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 EL.IN.E.P.A.’s
musical team constituted from Kostas Kalaitzis (Song), Lefteris
Mitropoulos (Tampla), Anil Kumar (Tabla), Vassilis Divanis (Tabla),
Giorgos Mitsikaris (Flute) and Klara (Tampoura) performed songs and
music from India in the international festival "New Year’s Eves around
the World" that was organised by the Society Friendship of Nations and
the Student Club of Economic University Athens at the Economic
University Athens on 15th January 2006.
For
the
first time the amateur artistic
team of Bangladesh participated also
in
the Festival
as well as musical groups from Venezuela, Bulgaria, Georgia,
Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Cuba, Colombia, Norway, Ukraine, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Czech Republic, Philippines and
Greece. Representatives of various states spoke
about
their
New
Year’s eve customs and presented sweets and advertising material from
their countries. Demetrios Vassiliades spoke
about
the Indian Calendars
and Antonis Papadopoulos
about
the
New
Year’s table in Bangladesh. ELINEPA projected also a documentary on the classical Indian dance
Kathak.
 The
ELINEPA and the Society Friendship of Nations co-organised on 30
January a common dinner with Indian flavours in a known restaurant of
Athens.
To
the dinner were invited H.E. the Ambassador of India, Dr
Bhaskar Balakrishnan,
with his spouse and Indian diplomats,
who work in
our country as well as the Chairman of the School of Foreigner
Languages of the University of Athens Mr. Antonios Danassis Afentakis,
the Chairman of
the
Society Friendship of Nations, Mrs. Evagelike
Leontaridou, professors, students of the Hindi class and hundreds
of
members of the two associations. The wines were offered by Mr Yannis
Labrou, producer of the excellent wine of Lemnos "Methymnaios", who
expressed also the wish to promote the export of his wines in India.
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