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(Incoming Cultural Delegations/Festivals) Financial Year-2018-19
Cultural Programmes/Festival organized by ICCR
1. AFRICA FESTIVAL- 2018 FROM 24-25 MAY, 2018 AT KAMANI AUDITORIUM, NEW DELHI
| Sr. No. | Name of the Artists/ Delegations | Country | Period | Performance held in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 11 MEMBER La Sqanza Group from Congo | Congo | 23 May-31 May, 2018 | Delhi Bangalore and Pune |
| b | 10 Member, El Horryia Folk Troupe from Egypt | Egypt | 22 May -2 June, 2018 | Delhi Varanasi Lucknow Jaipur |
| c | 11 member Al-Fantasia et Baroud-Ghardaia Association from Algeria | Algeria | 23 May- 31 May, 2018 | Delhi Shillong Kolkata |
| d | 10 Member “The Planets” from Uganda | Algeria | 22 May -31 May, 2018 | Delhi Ahmadabad Vadodara |
| e | 11 member Hibiscus Group from Mauritius | Mauritius | 23 May- 31 May, 2018 | Delhi Ahmadabad Mumbai |
| f | 10 member Ethiopian national Theatre Traditional band | Ethiopia | 22 May – 3 June, 2018 | Delhi Bhubaneswar Goa |
| g | 11 member Under-GA3 group from Tunisia | Tunisia | 23 May -31 May, 2018 | Delhi Chandigarh Jaipur |
| h | 10 member Bujora Dance Troupe from Tanzania | Tanzania | 23 May- 1 June, 2018 | Delhi Chandigarh Khairagarh , Raipur (Chhatisgarh) |
| 2 | 4 member jazz concert by Magos Herrera from Mexico and Trio Afora from Brazil | Mexico & Brazil | 17th July, 2018 | Delhi, Kamani Auditorium |
| 3 | 8 member Compania de Danza Periferia Group | Colombia | 17-27 July, 2018 | Delhi, Kamani Auditorium , Bangalore and Pune |
| 3 | 8 member Compania de Danza Periferia Group | Colombia | 17-27 July, 2018 | Delhi, Kamani Auditorium , Bangalore and Pune |
| 4 | 17 member Dance And Music Group from Uzbekistan- | Uzbekistan | 10th September, 2018 | Uzbek Culture days in India at PBK Chankyapuri, New Delhi |
| 5 | 31 member RAPA group from Bhutan | Bhutan | 22nd September to 5th October,2018 | Delhi (IGNCA) and Patna ( Nalanda University) |
| 6 | 29- member Moscow Musical Theatre-Reverse “Days of Russian Culture in India” | Russia | 24th October- 2nd November, 2018 | Performance on 28th October, 2018 at Kamani Auditorium New Delhi under Days of Russian Culture in India and thereafter to Jaipur |
7. 4TH INTERNATIONAL RAMAYANA FESTIVAL FROM 29-31 OCTOBER, 2018 AT KAMANI AUDITORIUM, NEW DELHI
| Sr. No. | Name of the Artists/ Delegations | Country | Period | Performance held in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 10-member Natya Kala Mandir | Sri Lanka | 28th October to 4th November, 2018 | Delhi, Ahmedabad and Baroda |
| b | 09-member Dhriti Nartanalaya | Bangladesh | 28th October to 3rd November, 2018 | Delhi, Varanasi and Kolkata |
| c | 11- member Malaysia Bharathanatya Dance Association | Malaysia | 28th October to 5th November, 2018 | Delhi, Lucknow and Allahabad |
| d | 26-member Mithila Abdha Culture Preservation Council | Nepal | 28th October to 4th November, 2018 | Delhi and Jaipur |
| e | 15-member Ramayana Group | Thailand | 29th October to 7th November, 2018 | Delhi, Bhopal and Bhubaneswar |
| f | 14 –member Roopvani group from Varanasi | Varanasi | 29th October to 1st November, 2018 | Delhi |
| 8 | 6-member Timofei Doksitse new Life Brass band Group | Russia | 9-17 November, 2018 | Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata |
| 9 | 6-member Timofei Doksitse new Life Brass band Group | Russia | 9-17 November, 2018 | Delhi in collaboration with IWPC on 11th November, 2018 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre |
10. 5TH INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE AND MUSIC FESTIVAL FROM 7-9 DECEMBER, 2018 AT KAMANI AUDITORIUM, NEW DELHI
| Sr. No. | Name of the Artists/ Delegations | Country | Period | Performance held in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 8- member Kalive Music group from Iran | Iran | 6 – 19 December. 2018 | Delhi, Mumbai, Pune JNU, New Delhi and Kurukshetra |
| b | 15- Member Gwangju Cultural Foundation | Korea | 6 – 14 December, 2018 | Delhi, Ahmedabad and Vadodara |
| c | 11- Member “Galkynysh folk dance group | Turkmenistan | 5- 12 December, 2018 | Delhi Noida (Lotus Valley School) |
| d | 10- member Awayee band-e- Amir Cultural group | Afghanistan | 6- 15 December, 2018 | Delhi , Lucknow, Bhopal, JNU and New Delhi |
| e | 19- member Southern Provincial State Dancing group | Sri Lanka | 7 – 16 December, 2018 | Delhi, Kolkata, Shillong and Guwahati |
| f | 47- Member Chechen State Dance Company- Vainakh | Russia | 8 – 16 December, 2018 | Delhi, Chandigarh and Hyderabad |
11. 12TH DELHI INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL (DIAF) from 1-10 December, 2018
| Sr. No. | Name of the Artists/ Delegations | Country | Period | Performance held in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 10- member Raon Entertainment | Korea | 30 November – 03 December, 2018 | Delhi |
| b | 03 –Member Zoom Data | France | 30 November- 02 December, 2018 | Delhi |
| c | 15 member King Lear kathakali | France | 5-7 December, 2018 | Delhi |
| d | 02- member Mate Palasti | Hungry | 5-8 December, 2018 | Delhi |
| e | 6- member Flame of the Forest | Singapore | 3-6 December, 2018 | Delhi |
| f | 06 Member Sacred Places | Belgium | 6-10 December, 2018 | Delhi |
| g | 03- Member Ahsan Zulkrnaeen | Bangladesh | 7-9 December, 2018 | Delhi |
| h | 08- member Shanghai Traditional Arts | China | 30 November- 4 December, 2018 | Delhi |
| i | 03 member- DOO | Italy | 2-5 December, 2018 | Delhi |
| j | 04 Member- Thousand and One Night | Romania | 2-5 December, 2018 | Delhi |
| k | 02 Member –Flona Gardner- Kali | Australia | 4-8 December, 2018 | Delhi |
| l | 05 Member- Beauty Melody | China | 4-7 December, 2018 | Delhi |
| m | 02 Member -Larry T Hill | Australia | 1-4 December, 2018 | Delhi |
| n | 04 member- Sarvesetah Ensemble | Iran | 5-8 December, 2018 | Delhi |
| o | 14- member – RangRanga Dance Akademy | Sri Lanka | 5-8 December, 2018 | Delhi |
| 12 | 07 Member The Three Seas –Group | Australia | 16-19 December,2018 | Delhi |
13. “Sur jahan”- World Peace Music Festival 9-10 February, 2019 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, 15 Janpath, New Delhi
| Sr. No. | Name of the Artists/ Delegations | Country | Period | Performance held in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 8-member Liona & Serena Strings group | Spain | 9-11 February, 2019 | Janpath, and New Delhi |
| b | 8-member Mawlawyayh group | Egypt | 9-11 February, 2019 | Janpath and New Delhi |
| c | 6-member Babra group | Hungary | 9-11 February, 2019 | Janpath and New Delhi |
| d | 5-member Mario Lucio Band group | Cape Varde | 9-11 February, 2019 | Janpath and New Delhi |
14. 8th Delhi International Jazz Festival 1-3 March, 2019 at Nehru Park, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
| Sr. No. | Name of the Artists/ Delegations | Country | Period | Performance held in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 3-member Pulsar Trio | Germany | 28 February to 6 March, 2019 | Nehru Park, New Delhi, Kolkata and Bhubaneswar |
| b | 6-member Dean Nookadu Quintet | Mauritius | 27 February to 8 March, 2019 | Nehru Park, New Delhi, Bhopal and Lucknow |
| c | 4-member Lucknow Experiment Featuring Paddy | India | 28 February to 2 March, 2019 | Nehru Park and New Delhi |
| d | 3-member Hvetter Omry Trio | Israel | 28 February to 8 March, 2019 | Nehru Park, New Delhi, Kolkata and Port Blair |
| e | 6-member Go Back Project | Korea | 28 February to 8 March, 2019 | Nehru Park, New Delhi, Gujarat University (Ahmedabad) & Parol University ( Badodara) |
| f | 6-member Aziz Ozouss | Morocco | 28 February to 9 March, 2019 | Nehru Park, New Delhi, Mumbai and Allahabad |
| g | 3-member Fran Molina Trio | Spain | 1-9 March, 2019 | Nehru Park, New Delhi, Chennai and Trivandrum |
| h | 18-member X-band Shymkent city Circus Entity Jazz Band Orchestra | Kazakhstan | 1-11 March, 2019 | Nehru Park, New Delhi, Chandigarh & Jaipur |
| i | 7-member ASIA 7 | Thailand | 1-8 March, 2019 | Nehru Park, New Delhi, Varanasi & Patna |
| j | 5-member Fusion | Syria | 1-9 March, 2019 | Nehru Park, New Delhi, Goa & Mysore |
ICD SECTION Indian Cultural Programmes organized by ICCR 2018-19
| Sr. No. | Name of the programmes | Period | style | Date of performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Rajesh Prasanna | 7th April, 2018 | Flute Player | On 7th April at Hyderabad house , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of Prime Minister of Nepal |
| 2 | Chhatrapati Shivaji maharaj | 10th April, 2018 | Theatre | 10th April, 2018 at Red Fort, Delhi |
| 3 | 18 member – Shillong Choir group form Shillong | 12-15 April, 2018 | Choir Group | 1On 13th April Gala Closing ceremony for 70 years of India-Russia Diplometic Relations (MEA- Eurasia Division) |
| 4 | Shri Azeem Ahmed Alvi | 25th June,2018 | Sitar Player | On 25th June at Hyderabad house , New Delhi –Lunch, hosted by PM of India in honour of President of Seychelles |
| 5 | Shri Neel Ranjan Mukherjee | 6th July, 2018 | Guitar | On 6th July at Hyderabad house , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of Prime minister of Bhutan |
| 6 | Ms. Vidha lal | 9th July, 2018 | Kathak | On 9th July during dinner at Oberoi hotel, New Delhi in honour of President of the Republic of Korea . |
| 7 | Shri Shyam Kumar Bhosle , Vadodara | 9-10 July, 2018 | Santoor | On 10th July at Hyderabad house , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of President of the Republic of Korea . |
| 8 | Ms. Madhavi Mudgal | 19th July, 2018 | Odissi Dance Style | Cultural performance on the occasion of Delhi Dialogue X (ASEAN Division) on 19th July at Oberoi hotel during dinner hosted by EAM. |
| 9 | Ms. Subrata De (Sitar) Mr. Subhasis Bose (Hasaveena- from Kolkata- 19 to 21 July, 2018)) | 19th July, 2018 | Sitar | Cultural performance on the occasion of Delhi Dialogue X (ASEAN Division) on 19th July at Oberoi hotel during dinner hosted by EAM. |
| 10 | Gurbani Kirtan” by Padmashri Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa, Hazoori Ragi Sri Darbar Sahib | 12th August, 2018 | Sitar | Gurbani Kirtan at PBK, Chankyapuri, New Delhi on 12th August, 2018 –ICCR and World Punjabi Organisiation- EM Smt. Sushma Swaraj was the Chief guest |
| 11 | Natya katha-Krshna by Dr. Sonal Mansingh (Padma Vibhushan, MP Rajya Sabha) with 17 musicians and dancers | 2nd September, 2018 | Bharatnatyam | “Natya Katha-Krshna” at PBK, Chankyapuri, New Delhi on 2nd September, 2018 - EM Smt. Sushma Swaraj was the Chief guest |
| 12 | Lok Chhanda Cultural Unit (Ms. Maitreyee Pahari alongwith 24 dancers) | 17th September, 2018 | Melody of Dance | Cultural performance at PBK , New Delhi . Hindi Award giving ceremony organized by Hindi Division of MEA. President of India was the Chief Guest on the occasion |
| 13 | Mr. Amitava Chatterjee | 1st October, 2018 | Sitarist | On 1st October,2018 at Hyderabad house , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of President of Uzbekistan |
| 14 | Shri Asghar Hussain | 5th October, 2018 | Violinist | On 5th October,2018 at Hyderabad house , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of President of Russian Federation |
| 15 | Choreographed by Ms. Saroja Vaidyanath with ICCR students | 24th October, 2018 | Melody of Dances | Orientation Programme -2018 on 24th October at Azad Bhavan , New Delhi |
| 16 | Shri Murad Ali | 5th November, 2018 | Sarangi | On 5th November,2018 at President house , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by Smt. Savita Kovind, First lady of India in honour of First lady of Republic of Korea |
| 17 | Fateh Ali | 17 December, 2018 | Sitar | On 17 December,2018 at Hyderabad house , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of President of Maldives |
| 18 | 12 Member Lily Veng Cultural & Drama Club- Mizoram | 20-22 December, 2018 | Dance | India China Cultural Evening at PBk,Chanakyapuri, New Delhi |
| 19 | 12 member Geetanjali Internaional Folk Tang- Mathura | 20-22 December, 2018 | Dance | India China Cultural Evening at PBk,Chanakyapuri, New Delhi |
| 20 | 10 Member –Priya Srinivasan | 21 December, 2018 | Bharanatyam | India China Cultural Evening at PBk,Chanakyapuri, New Delhi |
| 21 | Ms. Gouri Banerjee | 28th December, 2018 | Sarangi | On 28 December,2018 at Hyderabad house , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of PM of Bhutan |
| 22 | Mr. R. Sridhar | 8 January, 2019 | Violin | On 8 January, 2019 at Hyderabad house , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of PM of Norway |
| 23 | Shri Santosh Nair | 9 Janaury, 2019 | Dance Choreography on Gandhiji | A dance Choreography on Gandhiji for celebration of 150th anniversary of Gandhiji. The Event was graced by External Minister - Ms. Sushma Swaraj on 9 January at PBk, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi |
| 24 | Ms. Hema Malini & Group from Mumbai ( 114 members) | 17-23 January, 2019 | Ganga balley | A dance performance “Ganga Balley” by Ms. Hema Malini and group on 22 January, 2019 for PBD-2019 at Varanasi . |
| 25 | Mr. Siddhartha Banerjee with 2 accompanists ( One member from Kolkata) | 23-26 January, 2019 | Guitar | On 25 January, 2019 at Hyderabad house , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of President of South Africa |
| 26 | Shri Sunil Bhagwan Avachat alongwith 2-accompanists | 17-19 February, 2019 | Flute | On 18 February, 2019 at Hyderabad house , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of President of Argentina |
| 27 | Shri Debanjan Bhattacharjee alongwith 2 accompanists | 19-21 February, 2019 | Sarod | On 20 February, 2019 at Hyderabad house , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of HRH Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. |
