India Festival in Australia dates soon

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By SAT News Desk

New Delhi, 13 April: India and Australia have decided to consolidate cultural and other relations between the two countries. The resolve came during the start of Australian Foreign Minister’s visit to India and her meeting with Indian Culture Minister Dr. Mahesh Sharma in New Delhi today.
Ms Julia Bishop headed Australian delegation met Minister, Dr. Mahesh Sharma in New Delhi today. Senior officials of the Indian Ministry of Culture were present in the meeting. Both sides discussed measures and steps to be taken to promote further the cultural relations between the two countries.
Highlighting the importance of relations between India and Australia, Ms. Bishop said that an agreement on promotion of Arts and Culture were signed between the two countries during the visit of Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi to Australia last year. It was also decided to hold a Festival of India in Australia in 2015, which is a significant step and needs to be taken forward, she added.
Appreciating the interest taken by Australia in the Festival of India, Dr. Mahesh Sharma informed that discussions between the officials of two countries are at an advanced stage and the dates of the festival are expected to be finalized soon. It was also requested that Australia may provide venues for the Festival free of cost, which the Australian side agreed to take up favourably.
Dr. Mahesh Sharma informed that soft launch of the Festival of India in Australia will take place next month in Canberra with the opening of an exhibition of National Museum at the National Gallery of Australia in May 2010. The National Museum of the Ministry of Culture is lending 101 miniature paintings from the 17 and 19 centuries depicting Rama –Katha or the stories of Rama for an exhibition
A sample copy of the miniature paintings on Rama-Katha was presented to Ms Bishop by Dr. Mahesh Sharma.

– SAT News Service.

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Neeraj Nanda

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