Annexure-I Implementation Chart for the Period April

ANNEXURE-I

IMPLEMENTATION CHART FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 2014 TO MARCH 2015

S. COUNTRIES NAME OF THE GROUP DATE PURPOSE OF VISIT Remarks NO. VISITED 1 Egypt, Israel 06-member Kathak Dance group led by Ms. 5 to 17 April, To participate at the “India by the Nile” Festival in Egypt and Palestine Marami Medhi 2014 to give cultural performances in Israel, Palestine and UAE UAE (Assam) 2 Cambodia 10-member Manipuri Folk dance group led by 6 to 25 April, To participate in the Hue Festival in Vietnam and to participate Vietnam Ms. Suman Sarawgi 2014 at the Food Festival and inauguration of MGC Textile Museum Malaysia (West Bengal) in Cambodia and to give cultural performances in Malaysia 3 South Africa 05-member Bharatnatyam dance group led by 8 to 18 April, To participate in the Tamil New Year celebrations Mauritius Ms. Purva Dhanashree 2014 (Andhra Pradesh) 4 Thailand 12-member Bhangra and Giddha Dance group 20 to 28 April, To participate at the 232nd Year of Rattanakos in City Royal led by Shri Harinder Pal (Punjab) 2014 Benevolence and also to perform at the Fun Fair organized by the Ministry of Culture, Thailand 5 Malawi 10-member Rajasthani folk dance group led by 24 April to 9 To participate at the Harare International Festival of Arts Zimbabwe Ms. Moru Sapera May, 2014 (HIFA) in Zimbabwe and to give cultural performances in the Mauritius (Rajasthan) region 6 Switzerland, 06-member Kathak Dance group led by Ms. 12 May to 9 To participate at the Trade Fair in Belgrade and to give cultural Germany Rujuta Soman June, 2014 performances in the region Serbia, Montenegro Austria, Croatia (Maharashtra) Spain 7 Japan 08-member Kathakali dance group led by Shri 15 May to 1st To participate at the Commemorative Lecture and music China M. Gopalakishnan June, 2014 concert on Budhisena, the first Indian monk who spread (Kerala) Buddhism in Japan and to give cultural performances in China 8 Nepal 05-members Manipuri Dance group led by Ms. 20 to 27 May, To participate at “Mini Festival of Indian Culture” in Nepal Bhutan Baishali Basu Sarkar 2014 and to give cultural performances in Bhutan (West Bengal) 9 Nepal 04-member Sarod group led by Pt. Debjyoti 19 to `23 May, To participate at “Mini Festival of Indian Culture” in Nepal Bose (West Bengal) 2014 10 Suriname 06-member Bhojpuri music group led by Ms. 20 to 31 May To participate at the Indian Arrival Day celebrations Guyana Kalpana Patowari 2014 Trinidad & Tobago (Maharashtra) 11 Romania, Hungary 10-member Rajasthani Folk dance group led by 20 May to 18 To give cultural performances Spain, Portugal Shri Fakira Khan Bishala June, 2014 (Rajasthan) 2

12 Japan Financial Support to Japanese local artists for June, 2014 The Council granted Yen 3,00,000/- as performance fees to celebrations of Kala Utsav – 2014 being the Japanese artists for Indian Classical Dance performances in organized by the Embassy of India in Japan Japan 13 Australia, Indonesia 12-member ‘Dance Era’ Bollywood group led 19 to 30 June, To perform at the “India@Mindi” Festival in Darwin, Vietnam by Shri Manik Batheja 2014 Northern Territory (Australia) and to give cultural (New Delhi) performances in the region 14 Latvia, Sweden 10-member Gujarati Folk group “Saptak” led by 20 June to 16 To perform in the Festival in Russia, and Milan Festival in Finland, Netherlands Shri Chetan Chandrakant Jethava July, 2014 Netherlands and to give cultural performances in other Russia (Gujarat) countries

15 South Korea 06-member Manipuri dance group led by Ms. 18 to 27 July, To give cultural performances at the Unveiling of Gandhi Bust Debanjana Roy 2014 at ICC Busan, Korea (West Bengal) 16 Bulgaria 10-member Manipuri Folk group led by Shri 18 July to 03 To participate in the Chelopech International Folklore Festival, Raj Kumar Ratan Singh August, 2014 Veliko Tarnove International Folklore Festival and Varna (Manipur) International Folklore Festival 17 Hong Kong 05-member Bharatnatyam Dance group led by 27 July to 04 To participate in the Annual Bharatnatyam Dance Festival in Malaysia Ms. Kavita Ramu August, 2014 Malaysia and to give cultural performance in Hong Kong (Tamilnadu) 18 South Africa 05-member Odissi Dance group led by Ms. Vani 9 to 23 August, To perform at the Independence Day Celebrations Lesotho Madhav 2014 Tanzania (Haryana) Kenya 19 Bhutan 05-member Odissi Dance group led by Ms. 14 to 19 August, To perform at the Independence Day Celebrations Pompi Paul (West Bengal) 2014 20 Fiji 12-member Bollywood Dance and Music group 19 August to 13 To participate at the Hibiscus Festival and Friendly North China led by Ms. Parminder Kaur September, Festival in Fiji and 2014 to perform at the Independence Day Celebrations and (Maharashtra) participate at the Glimpses of India Festival, China to mark a India – China Friendly Exchange Year 21-22 Sri Lanka (i) 05-member Carnatic Vocal group led Shri 24-27 August, To perform at the Independence Day Celebrations T.V. Ramprasad 2014 (Tamilnadu) (ii) 05-member Bharatnatyam Dance group 23-26 August, led by Ms. Lavanya Ananth 2014 (Tamilnadu) 23 France 04-member Puppet group led by Shri Vinod 05 to 26 To participate at the DIG Chain Tour in Germany and to give Germany Bhatt September, performances in the region Belgrade (Rajasthan) 2014 24 USA 05-member Kathak Dance group led by Ms. 11-20 To participate at the 3rd International Kathak dance festival in Canada Richa Jain September, Chicago, USA and to give cultural performances in Canada (New Delhi) 2014 3

25 Oman, Kuwait 08-member Fusion group “The Sufi Gospel 12 September, To participate at the SAMAA Festival in Egypt and to give Egypt, Tunisia Project” led by Ms. Sonam Kalra to 08 October cultural performances in the region Lebanon, Mauritius (New Delhi) 2014 26 Germany 07 travel grants to Dr. Mohan Agashe (Theater), 17 to 30 To participate at a Theater collaboration between Grips (Maharashtra) September, Theatre, Berlin and Maharashtra Culture Centre, Pune 2014 27 Japan 08-member Rajasthani Folk dance group led by 19 September – To participate at the Namaste India Festival, Japan, to perform Cambodia Shri Hanif Khan Langa 06 October during the Board of Governors meeting of India MGCTTM Singapore 2014 and to participate at the Mela organized by SUNTEC in (Rajasthan) Cambodia and to give cultural performances in Singapore 28 USA 04 Travel grants to “Samarthanam” The 23 September to To give cultural performances differently abled group 12 November (Karnataka) 2014 29 UK 02 Travel grants to Ms. Sharbani Mitra (Odissi), 24 September to To give cultural performances (Odissa) 14 October 2014 30 Sweden & Latvia 05-member Ghatam group led by Shri Somnath 26 September to To participate in the Indian Classical Music Conference on Belarus Roy 3 October, 2014 Scandinavia. (West Bengal) 31 USA 05-member Bharatnatyam dance group led by 1 to 10 October, To participate in the festival “Heritage of India” and to give Belize Shri Shijith Nambiar 2014 cultural performances on the Birth Anniversary of Mahatama (Tamilnadu) Gandhi in USA and to give cultural performances in Belize 32 Malawi, Tanzania 08-member Fusion group ‘Soul Samvaad’ led 1 to 20 October, To participate in the Blantyre Arts Festival in Malawi and to Uganda, Zambia by Shri Murad Ali Khan 2014 give cultural performances in the region South Africa (New Delhi) 33 South Korea 08-memebr Rajasthani dance & music group led 3 – 11 October To participate in the Jenjou Sori Festival & International Folk by Shri Apa Nath 2014 Art Festival (Rajasthan) 34 New Zealand 05-member Sattriya dance group led by Ms. 10 to 26 To participate in the Diwali Celebrations in New Zealand and Australia Menaka PP Borah October,2014 Swan Festival of Lights in Australia (Assam) 35 Suriname 05-member Light Classical Vocal group led by 14 to 31 To perform on the occasion of Diwali Celebrations Trinidad & Tobago Ms. Indira Naik October, 2014 St. Vincent & Grenandines (Maharashtra) Barbados Guyana

36 Vietnam 06-member Fusion Band group ‘Girish and the 17 to 24 To participate in the Diwali Celebrations Thailand Chronicles’ led by Shri Girish Pradhan, October, 2014 (Karnataka)

37 Australia, Thailand 06-member Odissi dance group led by Ms. 17 October – 01 To participate in The Parramasala Festival in Australia, to Vietnam Raminder Khurana November, perform on the 50th Anniversary of Chiang Mai University, (Maharashtra) 2014 Thailand and to give cultural performances in Vietnam 38 South Africa 04-member Kathak Dance group led by Ms. 17 October to To participate in the Diwali Celebrations Reunion Island Prerana Deshpande 09 November, Ethiopia and 2014 Djibouti (Maharashtra) Kenya 39 Kyrgyzstan 10-member Bhangra & Gidda group “Bhola 17 to 26 To participate in the Russian Drama Threatre event in Russia Panchhi” led by Shri Parvinder Singh October 2014 Kyrghyzstan and to give cultural performances in Russia (Rajasthan) 40 Netherlands 08-member Fusion Band group ‘East India 28 October to To give performances at the Holland India Festival 2014 in Serbia Company’ led by Shri Angaraag Papon Mahanta 06 November, Netherlands and to give cultural performances in Serbia (Assam) 2014. 41 USA 03 Travel grants to Ms. Rita Ganguly, 29 October to To give cultural performances on the occasion of Begum UK (Hindustani Vocal), 23 November Akhtar’s centenary year in UK (New Delhi) 2014 42-43 Mauritius (i) 09-member Bhojpuri Dance and Music 31 October – 17 To participate at the 180th Anniversary of arrival of Indentured South Africa group led by Dr. Pushpa Prasad November 2014 Labour in Mauritius (Bihar) (ii) Food Festival (02 Chefs) (New Delhi) 31 October – 09 November 2014 44 Maldives 10-member Goan group “Goenchim Noketram” 31 October to To perform on the occasion of 50th Anniversary of led by Ms. Marianela Philgina Mascarenhas 03 November, Establishment of Diplomatic relations between India and Dias, (Goa) 2014 Maldives 45 Spain 15-member Choir group “Nagaland Singing 01 to 12 To participate at the “1000 Voices for Peace” on Belgium Ambassadors” led by Shri Temsuyanger November, commemoration ceremonies of the centenary of the World Ireland (Lipokumar) 2014 War I in Belgium and to give cultural performances in the (Nagaland) region 46 Spain 08-member Kathakali “Margi” group led by 10 to 16 To give cultural performances at the Art and Heritage Fair Shri Srinivas Sivanandan November 2014 (Kerala) 47 Bhutan 10-member Bihu dance group “Ramdhenu” led 11 to 13 To perform at the Coronation Day of the Majesty the 5th King by Ms. Jina Rajkumari November 2014 of Bhutan and Birth Anniversary of the 4th King/Constitution (Assam) Day 48 Algeria 15-member Contemporary dance Group led by 12 – 27 To participate at the 2nd Indo – Arab cultural Festival Shri Santosh Nair November 2014 (New Delhi) 49 Bhutan 04-member Tabla group led by Shri Kumar Lal 17 to 21 To perform at the Coronation Day of His Majesty the 5th King Mishra November, of Bhutan and Birth Anniversary of 4th King/ Constitution Day (Uttar Pradesh) 2014

50-52 Algeria (i) Food Festival (02 Chefs) (New Delhi) 18 – 27 To participate at the 2nd Indo – Arab cultural Festival November 2014 (ii) Qari (Mohd. Sajid) (New Delhi) 19 – 22 November 2014 (iii) Calligraphist (Shri Achyut Palav) 19 – 28 (Maharashtra) November 2014 53 Algeria 09-member Kathak dance group led by Ms. 20 November – To participate at the 2nd Indo – Arab cultural Festival Portugal Prerana Shrimali 08 December Italy (New Delhi) 2014 54 UK 04 Travel grants to Shri Kadari Gopalnath 21 November To participate at the London International Arts Festival at the (Carnatic Saxophone) to 04 December request of Dhruv Arts, UK (Chennai) 2014 55 Thailand 08-member Contemporary Dance group 21 to 26 To participate in the International Contemporary Dance “Rhythmosaic” led by Shri Shambik Ghosh, November 2014 Festival in Thailand (West Bangal) 56 Peru 05-member Rabab “Instrumental” group led by 26 November to To participate in the 1st International Music Festival of High Argentina Shri Abul Hamid Bhatt, 07 December, Land, Peru and to give cultural performances in Argentina (Jammu & Kashmir) 2014 57 UAE 10-member Bihu dance group “Rooptara Kala 26 November – To participate in Annual India Festival Kendra” led by Ms. Bhawana Kakati 06 December (Assam) 2014 58 Thailand 10-member Gujarati Folk dance group 29 November to To give cultural performances on the occasion of King’s “Saurashtra Lok Kala Kendra” led by Shri 07 December Birthday celebrations Amardeepsinh J. Jadeja (Gujarat) 2014 59 Nepal 16-member Rasleela group led by Shri Fateh 11 to 14 To give cultural performances Krishan Sharma (Uttar Pradesh) December 2014 60 Egypt (15-25 04-member Instrumental group led by Shri 15 to 30 To give cultural performances at first session of Fayoum December) Moinuddin Khan December 2014 International Festival for traditional music and culture in Egypt Iran (25-30 (Madhya Pradesh) December) 61 Bhutan 12-member Kashmiri Folk dance group led by 16 to 19 To participate at the Bhutan National Day celebrations Shri Anil Tickoo (Jammu & Kashmir) December, 2014

62 Bhutan 10-member Sattriya “Sattriya Kala Kendra” led 23 to 26 To participate at the 5th Regional Friendship Trade Fair in the by Shri Ghanakanta Bora Barbayan December 2014 border district of Samdrup Jongkhar

(Assam)

63 Mauritius 01Travel grant to Shri Tayyab Ali Abil Ali 31 December 20 To participate at Eid Milad-Un-Nab, 1488th Birth anniversary “Nathkawan” January 2015 of Holy Prophet (Maharashtra)

64 Oman 15-member Bhangra & Gidda group “Nachda 12 – 24 January To participate at the Muscat Festival Punjab Youth Club” led by Shri Kulwant Singh 2015 (Punjab) 65 Nepal (Birgunj) 08-member Qawwali group led by Shri Hasan & 16 to 19 January To give cultural performances on the occasion of 10th Haider Nizami 2015 anniversary of opening of Post (New Delhi) 66 Slovenia 03-member Sarod group led by Shri Prabhat 19 to 25 January To participate at the “Days of Indian Culture” Kumar 2015 (New Delhi) 67 Taiwan (Taipei) 08-member Chhau dance group led by Shri 21 to 29 To give cultural performances on the occasion of Republic Prabhat Kumar Mahato January, 2015 Day celebrations (Jharkhand) 68-69 Brazil (i) 08-member Rajasthani Folk dance group 21 January to 16 To participate in the Festival of India in Brazil El Salvador, Haiti, led by Ms. Nirmala Devi, (Rajasthan) February 2015 Dominican Republic (ii) 04-member Instrumental (Tabla) music Cuba group led by Shri Rashid Mustafa Thirakwa 22 to 29 January Brazil (New Delhi) 2014 70 Sri Lanka 05 Travel grants to Sitar group led by Shri 23 to 27 To perform at the Republic Day Celebrations Niladri Kumar January, 2015 (Maharashtra) 71 Bangladesh 05-member Kathak Dance group led by Ms. 24 -29 January, To perform at the Republic Day Celebrations Debashree Bhattacharya 2015 (West Bangal) 72 Bhutan 06-member Light Classical vocal group led by 25 to 28 January To participate in the Republic Day celebrations Shri Ghulam Abbas 2015 (Maharashtra) 73 Nepal 06-member Kathak dance group led by Ms. 24 to 27 To participate in the Republic Day celebrations Moumala Nayak January, 2015 (New Delhi) 74 Oman 10-member Gujarati Folk Dance group 25 January to 05 To participate in the Republic Day Celebrations UAE “Ambawadi Kalabrinda Beda Raas” led by Shri February 2015 Daya Natha Nakum (Gujarat) 75 Myanmar 06-memebr Manipuri dance group led by Ms. 25 January to 01 To perform at the Republic Day Celebrations Thailand Hemolata Devi Maisnam February, 2015 (Manipur) 76 Bangladesh 08-member Qawwali group led by Shri Yousuf 06 - 17 To give cultural performances in Bangalesh and to participate Myanmar Khan Nizami February 2015 in the annual Urs Festival in Myanmar (New Delhi) 77 Mauritius 06-member Devotional music group led by Shri 09 to 26 To participate in the Maha Sivratri Celebration in Mauritius South Africa Chayadhar Bharti Swami Gaina “Bharti February, 2015 and give cultural performances in South Africa Bandhu”

(Chhatisgarh) 78 Maldives 12-member Bollywood group “A to Z” led by 19-27 February, To perform at the Republic Day Celebrations and 80th Sri Lanka Shri Sukhvinder Singh 2015 Anniversary of Diplomatic relations between India & Maldives (New Delhi) 79 Portugal, Ukraine, 04-member Instrumental “Santoor” music group 27 February to To participate in the “Namaste” festivals in Ukraine & Belarus Belarus, Hungary led by Pt. Bhajan Sopori 15 March 2015 and give cultural performances in the region (New Delhi) 80 Palestine 03-mmeber Santoor group led by Dr. Varsha 07 to 21 March To participate at the “India Week” in Jordan and to give Jordan Agarwal 2015 cultural performances in the region Oman (Madhya Pradesh) UAE 81 Turkmenistan 08-member Sitar (Fusion) music group led by 25 March to 09 To participate at the “Namaste” festival in Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan Shri Prateek Chaudhuri April 2015 Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (New Delhi) 82 Slovenia 07-member Theatre group led by Shri Avijit 26 March to 01 To participate in the Annual Festival of Slovenia Drama at Italy Dutt April 2015 Kranj, Slovenia and thereafter to Italy and Austria for cultural Austria performances (New Delhi) 83 Switzerland 10-member Kathak Dance group “Nritya 24th March to To participate in the “Festival of India” in Liechtenstein, Austria, Romania Bharati” Ms. Aruna Kelkar 03rd April, 2015 Switzerland and give performance in the region Belgrade (Maharashtra) 84 Taiwan 05 Travel grants to BOOMARANG – Rock 28 March – 15 To participate in the Spring Scream Music Festival – Taiwan Band group April 2015 International Festival, Taiwan (Mizoram) 85 Cyprus 10-member Manipuri dance group “Narmada 29 March to 17 To participate at the “India by the Nile Festival” (Teamwork) Lebanon Cultural Organization” led by Ms. Khumanthem April 2015 in Egypt Jordan Narmada Devi Egypt (Manipur) 86 Kazakhstan 12-member Manipuri group of “JNMDA” led 31 March to 11 To participate at the “Namaste” festival in Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan by Shri Oinam Thoiba Singh April 2015 Uzbekistan

(Manipur)

List of States with number of groups sponsored by ICCR in 2014-15

S.No. Name of State Number of groups 2013-2014 Number of groups 2014-2015 Europalia OCD Total 1. Andhra Pradesh Nil 01 01 01 2. Assam Nil 02 02 06 3. Arunachal Pradesh Nil 01 01 Nil 4. Bihar Nil Nil Nil 01 5. Chhattisgarh Nil Nil Nil 01 6. Goa Nil Nil Nil 01 7. Gujarat 02 03 05 03 8. Haryana Nil Nil Nil 01 9. Jammu & Kashmir Nil Nil Nil 02 10. Jharkhand Nil 02 02 01 11. Karnataka 02 03 05 02 12. Kerala 03 Nil 03 02 13. Madhya Pradesh 01 Nil 01 02 14. Maharashtra 01 11 12 12 15. Manipur Nil Nil Nil 04 16. Mizoram Nil Nil Nil 01 17. Nagaland Nil Nil Nil 01 18. New Delhi 09 26 35 16 (apart from 16 groups 04 Chefs, 01 Qari were also sent) 19. Odissa Nil 01 01 01 20. Punjab Nil 01 01 02 21. Rajasthan Nil 03 03 08 22. Tamil Nadu 02 04 06 05 23. Uttar Pradesh 01 01 02 02 24. West Bengal 01 01 02 08

Number of Countries covered by ICCR in 2013-14 - 55 Number of Countries covered by ICCR in 2014-15 - 93 Number of group sponsored in 2013-14 - 83 (including 22 for Europalia) Number of group sponsored in 2014-15 - 86

Region wise list

S.No. Name of Region No. of groups Europalia 2014-15 2013-14 2013-14

1 Neighboring Countries 07 18

2 LAC & Americas 10 04 09

3 Europe 19 22 19

4 WANA & Gulf 04 02 13

5 ASEAN East Asia & Pacific 16 03 18

6 Southern/Central Africa 03 10

7 Central Asia 04 03

LIST OF STATES WITH NUMBER OF GROUPS SPONSORED BY ICCR IN 2014-15

S.No. Name of State Number of groups

1. Andhra Pradesh 01 2. Assam 06 3. Arunachal Pradesh Nil 4. Bihar 01 5. Chhattisgarh 01 6. Goa 01 7. Gujarat 03 8. Haryana 01 9. Jammu & Kashmir 02 10. Jharkhand 01 11. Karnataka 02 12. Kerala 02 13. Madhya Pradesh 02 14. Maharashtra 12 15. Manipur 04 16. Mizoram 01 17. Nagaland 01 18. New Delhi 16 (apart from 16 groups 04 Chefs, 01 Qari were also sent) 19. Odissa 01 20. Punjab 02 21. Rajasthan 08 22. Tamil Nadu 05 23. Uttar Pradesh 02 24. West Bengal 08

OUTGOING CULTURAL DELEGATIONS

April 2015 – March 2016

S.No. Country Name of the group Dates Purpose Remarks

1. France 09 travel grants to Kathakali group of 01-07 April, For participation at the Kathakali nightlong KalamandalamBalasubramanian, Kerala 2015 performance being organized by the Centre Mandapa, France 2. Singapore 23 Travel grants to Kalakshetra group of Ms. 10-13 April, To participate at the Annual Festival of PriyadarshiniGovind, Tamil Nadu 2015 Singapore India Fine Arts Society (SIFA) 3. France 02 travel grants to Shri Kaushik Bhattacharya, 10-15 April, To give cultural performances at the invitation West Bengal 2015 of Ganapati Association, Bordeaux, France 4. Cambodia 10-member Madhya Pradesh Folk group 12 – 17 April, To participate in the International Youth “NepanagarJagrity Kala Kendra” led by Shri 2015 Cultural Festival and the Annual Angkor MukeshDarbar, Madhya Pradesh Sankranta in Cambodia 5. Spain (15-20 April) 03-member RudraVeena group led by Dr. 15 – 23 April, For participation at the” Cultural Week” in Serbia (20 – 23 April) Jayanta Kumar Das, West Bengal 2015 Spain and to give cultural performances in Serbia 6. Singapore 10-member Theatre group of Amritsar Natak 17-19 April, For participation at the Annual Baishakhi Kala Kendra led by Dr. Areet Kaur, Punjab 2015 Mela in Singapore 7. Egypt (17 – 25 April) 11-member Bhangra group “Lok Rang Cultural 17 April – 06 For participation at the International Festival of Tunisia (26 – 29 April) Club” led by Shri Sandeep Kumar Kheeva, May, 2015 Drums and Traditional Arts in Cairo and to UAE (29 April – 2 May) Punjab give cultural performances in other countries Kuwait (2 – 6 May) 8. Bhutan 04-member Rock Band group “Sifar” led by 17 – 20 April, To perform during the celebrations of the Shri Amit Yadav, Delhi 2015 Dantak Raising Day Celebrations 9. Mauritius 10 travel grants to All India Deaf arts and 23 – 29 April, To give cultural performances at the invitation Cultural Society, Madhya Pradesh 2015 of Federation of Disabled People’s Organization, Mauritius 10. Seychelles (24-28 April) 12-member Gujarati folk group “Shree 24 April – 08 For participation at the Harare International Zimbabwe(28April-4May) VasukiSanskruti” led by Shri Yogesh Prabhudas May, 2015 Festival of the Arts (HIFA) at Harare Kenya(4 – 8 May) Patdiya, Gujarat 11. Singapore 08-member Panchavadyam group led by Shri 30 April-11 May, To perform for the opening of the Indian Balussery Krisnadas, Kerala 2015 Heritage Centre (IHC) in Singapore 12. Russia 24-member Kathak group of KADAMB led by 09-13 May, 2015 To perform at the “Namaste Russia” Festival Ms. Kumudini Lakhia, Gujarat 13. China (Shanghai) 05-member Rajasthani Music group led by Shri 15 – 17 May, To give cultural performance to coincide with Yaar Mohd. Delhi 2015 the VVIP visit 14. Serbia 01 travel grant to Ms. Rachael MacBean, 15-24 May, 2015 To present a paper and to participate in an Director, Rahales Little Theatre, West Bengal International Festival in Sbotica, Serbia 12

15. Serbia 05-member Puppet Theatre group ‘Katkatha’ 17-24 May, 2015 To participate at the 22nd International Festival led by Ms. Anurupa Roy, Delhi of Children’s Theaters 16. Japan 04-member Violin group led by Shri R. 17 – 24 May, To participate at the Commemorative Lecture Sridhar, Delhi 2015 Series at Todaji Temple 17. UAE (18-22 May) 04-member Puppet group of Nori Art and 18 May – 03 To give cultural performances Beirut (22 – 27 May) Puppetry Centre led by Ms. Ratnamala Nori, June, 2015 Algeria (27 May- 3 June) Andhra Pradesh 18. Sweden Shri Durjay Bhowmik 20 – 27 May, To perform at the “Namaste Stockholm” (Tabla) x 1, Delhi 2015 Festival 19. Tanzania (20 – 26 May) 06-member Kuchipudi Dance group led by Ms. 20 May – 10 To participate in the Phoenix Fair in South Uganda (26 – 28 May) Prateeksha Kashi, Karnataka June, 2015 Africa and to give cultural performances in South Africa Mauritius under CEP (28 May – 7 June) Mauritius (8 – 10 June) 20. Trinidad & Tobago (25 May – 09-member UP Folk group “Shri 25 May – 09 To participate at the Indian Arrival Day 04 June) JiBrijMewatLok Kala ManchDeeg” led by Shri June, 2015 Function Guyana (04 – 09 June) JitendraParashar, Uttar Pradesh 21. Algeria 07-member Rajasthani Folk group Led by Ms. 25 May – 02 To perform at the Algerian International Trade GulabiSapera, Rajasthan June, 2015 Fair 22. Sri Lanka 06-member Manipuri Dance group led by Shri 30 May – 07 To give cultural performances in Kandy, Lokendrajeet Singh and Ms. Akhan Lakshmi June, 2015 Habantota and other cities of Sri Lanka Devi, Manipur 23. China (7-15 June) 03-member Hindustani Classical Vocal group 07 – 17 June, For participation at the Chaiti Festival in Hong Kong (15– 17 June) led by Shri Sarathi Chatterjee, Delhi 2015 Shanghai and to give cultural performances in Hong Kong 24. UK (10 – 19 June) 05-member Kathak Dance group led by Ms. 10 June – 06 To participate at the Glasgow Mela in UK, to Bulgaria (19 June – 1 July) Swati Wangnoo Tiwari, Delhi July, 2015 perform on the occasion of International Yoga Greece (1 – 6 July) Day in Bulgaria and to participate at the “Bollywood and Multicultural Dance Festival” in Athens 25. South Korea (11-14) 10-member Contemporary Dance group led by 11- 23 June, To participate in the Busan International Dance China (Guangzhou) (14-23 Ms. Ananda Shankar, Andhra Pradesh 2015 Festival in South Korea and China to June) participate at the India China Yoga Festival 26. USA 03 Travel grants to Pt. Vikku Vinayakram 15 – 26 June To participate at the “Eye on India” (Percussion), Tamilnadu 2015 (Teamwork) 27. Australia (17 – 22 June) 06-member Odissi Dance group led by Ms. 17 – 28 June, To participate in the India@Mindil Festival in Indonesia (22-26 June) Nandini Ghosal, West Bengal 2015 Perth, to participate in the Bali Art Jogjakarta Philippines (26-28June) Art Festival and Borobudhur International Festival in Indonesia and to give cultural performances in Philippines

28. Russia 10-mmember Chhau group of National Institute 21-28 June, To participate in the Russian Summer Festival of Chhau and Folk Dances led by Shri Vivek 2015 and International Festival of Folklore and Kishore, Delhi Trade in Russia 29. France 04 travel grants to Ms. Prasanna Ramaswamy 24 – 30 June, To give Dance Theatre Performances titled (Theatre), Tamilnadu 2015 “Rythme of Light” 30. Brazil One travel grant to Dr. Sucheta Bhide Chapekar 24 June – 18 To participate at the Winter Festival in Brazil (Bharatanatyam), Maharashtra July, 2015 31. Thailand 29-member Theatre group of Jnana Pravaha 27-30 June, 2015 To give cultural performance during the World University, Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Conference in Thailand 32. Japan Kala Utsav June, 2015 The Council provided financial support as performance fees to the Japanese artists for Indian Classical Dance performances in Japan 33. Germany (3-6 July) 03-member Sarod group led by Shri Basant 03 – 14 July, To participate at the Tanz and Folk Festival Netherlands (06-10 July) Kabra, Rajasthan 2015 (TFF) Rudostadt 2015 in Germany and to give Portugal (10-14 July) cultural performances in Netherlands and Portugal 34. Ecuador (07-20 July) 08-member Rajasthani Folk group led by Shri 07 – 25 July, To participate at the “Days of India” in Colombia (20-22 July) Bundu Khan Langa 2015 Guayaquil (Ecuador) and to give cultural Panama (22-25 July) (Rajasthan) performances in Colombia and Panama 35. Mozambique(14-17 July) 10-member Goan Folk group led by Shri 14 – 28 July, To participate at the Zanzibar International Tanzania (17 – 24 July) Evaristo Cirilo Goes, Goa 2015 Film Festival in Zanzibar (Tanzania) and to Uganda (24 – 26 July) give cultural performances in Mozambique, Rwanda (26 – 28 July) Uganda and Rwanda

36. Spain 02-member Santoor group led by Shri Sandeep 15 – 23 July, For participation at the 10th Anniversary of the The Council pay Chatterjee (Chattopadhyay), West Bengal 2015 Summer Courses of the Institute of Indology for performance fee and DA only 37. Bhutan 14-member Bhangra group of “Raising Star 16-19 July 2015 To give cultural performances The Council Youth Club” led by Shri Harinder Pal Singh, paid only for Punjab performance fee

38. Ireland (17-19 July) 04 - member Madras String Quartet (Carnatic 17 – 27 July To perform at the South Bank Centre at the UK (19 -22 July) Instrumental) led by Shri Narasimhan invitation of Dhruv Arts in UK and to give Belgium (22 – 25 July) Varahakshethram Srinivasa, Tamilnadu cultural performances in Ireland, Belgium and Italy (25 – 27 July) Italy 39. Thailand 12-member Gujarati group “HalarLok Kala 22 – 26 July To perform during the celebrations of the 100 Kendra” led by Shri Jayendrasinh Chandrasinh 2015 Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Jadeja, Gujarat Surat Thani in the Southern Part of Thailand and Surat, Gujarat

40. Jordan (24 – 27 July) 05-member Kathak Dance group led by Ms. 24 July – 07 To participate in the Jerash Festival, Jordan Palestine (27-29 July) Prachee Sudhir Shah, Maharashtra August, 2015 and to give cultural performances in Palestine, Egypt(29 July- 4 August) Egypt and Qatar Qatar (04 – 07 August) 41. Suriname (26 – 30 July) 06-member Qawwali group led by Ms. Geeta 26 July – 05 To give cultural performances in Trinidad & Trinidad & Tobago (30 July – Singh, Uttar Pradesh August 2015 Tobago and Suriname 05 August) 42. France 06 travel grants to Shri Santanu Das 26 July – 31 To participate in the joint collaboration “KalyaniKalamandalam – Theatre”, West August production with CREA (a theatre group of Bengal France) on the epic “Ramayana” 43. Iran 06-member Qawwali group “Majid Ikhlas 27 -31 July 2015 To participate in Indian Cultural Week in Iran Husain Qawwal Group” - led by Shri Majid Husain, Uttar Pradesh 44. Australia 03 travel grants to Shri Kaivalyakumar 29 July – 12 To participate at the “Spirit of India” Festival (Hindustani Vocal), Maharashtra August, 2015 at the request of Natraj Cultural Centre

45. Australia 03 travel grants to Ms. JayanthiKumaresh 29 July – 08 To participate at the “Spirit of India” Festival (Veena), Karnataka August, 2015 at the request of Natraj Cultural Centre 46. Mauritius 06-member Qawwali group 30 July – 14 To give cultural performances in Mauritius and (30 July – 04 August) “NizamiKhusroBandu” led by Shri August 2015 also in the region Reunion Island SaqlainNizami, Delhi (05-08 August ) South Africa (08-14 August) 47. Malaysia 06-member Bharatanatyam Dance group 30 July – 04 To participate in the Annual Bharatanatyam “Ellora-Centre for Performing Arts” led by Ms. August, 2015 Dance Festival Rema Shrikant, Gujarat 48. Sri Lanka 06-member Tabla (Percussion) group led by Pt. 10 – 15 August To give cultural performances on the occasion Subhen Chatterjee, West Bengal 2015 of Independence Day celebrations

49. Maldives 07-member Qawwali group led by Shri Haji 13 – 16 August To participate at the 50th Anniversary Mohd Idris, Delhi 2015 celebrations of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between India – Maldives 50. Nepal 08-member Qawwali group led by Ms. Urmila 13- 15August To give cultural performances on the occasion Devi (ChanchalBharati), New Delhi 2015 of Independence Day celebrations 51. Bhutan 06-member Band group “North East Breeze” 13-23 August To give cultural performances on the occasion led by Shri RupamBhuyan, Assam 2015 of Independence Day celebration and Mountain Echos Festival 52. Russia 28-member Bollywood group led by Shri 14 – 18 August, To give cultural performance at the “Namaste” Sanjay Roy, Delhi 2015 Festival

53. Lao PDR 12-member Bollywood group “Ms. 14-30 August To participate in the Hibiscus and Friendly (14 – 18 August ) PenazMasani& Planets” led by Ms. 2015 North Festival in Fiji and to give cultural Fiji (18 – 27 August) PenazDoliMasani, Maharashtra performance in the region Nauru (27 -30 August) 54. Mauritius 25-member Ramayana group of Shriram 20 -25 August To participate at the Ramayana Conference Bharatia Kala Kendra “SBKK” led by Shri 2015 being organized by Ramayana Centre, Sharda Prasad Mishra, Delhi Mauritius 55. Spain 03 Travel grants 22 August – 06 To participate at the Flamenco India Project (i) Shri Subrata De (Sitar), Haryana October 2015 (ii) Shri Nakul Prasad Mishra (Tabla), Gujarat (iii) Shri Khete Khan (Rajasthani folk), Rajasthan 56. Uzbekistan 05-member Light Classical Vocal group led by 25 – 31 August To participate at the 10th International Music Shri Vajahat Hussain Khan, Maharashtra 2015 Festival “Sharq Taronalari” 57. Germany (27 – 30 August) 05-member Tabla Percussion group led by Shri 27 August – 04 To perform at the Golden Jubilee of Serbia (30 August – 04 Sadanand Naimpalli, Maharashtra September 2015 celebrations of Bharat Verein in Frankfurt and September) to give cultural performances in Serbia 58. Thailand 06-member Bhojpuri music group led by Shri 28 August – 07 To give cultural performances Rakesh Chandra Srivastava, Uttar Pradesh September 2015 59. South Korea 09-member Bhangra dance group “Jugni 29 August -7 To participate at the Silk Road Cultural Cultural and Youth” led by Shri Davinder September 2015 Festival in Gyeongju, South Korea Singh, Punjab 60. Ghana (10 – 12 September) 08-member Rajasthani group led by Shri Vinod 10 – 21 To give cultural performances Burkina Faso (12-17 Nath Sapera, Rajasthan September 2015 September) Nigeria (17-21 September) 61. Sri Lanka 04-member Instrumental “Veena” group led by 09 – 12 To participate in the Annual Nallur Festival Ms. Revathy Krishnan, Tamil Nadu September 2015 62. Japan 12-member Gujarati folk dance group “Natraj 13 September – To participate at the “Namaste India” festival Kala Mandir” led by Shri Vinod F. Jaroli, 05 October 2015 Gujarat 63. Russia 05-member Fusion band group “Soulmate” led 15 – 21 To give cultural performance at the “Namaste” by Shri Rudolph Wallang, Meghalaya September, 2015 Festival 64. Germany 04 travel grants to Ms. PramitaMallick 17 – 27 To present her project “The Western Traveler” Czech Republic (Rabindra Sangeet), West Bengal September 2015 Hungary 65. Egypt 08-member Light Classical vocal group led by 17 – 27 To participate at the Samaa Festival in Egypt Shri GurinderHarnam Singh, Delhi September 2015 66. South Africa 10-member Lavani Dance group “Jay Ganesh 17 – 28 To give cultural performances (17-21 September) Lok Kala Manch” led by Shri RajendraKeshaw September 2015 Kenya (22-26 September) Badge, Maharashtra

Tanzania (26-28 September) 67. Spain (19 -25 September) 08-member Chhau group led by Shri Anil 19 – To give cultural performances at India en Croatia Panchal, Delhi 28September Concierto in Spain (26 – 28 September) 2015 68. Maldives 11-member Contemporary Dance group led by 24 – 28 To give cultural performances Ms. Rekha Mehra, Delhi September 2015 69. Sweden (02-11 October) 06-member Hindustani Vocal group led by Dr. 02 – 19 October To participate in the Stockholm Sangeet UK (11-19 October) Soma Ghosh, Maharashtra 2015 Conference in Sweden and to give cultural performances in UK 70. Zimbabwe (06-11October) 12-member Bhangra & Gidda “Preeti& Party” 06-11 October To participate in Dusshera and Diwali Namibia (11-14 October) group led by Ms. Preeti, Delhi 2015 celebrations in Zimbabwe

71. Mexico (09 – 20 October) 03-member Sarod group led by Shri Debanjan 09 – 25 October To participate at the Cerventino Festival in Canada (20 – 25 October) Bhattacharjee, West Bengal 2015 Mexico and give cultural performances in Canada

72. Bangladesh 08-member Yakshagana group led by Shri 10 – 17 October To give performances on the occasion of Nagaraja Joshi, Karnataka 2015 Deshehera celebrations 73. Russia (11-15 October) 10-member Contemporary Dance group of 11 – 21 October, To give cultural performance at the “Namaste” Turkmenistan Natya Stem Dance group led by Ms. Madhu 2015 Festival (15-19 October) Natraj, Karnataka Kyrgyzstan (19 – 21 October) 74. Peru (13-18 October) 06-member Kuchipudi Dance group led by Ms. 13 – 21 October To give cultural performances Costa Rica T. Reddy Laxmi, Delhi 2015 (18 – 21 October) 75. Netherlands 05-member Kathak dance group led by Ms. 14 – 18 October To participate in the Holland India Festival Sanjukta Sinha, Gujarat 2015 76. New Zealand 10-member Lavni group “Mudra Creation” led 16 October – 02 To give cultural performances on the occasion (16-27 October) by Ms. Sugandha V Dhulap, Maharashtra November 2015 of Diwali celebrations Indonesia (27 October-02 November)

77. New Zealand 04-member Puppet group led by Shri 16-27 October To give cultural performances on the occasion MahipatKavi, Gujarat 2015 of Diwali celebrations 78. Australia (Sydney 22 – 27 08-member Rajasthani “Kalbeliya” Dance 22 October – 16 To participate at the Parramasala Festival in October) group “Prakash Kala Prashikshan Sansthan” led November 2015 Sydney & Festival of Lights in Melbourne and Fiji (Suva from 27 -30 by Shri Pooran Nath Sapera, Rajasthan to give cultural performances in Fiji October) Nauru (30 October-01

November) Nadi (01 – 03 November) Melbourne (04 – 07 November) Sydney (08-11 November) Perth (11-16 November)

79. Australia 02 travel grants to Ms. Debapriya Adhikary 23 – 25 October To participate in the Parramasala Festival in (Hindustani Vocal), West Bengal 2015 Sydney 80. Germany (30 October- 16 08-member Bhangra group led by “Punjab 30 October – 25 To participate at the Deutsch- November) Cultural Society Regd.” led by Shri Ravinder November 2015 IndischeGesellschaft (DIG) Chain Tour Hungary & Bosnia (16 – 25 Singh Ranguwal, Punjab November) 81. Maldives 07-member Band group “Karnatriix” led by Shri 30 October – 01 To participate at the 50th Anniversary of India- John Anthony, Kerala November 2015 Maldives Diplomatic Relations 82. Algeria 12-member Bhangra group led by Shri Daljit 31 October – 21 To give cultural performances (31 October-05 November) Singh, Punjab November 2015 Kuwait (05-10 November) Sudan (10-15 November) Egypt (15-21 November) 83. Netherlands (12-16 November) 03-member Flute group led by Pt. Nityanandan 12 - 25 To participate in the Holland India Festival Austria (16-19 November) Haldipur, Maharashtra November 2015 Croatia (19-22 November) Montenegro (22-25 November) 84. Vietnam (13-19 November) 05-member Krosswindz Band group led by Shri 13-22 November, To give cultural performances on Diwali Philippines Vikramjeet Singh, West Bengal 2015 celebration in Vietnam and to give cultural (19-22 November) performances in Philippines 85. Russia (15-21 November) 25-member Composite group of Folk dance & 16-26 November, To give cultural performance at the “Namaste” music of Bharat arts folk academy led by Ms. 2015 Festival Mangala Bhatt, Telangana Georgia (22-26 November) 12-member Composite group of Folk dance & music of Bharat arts folk academy led by Ms. Mangala Bhatt, Telangana

86. France & Italy Financial Support of US$ 1000 to 21 – 28 To attend UNESCO Conference in Paris and Ms.SanjanaTewari (Kathak), Uttar Pradesh November 2015 International conference in Rome 87. Oman (25 November-4 10-member Rajasthani folk group led by Shri 25 November -8 To give cultural performances December) Thane Khan, Rajasthan December 2015 Ethiopia & Djibouti ( 4-8 December) 18

88. Serbia (29 November – 01 05-member Bharatnayam Dance group led by 29 November – To give cultural performances December) Ms. Jotsana Jaganath, Tamil Nadu 07 December Spain (02-07 December) 2015 89. Switzerland 01 Travel grant to Pt. Ravi Shankar Mishra 5 – 21 December To participate at India Festival (Kathak), Delhi 2015 90. Thailand (6-9 December 10-member Contemporary Dance group led by 6 – 13 December To give cultural performances in honour of Cambodia (9-13 December) Ms. Rekha Mehra, Delhi 2015 King’s Birthday in Chiangmai, Thailand and to participate at the Sea Festival in Cambodia 91. Mauritius 01 Travel grant to SayyedMoinuddin 21 December To participate in Id Ul Fitr in Mauritius Mohammad Hussain“Naatkhwan”, Maharashtra 2015 – 10 January 2016 92. Spain (6-15 January) 06-member Popular Music group led by Ms. 06 – 19 January To give cultural performances Belgium (15-19 January) Bindu Subramanian, Karnataka 2016 93. Mauritius 06-member Bhojpuri group led by Shri Ram 13-19 January To give cultural performances on the occasion Darsh Sharma, Uttar Pradesh 2016 of Vishwa Hindi Diwas 94. Germany 08-member Rajasthani group led by Shri 14 -25 January To give cultural performances during “Carvan, SikanderLanga, Rajasthan 2016 Motor & Touristik (CMT)” event

95. Russia 10 Travel grants to Ability Unlimited 22- 26 January To participate at the Russian “Proteart” Foundation led by Shri Seyyed Salauddin Pasha, 2016 International Festival New Delhi 96. Thailand 11-Travel Grants to Dr. Harish Tiwari 24 January – 03 To participate at the International Dance & Council paid (Hindustani Vocal), Delhi February 2016 Music Festival honorarium for 01 performance and DA for 01 day to 10- members and for 03 days to Ms. Sharanya Chandra during VVIP visit to Thailand 97. Maldives 05-member Light Classical group led by Ms. 24-27 January To give cultural performances on the occasion Nila Sinha Roy, Delhi 2016 of Republic Day celebrations 98. Seychelles 05-member Kathak Dance group led by Ms. 25-27 January To give cultural performances on the occasion Emelee Ghosh, West Bengal 2016 of Republic Day celebrations 99. France (25-31 January) 08-member Rajasthani group led by Shri 25 January -06 To participate in Cite de la Music in France Russia (31 January – 06 BhikheKha, Rajathan February 2016 and cultural performances in Russia February) 100. UK (Edinburgh 22-25 January) 03-member Santoor group led by Dr. 25 -29 January To participate in the “Days of India” in Hungary (25-29 January) DhananjayDaithankar, Maharashtra 2016 Slovenia and also to give cultural

Austria (29-31 January) performances in the region Montenegro (31 January 03 February) 101. Beirut 07-member Contemporary Dance group 25-30 January To give cultural performances on the occasion “Ranan” led by Shri VikramIyenger, West 2016 of Republic Day celebrations Bengal 102. Netherlands (25-29 January) 08-member Kathakali dance group led by Shri 25-29 January To give cultural performances in Netherlands Spain (29 Jan. – 03 February) K.M.Nandakumaran Nair, Kerala 2016 and also in the region

103. South Africa (25-28 January) 04-member Carnatic Vocal music group led by 25 January – 04 To participate in Republic Day celebrations in Botswana (28 January-01 Shri M.K. Sankaran Namaboorthi, Kerala February 2016 South Africa and also in the region February) Tanzania(1 – 4 February) 104. Egypt (25 January-02 10-member Rajasthani group led by Shri Esak 25January – 12 To give cultural performances on the occasion February) Khan, Rajasthan February 2016 of Republic Day celebrations and give cultural Jordan (02-06 February) performances in Jordan Israel (06-12 February) 105. Nepal 06-member Light Classical music group led by 25 – 27 January To give cultural performances on the occasion Ms. Anju Goyal, Delhi 2016 of Republic Day celebrations 106. Bangladesh 04-member Shahnai group led by Shri Sanjeev 25-29 January To give cultural performances on the occasion Shankar and Ashwani Shankar, New Delhi 2016 of Republic Day celebrations 107. Sri Lanka 04-mmeber Sitar group led by Shri Purbayan 25 – 28 January To give cultural performances on the occasion Chatterjee, Maharashtra 2016 of Republic Day celebrations 108. Vietnam (10-14 February) 10-member Manipuri group led by Shri Sinam 10-28 February To give cultural performances in Vietnam and Japan (14-28 February) Basu Singh, Manipur 2016 to participate in Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan 109. Egypt (14-24 Feb.) 12-member Manipuri “Huyen Lallong Manipur 14-28 February To participate in the Aswan International Tunisia (24-28 Feb.) Thang Ta Cultural Association” Shri Mutum 2016 Festival for Art & Culture Ibomcha Singh, Manipur 110. Lao PDR (19-23 Feb.) 05-member Manipuri Classical Dance group led 19-26 February To participate in a cultural festival at Vat Cambodia (23-26 Feb.) by Ms. SoibamNandita Devi, Delhi 2016 Thou, A Shiva Temple 111. Mauritius (1-8 March) 06-member Devotional music group “Vashishth 1- 8 March 2016 To participate in Shivratri celebrations in South Africa (8-14 March) Bandhu” led by Shri Rambhadra Sharma, Uttar Mauritius and also in the region Pradesh 112. Indonesia 06-member Jazz group led by Shri Joseph 3 - 6 March 2016 To participate in the Java Jazz Festival in Alvares, Maharashtra Indonesia 113. Serbia (7 – 12 March) 02-member Instrumental “Guitar” group led by 7 -17 March To participate in the Guitar Art Festival (GAF) Spain (12-17 March) Shri Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Maharashtra 2016 in Serbia and Spain to perform on the occasion of 60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between India and Spain

114. Trinidad & Tobago 06-member Light Classical & Devotional music 17-29 March To cultural performances on the occasion of (17-22 March) group led by Shri Shri Rajesh Pandey, Delhi 2016 Shivaratri celebration in Trinidad & Tobago Suriname (22-27 March) and also in the region Guyana (27-29 March) 115. Iran 07-member Qawwali “Taj Musical group” led 29 February - 11 To participate in Abu Dhabi Festival, UAE and (29 February – 03 March) by Shri Imran Khan, Uttar Pradesh March 2016 also in the region UAE (03-07 March) Kuwait (07-11 March) 116. Venezuela (04-09 March) 03-member Santoor group led by Shri Bipul 4- 17 March To participate at the Highland Music Festival Peru (9 – 17 March) Kumar Ray, Delhi 2016 117. Hungary (15-18 March) 06-member Stree Shakti group led by Ms. 15-28 March, To give cultural performances Croatia (18-21 March) Anuradha Pal, Maharashtra 2016 Serbia (21-23 March)) UK (23-29 March) 118. Zambia 12-member Gujarati group “Dandia Raas” led 24 – 31 March To participate in LICAF at Livingstone (24 to 28 March 2016) by Shri Sindhav Karnabhai Bhayabhai, Gujarat 2016 South Sudan (28 to 31 March 2016) 119. Singapore 10-member Folk dance group Siddhi Dhamal 26 March – 03 To participate in the Indian Village Festival led by Ms. Rumanaben Chhotubhai Shaikh April 2016 Siddi, Gujarat 120. China 12-member Punjabi folk dance and music group 26 – 31 March To give cultural performances during India led by Shri Subhash Goyal and Ms. Anju Goyal, 2016 Cultural Week Delhi 121. Portugal 15-member Rajasthani (Kalbeliya including 30 March – 08 To give cultural performances at the Conrad Bollywood) dance group led by Shri Bhikhe April 2016 Algarve Exhibition Kha, Rajasthan

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