The High Commissioner of India launched the UK-India Year of Culture summer programme on 6th July at the India House. The programme that begins in July, will go on till the end of year, if not till February 2018- one year on from the formal launch by the Queen and India's finance minister Arun Jaitley.
Over 20 organisations have been working together to make this a success- and over 200 events by over 500 artists have been organised in UK (in several cities such as London, Glasgow, Edinburgh etc) and India to celebrate the Year of Culture.
These events have included cultural programmes, yoga in several cities to celebrate Yoga day, Jaipur Literature festival in the British Council, the visit of INS Tarkash in London docklands that was attended by at least 1000 people over 2 days.
The High Commissioner of India to UK, His Excellency Y K Sinha told the gathered audience, that he hopes the celebrations go on till February, and it is a wonderful way of exchanging the two nation's cultural trends. Their partners include British Council, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Royal Festival Hall, Barbican centre, Royal symphony and London Mayor's Office, to name a few.
The launch was attended by Baroness Usha Prashar, Lord Karan Bilimoria of the Cobra beer fame, Lord Meghnad Desai, director Sangeeta Datta and many other dignitaries.
Syed Salman Chishty from Ajmer Sharif and Chairman of Chishty foundation, who was on his way to Brafdord, stopped by at this event and gifted a picture of the darga to the High Commissioner.
