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 4-9 April, Chamber Orchestra 2010 2. 9-Member Amjad Sabri 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 & , 2010 Agra & Jaipur 3 Teachers) Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, 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 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 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 Kuchipudi Dance by Ms. Anne Dietrich China 3) Kathak Dance by Ms 4th August Zhang Jinghui 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 & 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 21-25 Delhi Puppet August, 10 Delhi, Jaipur Indonesia 21-25 August, 10

12. 8-Member Shafqat Amanat Pakistan 20-28 Delhi, , 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 group Pakistan 12 – 22 Delhi & Mysore of Abu October 10 20. 22-member dance & music Poland 24 Oct – Delhi, Jaipur, group 2 Nov 10 Agra & Chandigarh 21. 12-member dance music 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 & 24. 6-member group gazal Pakistan 10 – 15 Delhi singer () 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 1-7 Dec. 10 Delhi Indo-Austria 4-10 Dec. 2) 13-member Indo- Italian 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 ) 33. Menaka Thakkar Dance 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 (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. Festival (22-23 Sept., 2010) 1) Ms. Mallini Awasthi Hindustani Vocal 22 September, 10 2) Mr. Sarathi Chattopadhyay Hindustani Vocal 22 September, 10 3) Mr. Shounak Abhishekhi Hindustani Vocal 23 September, 10 4) Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan Hindustani Vocal 23 September, 10 37. Ms. Mala Sharma Kathak(H) 24th September,10 38. Shri Vikas Gupta (Jaipur) Sitar(H) 1st October, 10 39. Ms. Arunima Kumar Kuchipudi(H) 15 October, 10 40. Ms. Meeta Pandit Vocal(H) 22 October, 10 41. Shri Vinod Kumar Ghazal(H) 29 October, 10 42. 22-member Shillong Choir Choir 8 November, 10 Rashtrapati Bhawan 43. 6-member Music group from Prakashion 8 November, 10 Rashtrapati Bhawan 44. Pt. Debu Chowdhry Sitar 11 November, 10 Sangirila Hotel 45. Ms. Kavita divedi Odissi 11 November, 10 Sangirila Hotel 46. 23-member group Natrang Theatre(Jammu)(H 12 November, 10 47. Ms. Geetanjali Lal Kathak 13 November, 10 IGNCA 48. 29-member Madras Orchestra 12-18 Nov. 10 Orchestra Chember Delhi, Jaipur & Chandigarh 49. Ms. Alpana Nayak Odissi(H) 19 November, 10 50. Ms. Shashikala Ravi Bharatanatyam(H) 26 November, 10 51. Ms. Munisha Nayak Kathak(Lec-dem) 2nd December, 10 52. Ms. Anwesa Mahanta Sattriya(lec-dem) 6th December, 10 53. Smt. Rashmi Agrawal Vocal(Ghazal)(H) 24th December, 10 54. Ms. Namrata Pamnani Kathak (H) 31st December, 10 55. Pt. Bhajan Sapori Santoor (H) 6th January, 11 56. Ritu Samhara group Dance 7th January,11 (PBD) Taj Palace Hotel 57. Lec-Dem by Mahua Shanker Kathak 10th January 11 58. Ritu Samhara group Dance 12th January, 11 WECC Conference Habitat Centre 59. Lec-Dem by Priya Venkataram Bharatanatyam 13th January, 11 60. Ms. Shubhada Odissi Dance(H) 14th January, 11 61. Lec-Dem by Jyoti Shrivastava Odissi Dance 20th January, 11 62. Dr. Malika Sarabahi Bharatanatyam (H) 21st January, 11 63. Guru Singhjit Singh Manipuri 24th January, 11 64. Lec-Dem Namrata Pamnani Kathak 24th January, 11 65. Vyjayanti Kashi & group Kuchipudi (H) 28th January,11 66. Lec-Dem by Kavita Thakur Kathak 31st January,11 67. Master Ankur Gupta Light Music (H) 4th February,11 68. Shri Mohan Singh Brij Folk 6th February,11 69. Shri Sukhvinder Singh Geeta Bhangra 7th February,11 Lok Sabha 70. Shri Rakesh Persanna Sarod Jugalbandi 10th February, 11 71. Ms. Prateesha Suresh Sattriya (H) 11th February, 11 72. Ms. Yashoda Thakore Kuchipudi (H) 18th February, 11 73. Ms. Sonal Mansingh Krishn khata 22nd February, 11 74. 8-member Jagjit Singh group Ghajal 25th February, 11 75. Ms. Jyoti Shirivastav Oddissi (H) 4th March, 11 76 Lec-dem, Anupriya Guha Bharatanatyam 7th March, 11 77. Karnataka Mahila Yakshagana (H) 11th March, 11 group from Bengaluru 78. Shri Iqbal Ahmed Khan Vocal (H) 18th March, 11 79. Ms. Nalini & Kamalni Kathak 18th March,11 80. Lec-dem, Swati Sinha Kathak 21st March, 11 81. Lec-dem, Kavita Thakur Kathak 25th March, 11 82. Ms. Pavitra Srinivasan Bharatanatyam 25th March, 11

ICD Section April 2010 to December 2010

S No. Name of the Country Period Artistes/Delegations 1. South Asian Students & Pakistan, 10-23 April, Teachers (10 students & Nepal, 2010 3 Teachers) Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Maldives 2. 180-Member Chinese Music China 18-21 April, 2010 group(Festival of China) 3. 2-day “Africa Festival” 1) 10-member cultural South Africa 18-22 May, group “UBUHLE 2010 BESINTU” 2) 11-member National Rwanda 17-22 May, Ballet’Urukereza’ 2010 3) 11-member cultural Tunisia 16-22 May, Group”IFRIGA” 2010 4) 12-member National Malawi 17-23 May, Dance troupe “AKA KWACHA” 5) 17-member cultural Nigeria 17-22 May, Troupe 2010

4. 3 Day International Dance Festival by Foreign Nationals: 1) Odissi Dance by Ramli Ibrahim’s Malaysia 2nd August Group 2010 Kathak Dance by Ms. Aila El-Edross Indonesia 5th August 2) Bharatanatyam by Mr. Nhlanhla South Africa 3rd August Vincent Zwane 2010 Kuchipudi Dance by Russia Ms. Irina Strakhovenko Kuchipudi Dance by Germany Ms. Anne Dietrich 3) Kathak Dance by Ms China Zhang Jinghui 4th August Kuchipudi Dance by Ms Mauritius Dayashree Pentiah- Appadoo Kathakali Dance by Germany Ms. Isa Jacobi 5. International Shadow Play/Puppeteers (18-25 August, 2010) 6) 5-member “Nang Thailand 17-24 August, 10 Thalung” 19-23 August,10 7) 10-Member Hunan China Puppet Group 17-21 August, 10 8) 5-Member Aswara Wayang Kulit Group Malaysia 21-25 August, 10 9) 4-Member Mobarak 21-25 August, 10 Group 10) 7-Member Shadow Iran Puppet Indonesia 6. Commonwealth Games 2010 2-member Chinmaya Dunster U.K. 1 – 7 October 10 & Band 7-member Mawj (Wave) Band Afghnistan 4 – 8 October 10

10-member Chitrasena Vajira Colombo 7 – 11 October 10 dance group 7-member Kutumba folk Nepal 9 – 12 October 10 instrumental troupe 8-member Chelenche Che Botswana 10 – 22 October 10 Ngwao dance troup 12-member Qawwali group of Pakistan 12 – 22 October 10 Fareed Ayaz Abu 22-member dance & music Poland 24 Oct – group 2 Nov 10 12-member dance music group Turkey 29 Oct – 3 Nov 10 5-member musica no museu Brazil 22 – 27 October 10

4-member music group Brazil 3 – 10 November 10

6-member group gazal singer Pakistan 10 – 15 November (Abida Parveen) 2-member Music Group Mexico 16-24 November + Ms. Aditi Mangaldas 2010 Only Delhi 2-member Piano Music group Poland 19-24 November, 2010

7. Delhi International Arts Festival 1) 5-member K3G Group Austria 1-7 Dec. 10 Indo-Austria 4-10 Dec. 2) 13-member Indo- Italian Italy 10 group ‘Nomadic Orchestra of the World (7 Indian Artists, 6-Italian Artistes) 3) 10-member Shivanova group 8-13 Dec. 10 6 Indian Artistes) U.K. 4) 3-member Indo- Mexico 3-13 Dec. 10 group (3 Indian Artistes) 5) 20-member Okinawa group Mexico 8-10 Dec. 10 6) 4-member ‘Tales of the 10-13 Dec. Body’ dance group 10 7) 20-member Burshtyn group Japan 8) 12-member Mawlawya Sufi 5-10 Dec. 10 troupe Spain 9) 4-member Tetrafide group 3-12 Dec. 10 10) 8-member group 7-11 Dec. 10 Belarus 8-12 Dec. 11) 3-member Alvin 10 Sputnik’s Adventure Egypt 12) 3-member Indo- Brazil 2-8 Dec. 10 Piano recital Australia

Korea

13) 4-member Shri U Srinivas + Australia 6-12 Dec. 10 U K 8-12 Dec. 10 14) 1-member Claus Ankersen Brazil 6-9 Dec. 10 15) 3-member group ‘El Barbero del Socorro

U.K.

Denmark

Colombia 8. 84-Member Dance & Music China 16 Dec. 10 group (Closing Ceremony Festival of China in India)