🇷🇺 🤝 🇮🇳 On May 2-4, Head of the Department of International Relations of the All-Russian political party “United Russia” Valeria Gorokhova visited the Indian state of Chattisgarh as part of the international program “Know BJP” organized by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

👥 Her tour took place as part of a group of representatives of the leading political forces of Nepal, Bangladesh and Mauritius. In the state capital, Raipur, guests got acquainted in detail with the activities of the local branch of the BJP, were told about the features of preparations for the third stage of the general elections (May 7), and were also introduced to the local leadership of the party and functionaries of its youth and women's organizations.

💬 Participants in the programme were invited as guests of honor to large-scale election roadshows of the BJP in the cities of Raipur and Takhatpur as well as to a meeting with prominent public figures of the state capital in the format of live communication. Separate receptions were organized on behalf of Chief Minister of Chattisgarh Vishnu Deo Sai and Deputy CM Arun Sao, during which Valeria Gorokhova discussed with the state leadership the prospects for the development of inter-party cooperation among the regions.

📌 Throughout the entire programme, Valeria Gorokhova received the warmest welcome. During campaign events, the BJP functionaries repeatedly emphasized to voters the friendly relations of India with Russia. The Indian colleagues demonstrated a high level of hospitality and willingness to expand bilateral dialogue with Russia in various spheres.

✨ The Easter services took place at the House Church in honour of St. Thomas the Apostle at the Russian Embassy in India, which began with a religious procession through the territory of the Russian diplomatic mission from the temple to the worship cross and back.

🕯️The day before, festive food was blessed — Easter cakes, eggs, cheese and Easter curds.

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✨ On May 4, 2024, the annual spring Russian-Indian cultural festival was held at the International Roerich Memorial Trust (IRMT) in Naggar, Himachal Pradesh.

🎨 As part of the festival, the opening of two art projects took place in the IRMT exhibition galleries. Dev Chandra, a young artist from Mumbai, presented a series of works entitled “Himalayan Nights”. Galina Stepanova, a notable Russian philanthropist from St Petersburg, have brought a vibrant collection of paintings based on her trip to India in 2009.

🌳 On the occasion of the upcoming Victory Day, representatives of the All-Russian public movement “Volunteers of Victory” held an action “Remembrance Garden” in which students and teachers of the Russian Embassy’s School named after Alexander Kadakin participated. The patriotic campaign was organized with the support of the International Roerich Memorial Trust, ANO Center for the Development of Socio-Cultural Relations “Atlas” and the Russian Embassy in India. Eleven seedlings of deodars (Himalayan cedars), which are symbols of the Kullu Valley, were planted on the estate territory.

🎶 A colorful concert of young students of the Helena Roerich Academy of Arts was presented to the audience. In her welcoming remarks to the festival guests, Torul S Raveesh, Deputy Commissioner of Kullu District, underscored the importance of the Russian-Indian cooperation on the basis of IRMT, noting the ever-increasing popularity of both the Museum Complex and the Academy of Arts.

🏅 The festival ended with the awarding ceremony of the contest of children’s drawings “The Roerichs — Messengers of Culture”. This year, several hundreds schoolchildren from Kullu Valley took part in the competition.

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