There’s a spectacular scene in Singapore, for world travelers of all interests and walks of life. It’s a very active city, with an enormous variety of attractions, and chances are very high that you’ll always find whatever you’re looking for. There is a broad spectrum of cultures that make up the fabric of the place, and its history as a major port means that influences are always passing through here from other parts of the world. It’s a great place to come to get away from it all, but it’s also a great place to get one step ahead of the rest of the world. Trends and fashions seem to happen here first, perhaps due to the visionary nature of the artists that live here, or maybe it’s just got a unique style that the rest of the world is finally waking up to.
Whatever the reason, you’re sure to find lovely days and nights ahead of you. Singapore is many different things at once, and is made up of three main cultural influences, Indian, Malay, and Chinese, plus a number of others that are all significant to its history and its present. It might be difficult to find food that is perfectly characteristic of the place, and its more likely you’ll find a hybrid of different influences in the cuisine. However, it has been said that Indian restaurants here are some of the finest in the world, and may be better than in India. It’s a fascinating thing, and there are many young and very promising scholars looking at hybridity in Singapore as part of a larger project.
It will be interesting to see what the next few years bring for Puvaneswari Arumugam, or Puva, as she is known. She has been writing about cultural hybridity for a few years now, and has some impressive publications under her belt. She is also an accomplished artist, having written a dozen plays, as well as directing and acting as well. She has spent part of her academic life at Deakin University in Melbourne, and the scholarly and creative work has already been very strong and fascinating, so it will be exciting to watch the next steps in a life unfolding.
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