Cultural team leaves for Thailand
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, February 03 2024:
A 15-member cultural team of the state was flagged off for Thailand from Government Dance College, Palace Compound, here, by Art and Culture commissioner M Joy on Saturday.
The cultural team will perform folk dances and music of the state at the 2nd Thailand Culture Exchange Festival to be held in Surindra Rajabhat University, Surin City, Thailand from February 4 to 15, and the 14th International Conference on Art and Culture Soft Power to be held at Phranakhon Rajabhat University in Bangkok on February 17 and 18 .
Speaking at the event, M Joy informed that the state has been sending cultural troupes every year to Thailand as part of the department's calendar programme.
Similar initiatives are also in the pipeline as the department had signed an agreement with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR),
he added.