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Festival of India to be Held in Netherlands on Jan 26, 27

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A Festival of India is being organized in the Netherlands from 26 January – 27 March 2017 to showcase diverse Indian culture, including classical and folk dances, music, and exhibition on hand-made ethnically sourced silk clothes and accessories.

The events will be held in the cities of The Hague, Amsterdam, Rotterdam/Maastricht, Utrecht, Eindhoven and Groningen.

During the Festival, the following events will be showcased:

A 13-member Kathak Dance by Aditi Mangaldas Kathak Dance Group ;

A 15-member Bhojpuri Folk Dance from North Zone Cultural Centre ;

A 4-member Classical Instrumental Music Group of Subhash Ghosh ;

A 3-member Exhibition-cum-Demonstration on Handmade ethnically sourced silk clothes and accessories by Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Director, Sewa Bharat ; and

A 10-member Bhartnatyam Dance by Dr Sanddhya V. Pureccha.

The Ministry of Culture is holding these festivals abroad and Cambodia in January while in Ghana, the Indian mission will hold a Festival of India in four cities of Ghana from January 25 to March 16, 2017.

Festival of India to be Held in Ghana

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Indian mission in Ghana will hold a Festival of India in four cities of Ghana from January 25 to March 16, 2017 as part of bilateral knowledge share initiative.

The activities of the Festival include amalgamation of Indian classical dances, Sufi & Folk Music, and Saptarang – confluence of seven classical dance forms culminating in Vande Matram.

To complete the experience, a Food Festival, Yoga and Meditation, Film Festival will also be organised during the Festival.

The Festival events will be held in four cities of Accra, Kumasi, Cape Coast, Takoradi in Ghana. Earlier, similar festival was held in February in South Africa last year with several classical dancers performing on February 18, 2016.

In Cambodia too, a similar Festival of India was held this month to commemorate the relations between the two Asian countries reflecting both the ancient Buddhist period and present era.

These festivals are organised by the MInistry of Culture in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian missions abroad.