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The swing of a talon and a flurry of feathers leaves a rooster motionless, a cockfight bout viewed as cruel by many but which binds disparate Indian forest communities together.

In his speech at the Centennial Celebration of the Singapore-Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SICCI) on May 4, President Tharman Shanmugaratnam noted that SICCI’s roles “have evolved quite dramatically over the last 100 years”.

At a packed Samy’s Curry restaurant on a Friday evening, Amita Berthier fits in among a multi-racial crowd of diners despite being decked out in T-shirt and shorts with a giant training bag by her side.

Mahavir Janm Kalyanak is one of the most significant religious festivals for Jains worldwide. It commemorates the birth anniversary of Lord Mahavir, the 24th tirthankara.