2019-2020

(Incoming Cultural Delegations/Festivals) Financial Year-2019-20


Cultural Programmes/Festival organized by ICCR


Sr. No. Name of the Artists/ Delegations Country Period Performance Dates/ City
1 3 -Member Mr. Chano Diaz group& Shri Gazi Khan group ( Jaiselmer) Peru 23-29 July, 2019 25 July 2019, Kamani Auditorium,New Delhi
2 5- Member Musical Troupe Morocco 31 July, 2019 31 July 2019 at India Islamic Culture Centre, new Delhi
3 6 –member Music and Dance group “Apu Inka” Peru 9 August. 2019 NCUI Auditorium, New Delhi

4. 5th International Ramayana Festival from 17-19 Sept. 2019 at Kamani Auditorium, New Delhi and 20-22 September, 2019 at Lucknow


Sr. No. Name of the Artists/ Delegations Country Period Performance Dates/ City
a 15-member The College of Dramatic Arts under Bundipattanasilpa Institute Thailand 16-23 Sept. 2019 Delhi – 17 Sept. 2019 & 18 Sept. (School in Delhi) Lucknow – 20 Sept. 2019
b 12-member Anand Ashram Dance Indonesia 15-23 Sept. 2019 Delhi – 17 Sept. 2019 & 23 Sept. (School in Delhi) Pune – 21 Sept. 2019
c 15-member Chandana Wickramasinghe and the Dance Guild Sri Lanka 16-22 Sept. 2019 Delhi – 17 Sept. 2019 Lucknow – 20 Sept. 2019
d 12-member Cambodia Artists troupe Cambodia 17-24 Sept. 2019 Delhi – 18 Sept. 2019 Lucknow – 22 Sept. 2019
e 10-member Notre Dame Kali Maa Mandir Association Mauritius 15-24 Sept. 2019 Delhi – 18 Sept. 2019 & 19 Sept. at Deer Park, New Delhi Lucknow – 21 Sept. 2019
f 13-member Three Roads Youth Trinidad & Tobago 15-24 Sept. 2019 Delhi – 18 Sept. 2019 Lucknow – 21 Sept. 2019
g 12- Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Bangladesh 16-23 Sept. 2019 Delhi – 19 Sept. 2019 and Lucknow – 21 Sept. 2019
h 12-member Shri Satsang Ramayan Mandali Fiji 15-24 Sept. 2019 Delhi – 19 Sept. 2019 Lucknow – 22 Sept. 2019
5 43-member Cultural Delegation Republic of Korea 18 Sept..2019 Reception by DG, ICCR at Azad Bhavan, New Delhi

6. 3rd Latin America festival from 4-5 November, 2019 at Kamani Auditorium, New Delhi


Sr. No. Name of the Artists/ Delegations Country Period Performance Dates/ City
a 10 –Member Prem Shakti Company by Antonina Canal Director Colombia 3-11 November, 2019 Delhi- 4-5 November, 2019 Guwahati- 8 November, 2019 Shillong- 9 November, 2019
b 6- Member Jenny Cardenas: Bolivia 3-10 November, 2019 Delhi- 4-5 November, 2019 Imphal- 7 November, 2019
c Capihuaras - - Guwahati- 8 November, 2019

7. The Festival of Egypt by the Ganga from 13-21 November, 2019 in New Delhi and Mumbai


Sr. No. Name of the Artists/ Delegations Country Period Performance Dates/ City
a 26- member Cairo Opera House ballet Egypt 13-21 November, 2019 Delhi- 14-15 November, 2019 at DAIC, Janpath
b Cultural Symposium by Dr. Ahmad Abdel Rahman Egypt 13-21 November, 2019 Mumbai- 18 & 20 November, 2019
c Caricature Art Exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi Egypt 13-21 November, 2019 -
d Handicraft Exhibition Egypt 13-21 November, 2019 -

8. 6th edition of International Folk Dance & Music festival 2-4 December, 2019 at Kamani Auditorium, New Delhi

Sr. No. Name of the Artists/ Delegations Country Period Performance Dates/ City
a 8-member l.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University Kazakhstan 02-07 December, 2019 Delhi - 2 Dec.2019 Aizawl - 4 Dec., 2019 Educational Institute and Embassy- 6 Dec.
b 7-member Borsa Band Hungary 01-08 December, 2019 Delhi - 2 Dec. Dimapur (Kohima) - 4 & 5 Dec
c 7-member Dance and Music group Tajikistan 01-08 December, 2019 Delhi - 2 Dec. Bhopal - 4 Dec Educational Institute - 6 Dec.
d 6-member “Tirums” Folk group Latvia 01-08 December, 2019 Delhi - 3 Dec. Kevadia (Baroda) -6 Dec
e 12-member "Masunq" Ensemble after Rudik Haroyan Armenia 01-08 December, 2019 Delhi - 3 Dec. Rajkot (Gujarat) -5 Dec
f 8-member KCAP Ekhaya group South Africa 01-08 December, 2019 Delhi - 3 Dec. , Shillong -5 Dec, Guwahati- 6 Dec.
g 8-member Cultural group Uzbekistan 03-09 December, 2019 Delhi - 3 Dec. and Patna -6 Dec
h 9-member “Abidat Rma” Folk group Morocco 01-08 December, 2019 Delhi - 4 Dec. and Kevadia (Baroda) -7 Dec
i 13-member Cultural group Kyrgyzstan 01-08 December, 2019 Delhi - 4 Dec. , Bhopal - 5 Dec annd Educational Institute- 7 Dec.
j 11-member Chishti Musical Art group Afghanistan 01-08 December, 2019 Delhi - 4 Dec. and Jammu - 6 Dec.
k 12-Member “Lachin” Dance Group Turkmenistan 04-08 December, 2019 Delhi - 4 Dec. and Patna - 6 Dec
9 23- Member Symphony Orchestra of Castile and Leon (OSCYL) from Spain alongwith 6-Member Dr. L. Subramaniam Group Spain 3-9 January, 2020 Delhi- 4 January at Sirifort Auditorium Hyderabad- 6 January Pune- 8 January
10 World Peace Music Festival “Sur Jahan” (Bangalanatak.com by providing gratis visas to members of the Music bands ) Hungary, Denmark, Reunion island, Madrid, Ireland, Sweden and Korea. 31 January- 10 February, 2020 Kolkata -31 January-2 February Goa -5-7 February, 2020 Jaipur - 8-10 February, 2020
11 Quintet Rao Kyao from Portugal “A Portuguese Honours Gandhi” Portugal 10-13 February, 2020 Delhi- 11 February, 2020 at Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

12. 34th Surajkund International Craft Mela from 1-16 February, 2020 and 18-19 Kevadia, Gujarat

Sr. No. Name of the Artists/ Delegations Country Period Performance Dates/ City
a 15-Member Group Mozambique 17-21 February, 2020 Kevadia- 18-19 Feb, 2020
b 15-Member Group Malawi 17-21 February, 2020 Kevadia- 18-19 Feb, 2020
c 15-Member Group Uganda 17-21 February, 2020 Kevadia- 18-19 Feb, 2020
d 13-Member Group Tanzania 17-21 February, 2020 Kevadia- 18-19 Feb, 2020
e 10-Member Group Sudan 17-21 February, 2020 Kevadia- 18-19 Feb, 2020
13 5-Mmeber “ Druk Drilam Boys” Dance Group Bhutan 27-29 February, 2020 Performance at Bhutan Embassy
14 Bianca Gismonti Trio Led by Pianist Bianca Gismonti Brazil 5 March, 2020 Kolkata- 5 March, 2020 at Satyajit Ray Auditorium.

15. ICD SECTION Indian Cultural Programmes organized by ICCR 2019-20

Sr. No. Name of the programmes Period style Date of performance
a Ms. Yamini Reddy (Hyderabad) 6 April, 2019 Kuchipudi On 6 April at VP’s residence house , New Delhi –UGADI Celebration (New year of various states)
b Ms. Moumala Nayak 11 April, 2019 Kathak On 11 April, 2019 at Oberoi Hotel, New Delhi dinner hosted by Secretary (East) in honour of AISOM (ASEAN SOM leaders)
c Shri Ranjan Kumar 21 August, 2019 Violin On 21 August at Hyderabad House , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of President of Zambia
d Shri Tathagata Mitra (Kolkata) 5 Oct. 2019 Sarod On 5 October, 2019 at Hyderabad House , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
e Shri Sarada Prasan Das (Varanasi) 14 Oct. 2019 Violin On 14 October, 2019 at Hyderabad House , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of Majesty King and Majesty queen of Netherlands.
f Ms. Rajrupa Chowdhury 1 November, 2019 Sarod On 1 November, 2019 at Hyderabad House , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of German Chancellor.
g Ms. Preeti ( 32 accompanists) 25 November, 2019 Medley of folk dances and music On 25 Nov, 2019 before the dinner hosted by Lok Sabha Speaker for dignitaries of 10th Commonwealth Youth Parliament at Parliament house Annexe
h Dr. B. Vijayagopal (Chennai) 28-30 November, 2019 Flute On 29 November, 2019 at Hyderabad House , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of the President of Sri Lanka.
i Shri Devanand Pathak (Kanpur) 01-03 December, 2019 Violin On 2 December, 2019 at Hyderabad House , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of the King & Queen of Sweden
j Shri Satyendra Singh Solanki ( Mumbai) 18-20 December, 2019 Santoor On 19 December, 2019 at Hyderabad House , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of the Prime Minister of Portugal
k Ms. Rekha Mehra (Delhi) 7 January, 2020 Kathak At DRDO ,New Delhi
l Shri Vikas Bhardwaj (Jaipur 23-26 January, 2020 Sitar On 25 January, 2020 at Hyderabad House , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of the President of Brazil
m Shri Abhisek Lahiri ( Kolkata) 7-8 February, 2020 Sarod On 8 February 2020 at Hyderabad House , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by PM of India in honour of the Prime Minister of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
n Shri Hari Prasad Paudyal (Varanasi) 11-13 February, 2020 Flute On 12 February, 2020 at Hyderabad House , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by vice President of India in honour of the Vice -President of Vietnam
o Shri Danish Ali 14 February, 2020 Violin On 14 February, 2020 at Hyderabad House , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by Prime Minister of India in honour of the President of Portugal
p Ms. Gauri Banerjee & Ms. Shruti Adhikar (Bhapal) 25 February, 2020 Sarangi, Santoor On 25 February, 2020 at Hyderabad House , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by Prime Minister of India in honour of the President of United State of America
q Shri Kumar Sarang Choudhary (Varanasi) 27 February, 2020 Santoor On 27 February, 2020 at Hyderabad House , New Delhi –Lunch hosted by Prime Minister of India in honour of President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
r Ms. Oshin Bhatia 19 March, 2020 Devotional Music On 19 March, 2020 devotional music at JNB in the evening of 19 March 2020

16. Events confirmed / proposed during January 2020 to March 2020

Sr. No. Name of the programmes Period style Date of performance
a - - Flute Concert by Quintet Rao Kyao from Portugal February, 2020
b - - Visit of Noam Semel- Theatre Expert from Israel February, 2020
c - - Visit of 6- Groups from Africa to participate in Surajkund Mela and thereafter in other cities of India February, 2020
d - - Performance by Bianca Gismonti Trio from Brazil at Kolkata -
e - - World Peace Music Festival- Kolkata, Goa and Jaipur -