Annexure ‘A’ OUTGOING CULTURAL DELEGATIONS APRIL, 2010 – MARCH, 2011 S.NO. COUNTRIES NAME OF THE GROUP DATE PURPOSE OF VISIT Amount VISITED spent 1. Reunion Island 10-member Manipuri Dance group “Meitei 4 – 19 April, To participate in the Tamil New Year Rs. Traditional Dance” led by Ms. Indira Devi, Manipur 2010 Celebrations in Reunion Island 10,26,803/- 2. USA Prof. T. R. Subramanyam and Dr. Radha 14 April – 29 To give cultural performances to coincide Rs. 1,22,478/- Venkatachalam (Carnatic Vocal), Tamilnadu June, 2010 with the G.N. Balasubramaniam (GNB) Two travel grant Global Centenary Celebrations 3. Singapore 10-member Punjabi Theatre group of “Amritsar 22 – 24 April, To participate in the Baisakhi Mela Rs. 2,38,473/- Natak Kala Kendra” led by Ms. Areet Kaur, Punjab 2010 4. Malaysia 14-member Bhangra and Giddha group “Jugni 22 – 26 April, To perform at the Baisakhi Celebrations Rs. 4,05,052/- Cultural and Youth” led by Shri Davinder Singh, 2010 Punjab 5. Cambodia 6-member Manipuri Dance group led by Ms. Rina 24 April – 1 May, To give cultural performances on the Rs. 3,65,425/- Devi, Manipur 2010 occasion of “Trail of Civilization” in Siem Riep, Cambodia 6. Zimbabwe 12-member Gujarati Folk Dance group “Yuvak 25 April – 9 May, To participate in the Harare International Rs. South Africa Mandal Gadhavi” led by Shri Bhoye Shivaji 2010 Festival of Arts (HIFA) in Zimbabwe and to 11,55,567/- Kaprubhai, Gujarat give cultural performances in South Africa 7. Germany 14 travel grants to Childrens’ group from Bangalore 1 - 10 May, 2010 To participate in the Children Choir Festival Rs. 4,17,200/- Music School, Karnataka Fourteen travel grants 8. Singapore 4-member Rabindra Sangeet group led by Shri 10 – 15 May, To give cultural performances during a Rs. 1,42,184/- Malaysia Prabuddha Raha, West Bengal 2010 Conference “An Age in Motion : The Asian Voyage of Rabindranatha Tagore” 9. Italy 3-member Flute group led by Shri Hari Mohan 12 – 20 May, To perform during the Turin International Rs. 2,77,104/- Turkey Srivastava, Uttar Pradesh 2010 Book Fair in Italy and to give cultural performances in Turkey 10. Trinidad & 10-member Rajasthani Folk group led by Ms. 25 May – 8 June, To give cultural performances on the Rs. Tobago Gangabai Kamad, Rajasthan 2010 occasion of Indian Arrival Day 12,70,451/- Suriname 1 11. Myanmar 5-member Band Group “Abiogenesis Music Band” 27 – 31 May, To give cultural performances at the Rs. 3,58,655/- led by Shri Moasubong, Nagaland 2010 National Theatre, Yangon and at the National Theatre Mandalay 12. Japan 5-member Kuchipudi Dance group of Shri 28 May – 10 To give cultural performances on the Rs. Kalakrishna, Andhra Pradesh June, 2010 occasion of the Golden Jubilee celebration 5,97,798/- of the Vedanta Society 13. UK 10-member Rajasthani Folk Music group “Lok 2 – 21 June, To participate in the Preston Mela, Bradford Rs. 7,51,482/- Rang Parishad” led by Shri Samandar Khan 2010 Mela & Glasgow Mela Manganiar, Rajasthan 14. Vietnam 5-member Odissi Dance group led by Ms. 5 – 13 June, To participate in the Hue Festival Rs. 2,21,376/- Arundhati Roy, West Bengal 2010 15. Cyprus 5-member Mahila Tal Vadya Kacheri group led by 6 – 11 June, To give cultural performances Rs. 3,57,068/- Ms. Sukanya Ramgopal (Ghatam with Taalvadya 2010 Kacheri), Karnataka 16. Malaysia 5-member Bharatanatyam Dance group led by Ms. 10 – 14 June, To participate in the “2nd Festival of Rs. 1,10,490/- Urmila Sathyanarayanan, Tamilnadu 2010 Bharatanatyam” and to conduct lecture demonstrations and workshops 17. Italy 9-member Bharatanatyam Dance group led by Shri 10 - 20 June, To give cultural performances Rs. 8,57,236/- Syed Sallauddin Pasha, New Delhi 2010 18. Malaysia 7-member Bollywood group led by Ms. Shubra 11 – 17 June, To perform during the Queen’s Baton Rally Diversion Bhardwaj, Maharashtra 2010 from Festival of India in China 19. Congo 12-member U.P. Folk group “Brij Lok Kala Manch 22 – 28 June, To give cultural performances on the Rs. and Jagriti Mandal” led by Shri Ashok Sharma, 2010 occasion of the 50th Anniversary of 10,13,530/- Rajasthan Independence of Democratic Republic of Congo 20. USA Ms. Sreyashi Mitra, (Rabindra Sangeet) West 26 June – 8 July, To give cultural performances Rs. 1,85,898/- Bengal 2010 Three travel grants 21. USA Shri Rangaputhali Raghunandan, Karnataka 28 June – 20 To perform at the Navika World First Rs. 78,500/- One Travel Grant July, 2010 Kannada Summit 22. Italy 8-member Odissi Dance group led by Ms. Illeana 30 June – 16 To give cultural performances Rs. 8,55,525/- U.K. Citaristi, Orissa July, 2010 23. South Africa 8-member Qawaali group led by Shri Ghulam Sabir 1 – 20 July, 2010 To participate at the Saberi Urs Festival Rs. and Shri Ghulam Waris, Delhi 12,59,224/- 24. Russia 8-member Puppet group led by Ms. Anurupa Roy, 2 – 20 July, To participate in the VI International Eco- Rs. 4,65,984/- Maharashtra 2010 authentic Festival of Puppet Theatre “Chir Chayayn” (Spirit of the Earth” 2 25. Norway Four travel grants to Ms. Jyotsna Shourie 8 – 11 July, 2010 To participate in the Forde Dance and Rs. 1,34,600/- (Bharatanatyam), New Delhi Music Festival in Norway Four travel grants 26. Oman 6-member Composite Music group of Ms. 10 – 25 July, To give cultural performances Rs. 6,52,748/- Qatar Charanjeet Soni and Shri Fareed Ahmed Khan, 2010 UAE New Delhi 27. Vietnam 6 - member Fusion Band/ Hindustani Instrumental 21 – 26 July, To participate in the Beach Festival in Ho Rs. 3,47,350/- group ‘IMPULSE” led by Shri Arunangshu 2010 Chi Minh City Chaudhury, Delhi 28. Ireland 12-member Yakshagana group ”Sanjeeva 22 – 28 July, To participate in the Festival of World Rs. 7,90,285/- Suvarna”, led by Shri Moodanidamboor Sanjeeva 2010 Cultures (FWC) Poojary, Karnataka 29. Uzbekistan Shri Suranjan Das, Vice Chancellor of Kolkata 25 – 30 July, To deliver lecture on India-Uzbek Rs. 32,484/- University, West Bengal 2010 Friendship as part of the “Year of India” in One travel grant Uzbekistan 30. Canada Shri Kadri Gopalnath (Saxophone), Chennai 28 July – 3 To perform during the grand consecration Rs. 3,27,500/- August. 2010 (Kumbabhishekam) celebrations of the Five travel grants SBVF organized by Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation 31. Mauritius 7 – member Fusion group “SARGAM” led by Shri 28 July – 4 To give cultural performances on the Rs. 5,01,724/- Johar Ali, New Delhi August, 2010 occasion of the commemoration of the Bicentenary of the Naval Battle of Grand Port 32. Israel 6-member Puppet group led by Shri Raj Kumar 1 – 9 August, To participate in the 35th International Arts Rs. 3,97,500/- Bhatt, New Delhi 2010 and Crafts Fair-2010 33. Maldives 15 – member Magic group of Shri Muthukad, 2 – 6 August, To give cultural performances to celebrate Rs. Kerala 2010 the India-Maldives Friendship Month 11,96,200/- 34. Oman 12-member Bhangra group led by Shri Sandeep 5 – 9 August, To participate at the Khareef Festival in Rs. 4,45,929/- Kumar Khiva, Punjab 2010 Salalah, Oman 35. Bhutan 5-member Sitar group led by Shri Shujaat Hussain 13 – 16 August, To give cultural performances on the Rs. 2,92,255/- Khan, Delhi 2010 occasion of Independence Day 36. Sri Lanka 8-member Odissi Dance group led by Ms. Sharmila 13 – 21 August, To give cultural performances on the Rs. 3,44,392/- Biswas, West Bengal 2010 occasion of Independence Day 37. USA 8-member Kathakali group led by Guru 14 – 22 August, To participate in the “Erasing Borders Rs. 8,40,190/- Canada Radhamohan, Delhi 2010 Festival of Indian Dance 2010” in USA and to give cultural performances in Canada 3 38. Turkmenistan 11-member Punjabi group “Feels International” led 14 – 22 August, To participate in the “Avaja 2010” Festival Rs. 4,87,391/- by Shri Ashwani Kumar, Delhi 2010 of Music, Song and Dance 39. Greece 10 – member Odissi Folk group led by Sri D. 20- 30 August, To participate in the 48th International Rs. 4,95,710/- Balaram Reddy, Odisha 2010 Folklore Festival of Lefkas 40. Egypt 8-member Rajasthani Folk group led by Shri Mohd. 23 August – 5 To participate in the Sufi Samma Festival Rs. 4,48,584/- Rafiq Langa, Delhi September, 2010 41. South Africa 20-member Folk group choreographed by Ms. 28 August – 3 To participate in the India Show Rs. Maitreyee Pahari, Delhi September, 2010 12,28,789/- 42. South Africa 18-member (Bharati Shivaji) Mohiniattam Dance 6 – 20 To present their production “Swan Lake” Rs. 9,10,600/- group from Centre for Mohiniattam Institution, New September, 2010 during Shared Histories Festival – 2010 Delhi (Teamwork) – Travel grants 43. Australia 5-member Carnatic Violin group led by Professor 9 September – 5 To give cultural performances Rs. 9,27,244/- T.N.Krishnan, Tamilnadu October, 2010 44. USA Shri Uday Bhalvalkar (Dhrupad), Maharashtra 9 September – 9 To give cultural performances Rs. 1,26,576/- Two travel grants November 45. USA Ms. Lushin Dubey (Theatre), New Delhi 10 September – To stage the Musical Play “Salaam India” Rs. 4,60,000/- 13 October, Eight Travel grants 2011 46. Maldives 14-member Punjabi Folk Dance group led by Shri 15 – 20 To give cultural performances Rs. 4,63,528/- Surinder Sagar & Party, Punjab September, 2010 47. U.K. Kathakali group led by Shri Kalamandalam Gopi, 15 September – To give cultural performances and conduct Rs. 1,70,000/- Kerala` 3 December, workshops in U.K. Five travel grants 2010 48.