Events 2010

The second annual General Assembly of the India-Colombia Chamber of Commerce took place on November 23 2010. The board of directors for the year 2011 was elected and Mr. Nicolás Rodríguez was named as the new Executive Director of the Chamber. He has been given the responsibility of the  growth of the Chamber and develop  series of actions in order to increase the bilateral trade between Colombia and India. 

The members of Chamber of Commerce were addressed by Ambassador of India Shri Riewad Warjri.  In his address he highlighted the plan of action for [ … ]

On November 16 2010 Autonoma University of Colombia hosted a seminar on the BRICs countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China), the new emerging global powers. Ambassador of India Shri Riewad Warjri gave a presentation on India's economic potential and opportunities.
 

Around 600 people attended the event, there were several questions about India's business climate and opportunities available for Colombians.  The Chancelor of the  university, Priest Juan Carlos Vergara Silva, and other important members of the academic staff of the university, were [ … ]

On the 6th and 7th of November 2010, the Embassy of India in Colombia and the 'Asociación Amigos de India-Colombia' organized the first ever 'Diwali Mela' in Bogotá. This celebration was hosted on the terrace of the commercial center 'Gran Estación', one of the most visited commercial centers in Bogotá.

Members of the Embassy of India, the Indian community in Colombia as well as friendly Indians  and Colombians, enjoyed the "festival of lights mela". The festival was officially inaugurated by the Ambassador of India Shri Riewad Warjri at 5 p.m. on 6 Nov [ … ]

Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Day was celebrated on Friday, October 15, 2010 at the Embassy of India, Bogota.  About 30 ITEC scholars from Colombia, who during the last eight years attended training programmes in India in the field of Information Technology, Management, Rural Development, Renewable Energy, Remote Sensing, Industrial Training, Women Entrepreneurship, etc. attended the event. Colombian officials, Colombian and Indian businessmen and Indian nationals also attended the programme. Ambassador R.V. Warjri welcomed  the guests and gav [ … ]

Embassy of India celebrated Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti by paying floral tributes to the "Father of the Nation". On this occasion Minister of State for Urban Development  Prof. Saugata Roy addressed the audience on the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi's teachings in the 21st century.

The Mahatma Gandhi Foundation in Medellín also organised  the first Festival of Nonviolence.     Four Forums were held in the city's major libraries and seven educational workshops were conducted in the poorest neeighborhoods.
 The inauguration took plac [ … ]

On 14 September 2010 Embassy of India, in collaboration with   “Asociación Amigos de India-Colombia” and “Corporación Universitaria UNITEC”, celebrated the “Hindi Day” at the “Auditorio Fundadores” with the participation of students, teachers and general public. A total of 300 people attended the different conferences and activities executed during the day. Hindi was declared the official language unanimously by the Indian Constituent Assembly on 14 September 1949. The objective of organizing  “Hindi Day&r [ … ]

On August 25, 2010  at the Teatro ECCI-ElDorado, Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik "Belief Chief Officer", a famous business consultant and mythologist presented a conference "Subjective world or Mythology of Identity ", where 400 people were present including Indian community in Colombia,members of the Association of Friends of India, special guests, academic community. The illustrated lecture served to understand the cultural differences between East and West. On 27 August Dr. Pattanaik gave a similar talk in EAFIT university in Medellin

 Dr. Pattanai [ … ]

On 25 August Embassy of India organised a CEOs Forum in Bogota in collaboration with India-Colombia Chamber of Commerce. The CEOs of around 60 Colombian companies attended the event.  Dr. Devdutt Patanaik, an eminent business consultant, who came  to Colombia at the invitation of the Embassy spoke about the role of Indian belief systems  in shaping business culture in India. The CEO's were briefed about the forthcoming India International Trade Fair in November 2010. India Colombia chamber of Commerce would be taking a business delegation to India during the [ … ]

A delegation of 28 Pharmaceutical Companies led by the Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council of India (PHARMEXIL) visited Guayaquil. The visit was organized by the Embassy of India in Bogota in collaboration with the Guayaquil Chamber of Commerce . On 23 August 2010, the delegation met with a large number of Ecuadorian businessmen interested in Pharmaceutical products from India.  The delegation visit was well publicized and served to promote business links with both countries well into the future.

 
Mr. Eduardo Peña Hurtado, President of the Guayaquil [ … ]

Independence Day 2010 was celebrated at the Embassy with a large number of the Indian community in Bogota, including Colombian spouses of some Indians, witnessing the flag hoisting ceremony.

The function was participated by all Embassy personnel and their family members.  The participants sang the national anthem and listened to the address of the President of India delivered on the eve of Independence Day on projection system.  Thereafter, the invitees enjoyed Indian snacks.

Mr. V.S. Ramalingam,Charge d'Affaires, and Dr. Sumit Seth, Second Secretary [ … ]