Vice-President Hamid Ansari inaugurates 'Festival of India' in Peru

LIMA: Bringing the culture of India to far off Peru, Vice-President Hamid Ansari on October 27 inaugurated the 'Festival of India' here at a time when Bollywood and Shahrukh Khan have become a craze in this Latin American country.

The festival is also being held simultaneously in Cuba, the next stop of the Vice-President.

Ansari's Peruvian counterpart Marisol Espinoza was also present at the inaugural ceremony which saw the staging of "Nrityarupa" to loud applause.

The programme was a mosaic of six Indian dances — Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Odissi, Manipuri, Kathakali and Chhau.

Several old and new Indian movies, classics as also potboilers, ranging from Dadasaheb Phalke's 'Raja Harischandra' to Raj Kapoor's 'Bobby' and Aamir Khan's 'Taare Zameen Par' are being shown at the festival.

The films to be screened also include Satyajit Ray's 'Ghare-Baire', Shahrukh Khan's 'Kabhi Haan, Kabhi Naa', Govind Nihlani's 'Ardh Satya' and Neeraj Pande's 'A Wednesday'.

Culture secretary Ravindra Singh said that 'Festival of India' comprises a film festival, a dance festival and a literary festival.

Indian ambassador Manpreet Vohra said that people of Peru have great interest in Indian culture in all its forms — from food to music, yoga and spirituality, to dance and Bollywood.

Ansari arrived here earlier on October 27 on a three-day official visit.

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