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Hindi Day was celebrated for the first time in Greece
upon the initiative of H.E. the Ambassador of India Mr. Dilip Sinha.
Dozens of old and new students of Hindi and Sanskrit had a chance to
get together, know each other better and present their special
interests and work.
 The
celebration took place in the warm atmosphere of the residence of the
Indian Embassy, where the Ambassador himself welcomed all
students, and gave to each and everyone books in Hindi Literature and Culture.
At the beginning Evgenia Tsiougou, a student of
Hindi, presented her work on the influence of Indian songs of the
60-s on Greek music, showing extracts from the Indian movies
followed by the corresponding Greek songs.
The guests could enjoy Indian dishes.
The cultural program, where the following students of the
Indian music participated, lasted until late at night:
Stavriani Tsiouggou (modern Indian song)
Kostas Kalaitzis (traditional Indian song)
Lefteris Mitropoulos (tambla)
Giorgos Glynos (pakhawaj)
Erick Alsen (shenai)
Giorgos Mitsikaris (basouri)
Rahil Karpozilou (sruti)
Vasilis Skounakis (tanpura)
Nikos Paraskevas (violin)
The teacher of the Indian languages Dimitris
Vassiliadis thanked the Ambassador for his initiative and
hospitality and the Ambassador in his turn expressed the wish that
this day be celebrated every year.
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