FESTIVAL OF INDIA IN MALAYSIA 2015 – LIST OF EVENTS

  • Dance Drama – INAUGURAL EVENT
  • Bharatanatyam ballet by Kalakshetra, Chennai
    Kuala Lumpur – Friday, 13 March; Ipoh – Saturday, 14 March and
    Georgetown – Sunday, 15 March

     

  • Classical Dance from South India
  • Bharatanatyam by Padma Bhushan Smt. Alarmel Valli
    Kuala Lumpur – Thursday, 19 March (Admission by invitation only);
    Ipoh – Friday, 20 March and Kuala Lumpur – Saturday, 21 March (workshop)

     

  • Folk Dance and Music from Punjab, North India
  • Bhangra and Gidda
    Kota Kinabalu – Tuesday, 24 March; Kuala Lumpur – Wednesday, 25 March;
    Ipoh – Friday, 27 March and Melaka – Monday, 30 March

     

  • Folk Dance and Music from Gujarat, West india
  • Dandia Raas and Garba
    Seremban – Saturday 11 April; Kuala Lumpur – Sunday, 12 April;
    Ipoh – Monday, 13 April and Kuala Lumpur – Tuesday, 14 April (workshop)

     

  • Tamil Literary Festival
  • Kuala Lumpur – Friday, 3 April – Inaugural, Saturday, 4 April and Sunday, 5 April

     

  • Essay Competition on India
  • (Bahasa Malaysia and Tamil)

     

  • Photo Exhibition on Grandeur of Chola Temples of India
  • Kuala Lumpur – Monday, 16 to 28 March; Georgetown – Saturday, 4 to 12 April;
    Ipoh – Friday, 17 – 26 April and Sungai Patani Saturday, 23 to 31 May

     

  • "Digital India : IT & Space" – Multimedia Exhibition
  • Georgetown – Sunday, 19 April to 3 May and Kuala Lumpur – Saturday, 16 May to 31 May

     

  • "Chennai Nalla Chennai" – Photo Exhibition by SA Ramesh
  • Ipoh – Friday, 17 to 26 April; Kuala Lumpur; Sungai Patani Saturday, 23 to 31 May and Melaka

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  • Exhibition of Islamic Calligraphy
  • Kuala Lumpur – Sunday, 12 April to 26 April; Kota Bharu – Thursday, 14th to 30th May
    Melaka and Kuantan

     

  • Sarod and Bharatham
  • (Organized by Soorya India Festival, Malaysia Chapter)
    Sarod by Padma Vibhushan Shri Amjad Ali Khan and Shri Ayaan Ali Khan and
    Shri Amaan Ali Khan and Bharatanatyam by Mr Shankar Kandasamy
    Kuala Lumpur - Saturday 18 April (Admission by Invitation only)

     

  • Indian Cinema Multi Media Exhibition
  • Kuala Lumpur – Saturday, 25 April to 10 May and Melaka 24 May to 20 June

     

  • India-Malaysia Archival Links from National Archives of India
  • Kuala Lumpur and Melaka

     

  • Malayalam Film Festival
  • Kuala Lumpur - 6 and 7 June and Ipoh - June

     

  • Seminar on Tradition, Values and Moderation
  • Kuala Lumpur – May

     

  • Telugu Food Festival
  • Kuala Lumpur

     

  • Classical Indian Dances
  • By Dance Group of Prathibha Prahlad, Prasiddha Foundation
    Kuala Lumpur and Johore – June

     

  • Distribution of Tamil Text Books from India to Malaysian Tamil Schools
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  • International Day of Yoga
  • Kuala Lumpur and other cities – Sunday, 21 June