President Droupadi Murmu witnessed a cultural programme at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre organised to celebrate Nuakhai, one of Odisha’s important agrarian festivals. The programme featured classical and folk dance performances from Odisha, including Odissi, Ghumura, Dhemsa, Lanjia Saura and Sambalpuri, showcasing the rich and diverse cultural heritage of the state.

Qingyuan | 💦🎉The 2026 Guangdong Zhuang Ethnic‑group Water‑Splashing Festival kicked off in Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County. It features solemn water‑worshipping rituals, folk dance drama, drone shows, DJ‑powered river‑side parties, plus a lively specialty market with local snacks, handicrafts and parent‑child activities. The festival also coincides with Qixi Festival. Click the link below to explore this vibrant celebration: #Festival# #Guangdong# #ZhuangCulture# #IntangibleCulturalHeritage#

This week we kicked off an internal “Ask Me Anything” series with senior leaders at Flagship. I was the test case, which meant sharing my views not only on Flagship’s strategy and AI in biotech but on Armenian folk dance and basketball. As I said to the team, Flagship is a highly unusual organizational life-form — in many ways, it’s an experiment itself. That is what makes it such an exciting place to work, and enables us to so relentlessly pursue ideas that are unprecedented, unreasonable, and transformative if true. Thanks to all who participated for your thoughtful questions. I'm already thinking up some hardball queries for whoever we put in the hot seat next...