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To commemorate the Pride month, the British Deputy High Commission, Kolkata hosted a two-day workshop on 27-28 June 2023. The purpose of the workshop was to empower 50 transgender enablers on amending Identity documents and accessing government welfare schemes and services to help themselves as well as others in the community. The workshop was organised …
He will also serve as the British Deputy High Commissioner for Western India based out of Mumbai Alan’s previous roles include Director, British Council India and CEO, Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council Alan Gemmell’s strong association with India continues as he takes charge as the new Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner (HMTC) for South Asia to …
Chevening Applications Open 6 August 2018 The application window for the UK government’s fully-funded Chevening Scholarships and Fellowships programmes opens on Monday 6 August, 2018 for the academic year September 2019-August 2020. Announcing the launch the British Deputy High Commissioner, Mr Bruce Bucknell said ‘Chevening is the UK government’s international awards scheme aimed at …
The British Deputy High Commission Kolkata marked Commonwealth Day 2018 with a Street Party at its Office to celebrate the close Kolkata-UK cultural and people-to-people relationship – especially their love for food and sports. With a theme of Sugar & Spice, there was a mix of the most popular spicy Kolkata high street food delicacies with a …
The British Deputy High Commissioner Kolkata, Mr Bruce Bucknell, made the following Statement after the United Kingdom held its General Elections on 8 June 2017 Kolkata Friday 9 June 2017 ‘The 2017 UK elections are a celebration of democracy. Democracy is a rich and robust tradition that the UK shares with India. ‘Despite the …
The British deputy high commission in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian industry organised a panel discussion in Kolkata on 21 October to focus on closer technology collaboration between India and the UK titled ‘India-UK: partners in technology and innovation’ Ahead of the India-UK Tech Summit in November,which will be opened by Prime Ministers Narendra …
Mr Bruce Bucknell is the new British Deputy High Commissioner in Kolkata. He represents the UK in the 13 Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Mr Bucknell said: ‘I am delighted to have arrived …
The UK is organising a series of events to strengthen the cultural and business partnership with Kolkata. Titled ‘UK in Kolkata – Celebrating Partnership,’ the campaign will run from 7-13 February with a number of events to showcase modern UK and take forward the vibrant Kolkata-UK partnership especially in the areas of science and …
Excerpts of the speech by Mr Scott Furssedonn-Wood, British Deputy High Commissioner, Kolkata Monday 18 January 2016 – Barrackpore Good afternoon everyone. It is a pleasure to be amongst the students here and I would like to thank you all for inviting me to speak at “Driving Climate Action through journey of Science Express” …
36 Teaching Assistants visit Chennai for a 3 day induction programme 23 September 2015: The British Council conducted a three day induction programme for 36 Teaching Assistants in Chennai at the Residency Towers from 21 – 23 September 2015. This batch of Teaching assistants complete the programme for this year which builds a further …