Cultural Relations

CULTURAL

Performances of Indian dance and music troops in Bogota, Cali, Medellin, Cartagena and Baranquilla have been regularly sponsored by the ICCR. A cultural event “India Day celebrations” was organized at the Manuela Beltran University in 2006. The Embassy has also been organizing Film festivals, Photo Exhibitions, Indian Food Festivals and Theater performances of Indian troops in Colombia and Ecuador. In 2007, 2008 and 2009 the Festival of India has been held in Bogota, Medellín and Cartagena.
Colombian electronic and print media have been bringing out stories and documentaries/programs on India.
There are centers of Sai Baba in Colombia and a number of spiritual groups such as ISCON, Brahma Kumaris, Nirmala Devi, Babaji Kripal Singh, Theosophical Society etc. There are also a large number of yoga institutions including a branch of the Satyananda Yoga Academy of Munger, Bihar. The Missionaries of Charity has centers all across Colombia including in Bogota. Ayurveda is becoming popular in Colombia and some of the cultural institutions in this country are promoting its study amongst the interested section of the local population.
Several Colombians and Indians got together and in January 2010 formed a renewed Association of Friends of India in Bogota. The Association, which has received official support of the Embassy of India, carries out cultural activities in a variety of areas.

Religious and Spiritual Institutions

1) Temple of Sri Sathya Sai Baba
La Calera (900 mts after the toll, then on the right after 2 Km)
Tel. 8608175 (Res.)
Office:  Calle 40 No. 23-23
Telephone: 2443574/8608576
Information available in the web site: www.eaisai.com
Contact person: Mr. German Panqueva
Meditation on the first Saturday of every month, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p. m.

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Yoga centres

Sahaja Yoga
Yoga classes are organized at Colsubsidio
Calle 26 No. 25-50
Bogotá
Timings: Saturday from 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.  (free of cost)
Contact person: Katiayani
Tel. 2143971
Fax 6298402

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Cultural Centres

--Fundación Gandhi
Cra 52 No. 35-33
Medellín, Antioquia
Teléfono: (4) 3851230- 3817986
Fax (4) 3817686
www.edugandhi.org
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Contact Person: Mr. Harivadan Shah, Director

- FUNDAR India
Calle 24 No. 18-05, Duitama
Tel: 0987850793
Fax: 0987852027
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Contact Person: Mr. Enrique Galindo, Executive Director.

- Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa
Hermana Tilda
Cra. 3ª Bis No. 32-18
Barrio La Perseverancia
Bogotá
Tel. 2851235

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JAIPUR FOOT

JAIPUR  FOOT

Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), Sawai Mansingh Hospital, Jaipur, India (Tel: 91-141-2563063, 2568661, Fax 91-141-2568602, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) is a non-governmental, voluntary, non-religious, non-sectarian, non-political Society for helping the handicapped, particularly the resourceless. It was set up in March 1975 as one of the long term human welfare projects. The main objective of the society is physical, economic and social rehabilitation of the physically handicapped . The main emphasis of the Society is on providing: artificial limbs and other rehabilitation aids, appliances etc to amputees; calipers, modified footwear and other aids/appliances to polio and leprosy affected and other disabled persons; hearing aids; and scientific and technical research in developing and improving aids and appliances for handicapped.

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Cultural exchanges

CULTURAL EXCHANGES
 
- Visit to Colombia:  Odissi group led by Aruna Mohanty (Sept 2002); Flute maestro Raghunath Seth (Sep 2002); Kathak group led by Vaswati Misra (June 2003); Bharatanatyam group led by Ms Radhika Shurajit and Shobana Balachandra (Aug 2003); Sitar/Sarod duo Ustad Kirit Khan and Ms Shree Gangopadhyay (Aug 2003); Odissi group led by Guru Durga Charan Ranbir (April 2004); Bharatanatyam group led by Ms Kanaka Srinivasan (Aug 2004); Theatre group led by Mr. Nissar Allana (April 2006); Gujarati folk dance group led by Shri Kalpesh Dalal (October 2006).  A Bharatnayam dance troupe led by Ms. Priyadarsini Govind visited Bogota (November 2008).A Kathak dance troupe led by Ms. Mahua Shankar visited Bogota in first week of June 2009, they performed in an event celebrating 50 years of  India-Colombia relationship and also inauguration of month long cultural festival Bogota International Espectacular.

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