Writers: Ayushi Verma and Nishaa Ghosh (Delhi, India) Editor: Pooja Vishwanathan (Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India) Rang De Korea is KCCI’s flagship Korean culture festival in India. This festival was started in 2022 and unites all things Korean, from traditional arts and crafts to pop culture (K-pop, K-dramas), giving Indians a chance to enjoy and immerse…
Category: K-culture
From India To Gyeongju: A Journey Of Connection, Exchange, and Prosperity In The Spirit Of APEC Gyeongju
Writer: Khushi Yadav (Delhi, India) Editor: Pooja Vishwanathan (Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India) Asia’s history has always been a story of the sea. Through the waters of trade, culture, and ideas, people, knowledge, and inventions moved, leading to new opportunities. The ideas of connection and prosperity that APEC values today have roots that go back thousands…
K-Event Review: Inauguration of Jodhpur Garden At Nami Island Children’s International Book Festival, South Korea
Writers: Dr. Priyanka Vyas and Neital Sharma (Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India) Editor: Pooja Vishwanathan (Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India) The Nami Island International Children’s Book Festival, often referred to as NAMBOOK, is a biennial event (occurring every two years) held annually in May on Nami Island, South Korea. This year, the celebration was held from May 3rd (Sat)…
THE THREE KINGDOMS OF KOREA
Writer: Chhavi Sharma (Surat, Gujarat, India) Editor: Arpita Jena ( Baripada, Odisha, India) Just as the topic says, the three Kingdoms are an acronym for the three kingdoms (57 BC—668 AD), namely Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla, which were formed by controlling the peninsula and Manchuria until the consolidation of Silla in 676 AD. In 698,…
5 Places You Must-Visit in Pyeongchang
Writer: Priya Pailkar (Dombivli, Maharashtra, India) Editor: Divya Sonawane (Pune, Maharashtra, India) Pyeongchang, located in the Taebaek Mountains of South Korea’s Gangwon-do Province, is known as the birthplace of Korean skiing and is often called the “Alps of Korea.” It’s a go-to destination for winter sports and famously hosted the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games….
All India K-Pop Contest 2025: Delhi Regionals
Writer: Bharti Ratra (Delhi, India) Editor: Ankita Panda (Kolkata, West Bengal, India) The Korean Cultural Centre India (KCCI) — the cultural arm of the South Korean embassy in India— has been at the head of promoting K-pop and South Korean traditional culture, language, and art across India through various events, workshops, and film screenings. On…
K-Book Review: Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah
Writer: Jayati Bhardwaj (Delhi, India) Editor: Divya Sonawane (Pune, Maharashtra, India) Untold Night and Day (알려지지 않은 밤과 하루), written by Bae Suah (배수아), was initially published in 2013 and was later translated by Deborah Smith and published worldwide in 2020. It is a surrealist narrative that is multi-layered with numerous symbols. It explores magical…
Economic Contributions of the Korean Entertainment and Media Industry
Writer: Diya Jain (Delhi, India) Editor: Jayati Bhardwaj (Delhi, India) The South Korean entertainment and media industry has made significant economic contributions over the years. As it has grown, it has had a strong impact on the country’s GDP, trade, and tourism. Today, South Korea has successfully broken down barriers that only a few countries…
Popular Myths of South Korea You Must Know
Writer: Suparna Mitra (Kolkata, West Bengal, India) Editor: Tahoora Charfare (Fahaheel, Kuwait) “Mythology is like Gravity, inconvenient with time, but necessary for Cohesion.” – Elizabeth Janeway. Every culture imagines its culture in a different way, which is why myths are also different in every culture. In historical K-Dramas, K-Movies, we have heard of many myths…
K-Event Review: Korean Travel Fair 2025 (Celebration of 50 Years of Korea-Singapore Friendship)
Writers: Neo Sok Wei (Singapore) & Pooja Vishwanathan (Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India) Editor: Pooja Vishwanathan (Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India) Friendship in the Air, Korea in Every Step. The Korean Tourism Organization (KTO) recently commemorated Korea-Singapore’s 50 years of friendship and diplomatic relationship by organizing the Korean Travel Fair: Your Gateway to K-Culture at Plaza Singapura,…