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The Namaste India Festival is organized by the Executive Committee for Namaste India Festival 2009, with support from Embassy of India in Japan, India Government Tourist Office in Tokyo, the Society to Promote India-Japan Cultural Relations (NPO-IJCR), Mithila Museum and many other organizations and businesses in India and Japan.
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More than 200 artists will participate in Namaste India in various fields like Indian classic, traditional folk and contemporary music and dance as well as movie dance. One can enjoy performance of Mehendi with the application of henna, Yoga, Ayurveda in addition to shopping of Indian goods, CDs, books and etc. Fantastic variety of booths will be seen. Indian tourist Office, tourist agent, Indian IT companies, tea, grass root organizations and etc. etc. Indian cuisine restaurants, bazaar booths of goods and handicrafts.On stage we will have speech from honorable Ambassador of India, seminar on IT.
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- Hemanta & Moumala Indian Classical Dance Kathak sent by ICCR
- Lecture by the Head of Indian IT company
-Exchange Exhibition between India and Japan
Photographs’ exhibition of Tenshin & Swami Vivekananda, and their exchange
-Indian Folk Art Square
Exhibit about 3 meter terracotta horse, three bamboo parent and child elephants, Warli paintings, Mithila paintings, and open studios by a terracotta artist, bamboo artists, a sand artist
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The second Venue, Tobacco & Salt Museum is 5 minutes’ walk from the main Venue of the event according to the Park Street. In the audiovisual hall of Tobacco & Salt Museum, the latest talk about economy, culture and movie in India can be heard.
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300 yen each of raffle tickets will provide with chance of variety of prizes sponsored by Indian Government, restaurants, vendors and companies in addition to the return tickets for India by courtesy of Air India.
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Namaste India is organized by fund of donation by private as well as companies' supporters and thank to cooperation of volunteers.
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