Shrimati C. Das, an academician, a polyglot and a translator from Hubballi, has been appointed director of Gurudev Tagore Indian Cultural Centre (GTICC) in Mexico.
According to a communication from the Ministry of External Affairs signed by Deputy Director General (AD) Shubhadarshini Tripathi, the appointment of Ms. Das is for three years with the diplomatic rank of First Secretary.
Ms. Das was earlier part of the Group Study Cultural Exchange Team to Ecuador, South America. She was also a post doctoral research fellow at Northern Kentucky University, the U.S., and a senior research fellow under Ministry of Culture.
A multilingual translator, Ms. Das has translated former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Meri Ekyyavan Kavitaen into English as My Fifty-One Poems. She has to her credit several books on culture and Indian and global woman philosophers. An exponent of Indian classical dance and Rabindra Nitya Natya, Ms. Das has led various projects on culture, language, literature sponsored by reputed agencies in India and abroad.
A polyglot and theatre enthusiast, she has performed in landmark Bengali plays of Badal Sarkar, Hindi and translated Kannada plays of Mohan Rakesh, and English plays by American and British dramatists like Tennesse Williams and William Shakespeare. Recipient of the best teacher award by Government of Karnataka, Ms. Das was also honoured with ‘Mahila Shiromani’ award by NRI Institue, New Delhi.
Expressing happiness over her appointment, Ms. Das said she would take up her new responsibility shortly.