practitioner or just curious to find out more. Here is a brief introduction to the subject.<\/p><\/div><footer><\/footer>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b325eb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b325eb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/jsCkXauJvlc?si=kXX5y1Ghfqeh0Mzx&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2793feb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2793feb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>We have no idea how the evening will work out but one thing is sure: we will try and lift off the roof of Ruthin Library with our laughter. So come prepared.<br \/><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><br \/>We will be joined by Pam Neal, an experienced Yoga Teacher also.<\/span><\/p><\/div><footer><\/footer>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f38c3a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f38c3a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A discussion with Cefyn Burgess at Ruthin Library<\/strong><br \/><strong>27th March, 7 \u2013 8:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12651fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12651fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Cefyn Burgess \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cefynburgess.co.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.cefynburgess.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 who will be known to most people in Ruthin, from his studio at the Craft Centre has travelled extensively in India over the last two decades and will share his experiences and his future plans.<\/p><p>In addition, as many of you will know Rajan was travelling in India during Dec-Jan and has explored options for how to develop our cultural exchanges and he will share these ideas. To whet your appetite, here is a picture of some of the \u2018goodies\u2019 he brought back.<\/p><\/div><footer><\/footer>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f0da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25f0da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnail_1ce259e1eeb04aa78199bda47f28eedb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1165\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnail_1ce259e1eeb04aa78199bda47f28eedb.jpg 690w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnail_1ce259e1eeb04aa78199bda47f28eedb-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f397d0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f397d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1618e82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1618e82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7ede90\" data-id=\"b7ede90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-373f9b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"373f9b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ty Hai Concert at Theatr Twm o\u2019r Nant.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-876d2e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"876d2e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ty-hai.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1166\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb46509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb46509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Laughing Yoga at Ruthin Library<br \/>March 11th, 7 \u2013 8:30pm\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba59e3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba59e3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>There is a concert coming to Theatr Twm o\u2019r Nant in Denbigh on the 30th of March, 2019. Ty Hai are an Indo Celt collaboration performing Welsh airs and dance melodies and ragas and Indian rhythmic music.<\/p><p>For more information about Ty Hai visit their website.<\/p><p>For tickets, please contact Twm o\u2019r Nant Theatr.<\/p><p>You can also purchase tickets at Siop Clwyd, located on the square in Denbigh or contact by phone at 01745 813 431 or 07792 315 723.<\/p><p>Doors open at 7, concert starts at 7.30pm.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><footer><\/footer>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af7bc00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af7bc00\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44bbd0e\" data-id=\"44bbd0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7c83a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b7c83a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Event Report: The Cinematic Experience <br> ( 6 DEC 2018 )<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b29a0f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b29a0f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Cinematic Experience<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1529811 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1529811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>This event was the introduction to our planned theme on Film and Music.<\/p><p>It was a cinematic experience session led by Mr. Nikhil Kaushik who gave an interesting talk about going to the cinema which is not just about the film but also socializing, meeting and making friends. In addition, the complete show includes advertisements, a short film, and the main feature. He had created a session for us along these lines, and which is a very different way of looking at cinema.<\/p><p>For advertisement, he chose to highlight the beauty of Ruthin and surrounding bits of North Wales. He reminded the audience that they have much to sing praises for the town and promote it as a round the year tourist spot.<\/p><p>For the short film, he chose to enlighten the audience with a presentation about the rapidly increasing problem of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) that affects the central vision. As life expectancy increases, so do the number of those developing this condition. It is anticipated that there are about 26 thousand new cases of ARMD in the United Kingdom alone. He touched upon the recent advances in the management of this condition and stressed the importance of taking preventative measures paying attention to maintaining a healthy lifestyle and certainly smoking cessation. Never to miss an opportunity to promote good eye-care, given that he is a consultant surgeon in Wrexham and knowing that the subject was a matter of interest to some of the audience!<\/p><p>The main highlight of the evening was the presentation about Mr. Kaushik\u2019s tryst with making a Bollywood style film (Bhavishya-The Future) that explored professional migration. He narrated how he created a story around experiences and reasons that young professional faces while choosing a place to work and live. The film looks at the reasons why a doctor from India gets attracted to work for the British NHS, and why British trained Doctors look to live and work in Australia, the Middle East or the USA. He shared his interesting experiences with the technical and commercial aspects of filmmaking. He recounted how his film and the story about making the film attracted much interest in the medical and lay press, Radio and TV. The BBC Wales report on the filmmaking and the star-studded premiere was very enjoyable.<\/p><p>Mr. Kaushik informed that his film was not a prelude to giving up his medical career but just to do something different, enjoyable and meaningful. The film was received well and can be watched on YouTube in the comfort of your home:<br \/><br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bhavishya The Future:<\/span><\/p><\/div><footer><\/footer>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46fecbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"46fecbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/vC0y5QRUXpc&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6d3c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a6d3c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Finally, given that some people had asked for the link to his documentary on Tagore, he has also provided it:<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Celebrating Tagore!<\/span><\/p><\/div><footer><\/footer>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-579cf1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"579cf1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/PPKKtni3uko&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ddb7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5ddb7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A discussion with Cefyn Burgess at Ruthin Library<\/strong><br \/><strong>27th March, 7 \u2013 8:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e1231e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e1231e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Following the event, Nayan Patel wrote in thanking for organising wonderful Bollywood evening last Thursday. I thoroughly enjoyed it. And sent a long list of Bollywood films which he thinks are worth showing \u2013 so watch this space as we start the film showing programme in 2019.<\/p><\/div><footer><\/footer>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ff2460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ff2460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pasted-image-0.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1171\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pasted-image-0.png 602w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pasted-image-0-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9246cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9246cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><em>Mr. Kaushik talking us through the experience.<\/em><\/p><\/div><footer><\/footer>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e2e7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2e2e7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pasted-image-0-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large 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aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><figure id=\"attachment_200\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-200\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><div class=\"entry-content\"><figure id=\"attachment_201\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-201\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><div class=\"entry-content\"><p>For more information about the film\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/wales\/north_east\/4606845.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here.<\/a><\/p><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><footer><\/footer>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a698094 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a698094\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fd234d\" data-id=\"0fd234d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3fcaef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3fcaef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Event Report: Poetry from Wales and India<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220cbff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"220cbff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>EVENT REPORT: 19 NOV 2018<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db808c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db808c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Poetry from Wales and India\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6f5269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6f5269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This event followed on from the first where poetry was identified as a particular area of interest and where there were existing literary links. We were very fortunate that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lit-across-frontiers.org\/profiles\/karen-owen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karen Owen\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/wales\/north_east\/5348102.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikhil Kaushik<\/a>\u00a0agreed to come along and \u2018enlighten\u2019 and \u2018entertain\u2019 us!<\/p><p>Karen Owen needs no introduction to poetry aficionados in Wales and at this event she showed why. Passionate, articulate, humourous, serious and irreverent she carried the audience with her that evening. Rooted in her native Pen y Groes and Welsh history she has a strong social conscience and spoke eloquently about the drug and crime problems of youth, and the dreadful impact of wars, for example and described the work of India Wales poetry exchange (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lit-across-frontiers.org\/activities-and-projects\/project\/poetry-connections-india-wales\/\">https:\/\/www.lit-across-frontiers.org\/activities-and-projects\/project\/poetry-connections-india-wales\/<\/a>\u00a0). She also mentioned her work with her birth cohort poets- she now has 150 poets from across the world who were all born in 1974 (sorry Karen, giving away your age!) and to top it all she read two of her own poems and had the audience tapping their feet to provide accompaniment!<\/p><p>Nikhil Kaushik, who will feature again in RICE as he is multi-talented, has been writing poetry in Hindi since his youth and is actively involved with the Hindi poetry society in India and the UK. He had brought along a documentary film he made about the life of Rabindra Nath Tagore (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rabindranath_Tagore\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rabindranath_Tagore<\/a>\u00a0), India\u2019s best known and most beloved poet, that was screened and which complemented the previous talk by Karen. Nikhil produced this documentary in 2011, the year when UNESCO honoured Pablo Neruda, Aim\u00e9 C\u00e9saire and Tagore for their efforts in challenging the contradictions of an unequal and unfair world system and in understanding the complex processes of modernity. For those of you who missed it, the film can be seen at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PPKKtni3uko\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/PPKKtni3uko<\/a>\u00a0. He also gifted to RICE a copy of the poetry book he had made to mark the marriage of his daughter \u2013 which is now part of the collection \u2013 and read two of his poems.<\/p><p>As an aside, given that many participants are also interested in spirituality, it is worth reading Tagore\u2019s work \u2013 an example is available here\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fortunedotcom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/sadhana-by-tagore.pdf\">https:\/\/fortunedotcom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/sadhana-by-tagore.pdf<\/a><\/p><p>Geraldine, a Tagore fan, had brought her copy of \u2018Gitanajli\u2019 and read one of her favourite poems from it.<\/p><p>Tim Heron summed up the mood when he said that there was a lot to take away from the evening and he had made copious notes (as homework, Tim!). And to quote Barbara Lyndon: \u201c I was amazed, such a good meeting, fun but also very interesting. Listening to the Welsh poet I realised how little I understand about Welsh culture. I liked\u00a0 the documentary very much, such a gentle film and now I want to find out more about\u00a0 Rabindranath Tagore.\u201d<\/p><p>Clearly, another success for RICE. What next keeps coming up \u2013 so watch the space.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7692aae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7692aae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1185\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2.jpg 1378w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a415c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27a415c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_240\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Karen Owen<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ab2a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79ab2a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1186\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe16154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe16154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240\"><figcaption><figure id=\"attachment_241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Our Beautiful Library<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbfafa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bbfafa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-21-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1187\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-21-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-21-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-21.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b410a9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b410a9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240\"><figcaption><figure id=\"attachment_241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><figure id=\"attachment_242\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Our Beautiful Library<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ef0f32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ef0f32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1188\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87eb70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a87eb70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240\"><figcaption><figure id=\"attachment_241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><figure id=\"attachment_242\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><div class=\"entry-content\"><figure id=\"attachment_243\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-243\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Nikhil and Karen exchanging their work.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f48c25f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f48c25f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1189\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-3-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea99035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea99035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240\"><figcaption><figure id=\"attachment_241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><figure id=\"attachment_242\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><div class=\"entry-content\"><figure id=\"attachment_243\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-243\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Karen and Nikhil with Rajan<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd45df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4fd45df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1193\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-1.jpg 1378w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e153d37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e153d37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240\"><figcaption><figure id=\"attachment_241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><figure id=\"attachment_242\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><div class=\"entry-content\"><figure id=\"attachment_243\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-243\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><figure id=\"attachment_182\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Geraldine reciting Tagore<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bf16e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0bf16e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1193\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/event-2-1.jpg 1378w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ff7f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20ff7f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240\"><figcaption><figure id=\"attachment_241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><figure id=\"attachment_242\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><div class=\"entry-content\"><figure id=\"attachment_243\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-243\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><figure id=\"attachment_182\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><div class=\"entry-content\"><figure id=\"attachment_183\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-183\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Nikhil Kaushik<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1df3af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1df3af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34ca0de\" data-id=\"34ca0de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd9fd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cd9fd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Event Report: Introduction to contemporary Indian Fiction Writing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85a3cd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85a3cd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>EVENT REPORT: 10 OCT 2018<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211a591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"211a591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction to contemporary Indian Fiction Writing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9da9ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9da9ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cDo you like reading contemporary fiction by \u2018Indian\u2019 sub-continent authors? Do you want to share your experiences and learn from others with a similar interest? You may know of Arundhati Roy but do you know about Anuradha Roy? Or Aatish Taseer, Abraham Veghese. Aravind Adiga and many more.\u201d<\/p><p>Ruthin Library is planning to start a \u2018Special Interest Group\u2019 to bring together people who enjoy fiction by contemporary authors who write mainly about Indian sub-continent (to cover India, Pakistan, Bangladesh).<\/p><p>The event aims to provide further background and invite discussion on how to take forward this idea and, which in time could be extended to cover other areas, to promote awareness of Indian writings and possibly encourage exchanges between India and North Wales.\u201d<\/p><p>And so the event was billed and held on 10 Oct 2018 at the Ruthin Library. Although conceived as an introductory event, it became clear from the start that this was a knowledgeable audience who knew their \u2018Indian\u2019 authors! There was considerable awareness and fondness for Indian writers, many audience members had direct knowledge of India through travels or family\/friends connections and wanted to find out more, the rich diversity of India and Indian writings was recognised and there was a concern that the access to some of this material was limited because of a lack of awareness and the way publishing works which ends up promoting particular genres\/tastes. Despite the usual issues of who is an \u2018Indian\u2019 author (can it Pakistani or Bangladeshi authors also, do they have to be in India or from India or writing about India), what is \u2018contemporary\u2019 (how far back do we go), what is \u2018fiction\u2019 (are historical books like those by William Dalrymple, Ramacharan Guha or Pankaj Mishra included) and whether we include poetry (aha!) , there was a consensus that it was not worth getting bogged down into these details and let things evolve, and keep in mind the over-riding principle of having fun!<\/p><p>The Library already has quite a few books by \u2018Indian\u2019 authors and more were added following a gift; this model of \u2018crowd-sourcing\u2019 was seen as worth following up whereby people, after reading the books, could gift them to the emerging Indian collection.<\/p><p>And that was not all, the introductory event identified opportunities in many other areas apart from literature and so RICE was conceived.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff92e19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff92e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/contemporary-Indian-Fiction-Writing-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1204\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/contemporary-Indian-Fiction-Writing-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/contemporary-Indian-Fiction-Writing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/contemporary-Indian-Fiction-Writing.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f03591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f03591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_240\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><figure id=\"attachment_99\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-99\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Tim and Rajan leading the discussion.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b73e4fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b73e4fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/contemporary-Indian-Fiction-Writing2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1205\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/contemporary-Indian-Fiction-Writing2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/contemporary-Indian-Fiction-Writing2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/contemporary-Indian-Fiction-Writing2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b33e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39b33e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240\"><figcaption><figure id=\"attachment_241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><figure id=\"attachment_187\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A brilliant turnout<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d92dbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d92dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/contemporary-Indian-Fiction-Writing3-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1206\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/contemporary-Indian-Fiction-Writing3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/contemporary-Indian-Fiction-Writing3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ramareflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/contemporary-Indian-Fiction-Writing3.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da86d51 elementor-widget 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