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Licensed Singapore Tour Guide

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Shanti Bhattacharya

Shanti is a Singapore Tourist Board Licensed Guide in English, French, and Russian.

Shanti was born and grew up in Singapore in the 70s, worked in Paris for H.E. Mr David Marshall in the 90s, and following that, lived 20 years in Moscow during the heady days of glasnost and perestroika!

During her time in Paris and Moscow, she organised and conducted various cultural and walking tours, raised funds for orphanages and hospitals by organising bazaars involving up to 130 foreign embassies, and held ex-co positions in various Women’s Groups like International Women’s Club and Asia-Pacific Women’s Group.

In 1985, Shanti set up and managed the Peranakan Museum in Emerald Hill Road where she worked for several years. During this time, she also performed in Peranakan-themed stage shows and theatre.

She is back in Singapore seeing her son through National Service and makes regular trips to Moscow where her husband still lives and works.

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