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INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS INCOMING CULTURAL DELEGATIONS April 2010–March 2011 S No. Name of the Country Period Performances artistes/Delegations held in 1. 54-Member Blind Girls Egypt 4-9 April, Delhi Chamber Orchestra 2010 2. 9-Member Amjad Sabri Pakistan 7-10 April, Delhi Group 2010 3. 5-Member Iftakhar Ahmed Pakistan 10-14 April, Delhi Group 2010 4. South Asian Students & Pakistan, 10-23 April, Visit to Delhi, Teachers (10 students & Nepal, 2010 Agra & Jaipur 3 Teachers) Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Maldives 5. 180-Member Chinese China 18-21 April, Delhi Music group (Festival of 2010 China) 6. 4-Member Ziauddin Pakistan 1-6 May, Delhi Muhhamad Group 2010 7. 3-Member Farida Khanum Pakistan 1-5 May, Delhi Group 2010 8. 2-day “Africa Festival” 1) 10-member cultural South Africa 18-22 May, Delhi, Jaipur group “UBUHLE 2010 BESINTU” 2) 11-member National Rwanda 17-22 May, Delhi, Lucknow Ballet’Urukereza’ 2010 Delhi, 3) 11-member cultural Tunisia 16-22 May, Chandigarh Group”IFRIGA” 2010 Delhi, Haridwar 4) 12-member National Malawi 17-23 May, Dance troupe “AKA Delhi & Agra KWACHA” 5) 17-member cultural Nigeria 17-22 May, Troupe 2010 9. 14-member Salsa Music Sri Lanka 29 July – Delhi Band La 33 1st August, 2010 10. 3 Day International Dance Festival by Foreign Nationals: 1) Odissi Dance by Malaysia 2nd August Delhi Ramli Ibrahim’s 2010 Group Kathak Dance by Ms. Indonesia 5th August Delhi & Aila El-Edross Mansoorie 2) Bharatanatyam by South Africa 3rd August Mr. Nhlanhla 2010 Vincent Zwane Russia Kuchipudi Dance by Ms. Irina Strakhovenko Germany Kuchipudi Dance by Ms. Anne Dietrich China 3) Kathak Dance by Ms 4th August Zhang Jinghui Mauritius Kuchipudi Dance by Ms Dayashree Pentiah- Appadoo Germany Kathakali Dance by Ms. Isa Jacobi 11. International Shadow Play/Puppeteers (18-25 August, 2010) 1) 5-member “Nang Thailand 17-24 Delhi, Lucknow Thalung” August, 10 & Varanasi 2) 10-Member Hunan China 19-23 Delhi & Puppet Group August,10 Chandigarh 3) 5-Member Aswara Delhi Wayang Kulit Group Malaysia 17-21 4) 4-Member Mobarak August, 10 Group 5) 7-Member Shadow Iran 21-25 Delhi Puppet August, 10 Delhi, Jaipur Indonesia 21-25 August, 10 12. 8-Member Shafqat Amanat Pakistan 20-28 Delhi, Pune, Ali August, 10 Bangalore & Chandigarh 13. Screening of 6 Feature Taiwan 11-13 Delhi Films September, 10 Commonwealth Games 2010 14. 2-member Chinmaya U.K. 1 – 7 Delhi Dunster & Band October 10 15. 7-member Mawj (Wave) Afghnistan 4 – 8 Delhi Band October 10 16. 10-member Chitrasena Sri Lanka 7 – 11 Delhi Vajira dance group October 10 17. 7-member Kutumba folk Nepal 9 – 12 Delhi instrumental troupe October 10 18. 8-member Chelenche Che Botswana 10 – 22 Delhi, Kullu & Ngwao dance troup October 10 Mysore 19. 12-member Qawwali group Pakistan 12 – 22 Delhi & Mysore of Fareed Ayaz Abu October 10 20. 22-member dance & music Poland 24 Oct – Delhi, Jaipur, group 2 Nov 10 Agra & Chandigarh 21. 12-member dance music Turkey 29 Oct – Delhi group 3 Nov 10 22. 5-member musica no Brazil 22 – 27 Delhi & museu October 10 Chandigrh 23. 4-member music group Brazil 3 – 10 Delhi, November Bangalore, 10 Kolkata & Hyderabad 24. 6-member group gazal Pakistan 10 – 15 Delhi singer (Abida Parveen) November 25. 2-member Music Group Mexico 16-24 Delhi, + Ms. Aditi Mangaldas November Bangalore & Only Delhi 2010 Pune 26. 2-member Piano Music Poland 19-24 Delhi, Kolkata & group November, Bangalore 2010 Delhi International Arts Festival 27. 1) 5-member K3G Group Austria 1-7 Dec. 10 Delhi Indo-Austria 4-10 Dec. 2) 13-member Indo- Italian Italy 10 Delhi group ‘Nomadic Orchestra of the World (7 Indian Artists, 6-Italian Artistes) 3) 10-member Shivanova 8-13 Dec. 10 group U.K. Delhi 6 Indian Artistes) 3-13 Dec. 10 4) 3-member Indo- Mexico group (3 Indian Artistes) Mexico 8-10 Dec. 10 Delhi, Jaipur, 5) 20-member Okinawa 10-13 Dec. Guwahati group 10 6) 4-member ‘Tales of the Japan Delhi Body’ dance group 5-10 Dec. 10 7) 20-member Burshtyn Spain Delhi group 3-12 Dec. 10 8) 12-member Mawlawya 7-11 Dec. 10 Sufi troupe Belarus 8-12 Dec. Delhi, Kolkata 9) 4-member Tetrafide 10 group Delhi, Jaipur 10) 8-member group Egypt 2-8 Dec. 10 Delhi 11) 3-member Alvin Australia Sputnik’s Adventure 6-12 Dec. 10 Delhi Korea 12) 3-member Indo- Brazil 8-12 Dec. 10 Delhi Piano recital Australia 6-9 Dec. 10 13) 4-member Shri U Delhi, Srinivas + U K Brazil Bangalore & Pune 14) 1-member Claus Ankersen U.K. Delhi 15) 3-member group ‘El Barbero del Socorro Denmark Delhi Colombia Delhi 28. SOUTH ASIAN BAND FESTIVAL 1) Mawj Band Afghanistan 12 Dec. 10 Delhi, Jaipur 2) Band Bangla Bangladesh 12 Dec. 10 Delhi 3) Mekaal Hasan Band Pakistan 12 Dec. Delhi, Hyderabad 4) Traphic Jam Band Maldives 13 Dec. 10 Delhi 5) Funeral in Heaven Sri Lanka 13 Dec. 10 Delhi 6) Tashi Tagay Cultural Bhutan 14 Dec. 10 Delhi Group 7) Nepathya Band Nepal 14 Dec. 10 Delhi, Chandigarh 29. 20-member Elsharkia Egypt 13-19 Dec. Delhi, Kerala Folklore Troupe 10 Kochin 30. 16-member Orchestra Ecuador 14-22 Dec. Delhi, group 10 Guwahati, Kolkata 31. 33-member Music & Dance Algeria 14-24 Dec. Delhi, Lucknow, group Allahabad, Varanasi 32. 84-Member Dance & Music China 16 Dec. 10 Delhi group (Closing Ceremony Festival of China in India) 33. Menaka Thakkar Dance Canada 30 Dec-7 Delhi, Jaipur & Company Jan 11 Chandigarh 34. 11-member Coolie Odyssey South Africa 6 -13 Jan. 11 Delhi, Kolkata, Theatre group directed by Mumbai Rajesh Gopie 35. 37-member group from Pakistan 22-30 Jan 11 Lucknow & Pakistan (Madeeha Gauhar) Jaipur (P). Visit Ajmer & Agra 35. 3-member group (Ferdous Bangladesh 22-25 Jan 11 Delhi & Kolkata Ara) 36. 4-member group (A Salsa Cuba 7 Feb 11 Delhi Music group) 37. Tradition of Sufism 1) 12-member group Syria 7 & 8 Feb Delhi & Suraj Kund Mela 2)26-member group Tajikistan 2-15 Feb Suraj Kund Mela & Kanpur (Geeta Mela) Delhi, Kolkata & 3)13-member group Tajikistan 4-9 Feb11 Visit to Agra Delhi & Kolkata Delhi & Kolkata 4)5-member group Iran 4-9 Feb 11 5)4-member group Afghanistan 4-9 Feb 11 38. 3-member group Radha Australia 16-18 Feb Delhi Anjali 2011 39. 8-member group Tina Sani Pakistan 24 Feb – 7 Delhi, Lucknow March 11 & Hyderabad 40. 1-member (music) Israel 1st March Delhi 2011 41. Asean Countries 1. 10-member Music & Thailand 1-8 March Delhi Dance group 2011 2. 15-member Music & Cambodia 28 Feb – 7 Delhi Dance group March 11 3. 6-member Music group Singapore 3-8 March Delhi 11 4. 12-member Music & Dance group Myanmar 3-19 March Delhi, 11 Guwahati, Dimapur & Shillong 5. 15-member Music & Dance group Vietnam 28 Feb – 4 Delhi March 11 42. 5-member Music group Mexico 21-24 March Delhi & Goa 11 INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS (ICD SECTION) INDIAN CULTURAL PROGRAMMES April 2010 - February 2011 S.No. Name of the Style Date of Programmes/Style performance 1. Ms. Deepinder Kaur Hindustani 1 April, 2010 Vocal(H) 2. Shri Zameer Ahmed Ghazal(H) 9 April, 2010 3. Ms. Sangeeta Sharma Contemporary 9 April, 2010 Dance 4. Ms. Anupriya Deotale Violon 10 April, 2010 5. Shri Shukhvinder Singh Bhangra/Giddah 16 April, 2010 (H) 6. Shri Satish Babbar Ghazal(H) 23 April, 2010 7. Ms. Ranjana Guahar Odissi(H) 30 April, 2010 8. Ms. Rama Vaidyanathan Bharatanatyam 1 May, 2010 9. Ms. Munisha Nayak Kathak(lec-dum) 4 May, 2010 10. Dr. Neeta Singh Hindustani Vocal 7 May, 2010 Bhajan(H) 11. Ms. Sangeeta Sharma Contemporary 14 May, 2010 Dance (H) 12. Qadar Niazi Haider & Hasan Qawwali (H) 21 May, 2010 Nizami 13. Shri Ashok Sharma & his Brij Lok Nritya (H) 28 May, 2010 group 14. Ms. Gulabo Sapera Folk Rajasthani 3 June, 2010 15. Shri Kanwarpreet Singh & Bhangra (H) 4 June, 2010 group 16. Shri Vijay Siddha & group Kharawa-Fusion of 11 June, 2010 from Jaipur Percussion (H) 17. Ms. Suman Devgan Evening of Light 18 June, 2010 music (H) 18. Shri Pushkar Lele of Pune Evening of Light 25 June, 2010 music (H) 19. Ms. Vidha Lal Kathak (Lec-dum) 1 July. 2010 20. Mr. Shubhindra Rao Sitar 2 July, 2010 21. Haji Idris and Mohd. Ilyas Evening of Qawwali 2 July, 2010 (H) 22. Shri Nourang Lal Puppet show (H) 9 July, 2010 23. Ms. Aswari Pawar Kathak dance (H) 16 July, 2010 24. Ms. Priya Venkataraman Bharatanatyam 23 July, 2010 dance (H) 25. 4-Day North-East Indian At Manipur, Imphal 24-27 July, 2010 Dance and Music Festival & Tripura 26. Ms. Kavita Dwibedi Odissi dance (H) 30 July, 2010 27. Guru Pratap Pawar Kathak (H) 6th August, 10 28. Zahid Khan Rudraveena (H) 13th August, 10 29. Ms. Sneha Chakradhar Bharatanatyam(lec- 16th August, 10 dem) 30. Ms. Sneha Chakradhar Bharatanatyam (H) 20th August, 10 31. Ms. Mahua Shankar Kathak(Lec-dem) 20th August, 10 32. Malhaar Festival (23-24 August, 2010 1) Ms. Sharmishtha Kathak 23 August, 2010 Mukherjee 2) Ms. Malashree Hindustani Vocal 23 August, 2010 Prasad 3) Shri Shubhendra Rao Sitar 24 August, 2010 4) Kamal Sabri Sarangi 24 August, 2010 33. Ms. Pallvi Krishnan Mohiniyattam(H) 3rd September, 10 34. Ms. Geeta Mahalik Odissi(H) 10th September, 10 35. Ms. Jyoti Srivastava Odissi(lec-dem) 13th September, 10 36. Thumri Festival (22-23 Sept., 2010) 1) Ms.
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    The Dance of the Hyperbole Students showcase the penultimate piece, “Hyperbole,” in the Washington University Dance Theatre​*​ Living for the last two years masked behind a sanitized cloth; with a social distancing even from our loved ones, yet in the same home; sleeping alone in our rooms with our soft pillows as our only bedside companions; not being able to share our tea with our gossiping greying cacophonous neighbour; or even not being able to lend our inner stories to our restless dreams; we are constantly today, creating an artificial world. In this excessive superficiality will we forget we are alive? Do we have voices? Do we have real living pain and words that can be penned? My answer is NO. We as humans are never created with a loss of memory and total negligence to ourselves. We are created instead of choosing to forget, choosing to see our lives as three eased dots… I see these moments of the easing gentle pauses, the “life moments of truth”. For we as artists, as creators, those little dots are seconds of life, where we can shape and spawn, grow words into lines, lines into paragraphs – of stories, love songs, and poetry of yearnings and being alive in protests. These small breaths, to many, are simply just hyperboles of grammar, however, to the artist, these are intensely alive, strong, emphatic forceful portions of feelings, of coming to belong to what he only knows is the only truth…his art form. Let us not even once, then, discount these as mere undecorated flecks, but as gigantic astronomical atoms, that pinpoint to the immense creativity and churning in the human mind.
  • Top Tech Experts, Researchers Lauded

    Top Tech Experts, Researchers Lauded

    WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 20,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13280 Monday DECEMBER 17, 2018 Azar 26, 1397 Rabi’ Al thani 9, 1440 Main culprits behind Turkey would consider Iran, Croatia New Persian Chabahar attack working with Assad if boost cooperation exegesis of Quran arrested 2 he won election 13 15 published 16 Forex market to stabilize: Top tech experts, fin. min. ECONOMY TEHRAN— Iranian culture (ICCIMA) at the place of the same deskFinance Minister Far- organization, Dejpasand added that in had Dejpasand announced that domes- case forex market experiences stability, tic foreign currency exchange market is economy will also become steady. moving toward balance, real rates and “Some €60 million were offered at Iran’s stability, IRIB news reported on Sunday. domestic Forex Management Integrated researchers lauded Making the remarks in a meeting System (locally known as NIMA), which is See page 10 with the members of Iran Chamber of an acceptable figure showing that the mar- Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agri- ket is moving toward steadiness,” 4 Iran lauds global awareness to Yemen disaster POLITICS TEHRAN — Irani- for the Yemeni people,” Qassemi told deskan Foreign Ministry the Mehr news agency in an interview spokesman Bahram Qassemi has praised published on Sunday. global awareness about the calamities of the He suggested that a ceasefire should be Saudi-led war on Yemen, expressing hope announced in under the supervision of the that it would help end the war in the country.