09-24-2006, 06:31 PM
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Namaste India draws crowds
Source: IANS.
A festival showcasing Indian culture and highlighting India as a place of business opportunities got underway here today.
"We started this event to eliminate prejudice and promote better understanding of Indian culture and invite investors to the country," said Tokio Hasegawa, one of the organisers of the 'Namaste India' festival.
In 14 years, 'Namaste India' has grown to accommodate nearly 80,000 visitors, who try various Indian foods, experience henna drawings (intricate henna designs on hand) and listen to sitar performance.
"We want to present this event not just for fun but also to think and learn," Hasegawa said, adding Japan needed to respond to India as an emerging economic power.
Expatriate Indian Manmohan Singh, who left India 19 years ago, enjoyed classical music from his home country in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park.
The 47-year-old president of a travel company in Tokyo said the event was the perfect platform to demonstrate the business opportunities India offered.
Over the weekend, 'Namaste India 2006' introduces both contemporary and traditional Indian culture as well as lesser-known facts about India.
Businesses had booths put up to showcase India as a hot business destination.The festival precedes the 'Year of India' that begins in Japan next year to strengthen Indo-Japan relations.
There are more than 10,000 Indian nationals living and working in Tokyo.
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Namaste India draws crowds
Source: IANS.
A festival showcasing Indian culture and highlighting India as a place of business opportunities got underway here today.
"We started this event to eliminate prejudice and promote better understanding of Indian culture and invite investors to the country," said Tokio Hasegawa, one of the organisers of the 'Namaste India' festival.
In 14 years, 'Namaste India' has grown to accommodate nearly 80,000 visitors, who try various Indian foods, experience henna drawings (intricate henna designs on hand) and listen to sitar performance.
"We want to present this event not just for fun but also to think and learn," Hasegawa said, adding Japan needed to respond to India as an emerging economic power.
Expatriate Indian Manmohan Singh, who left India 19 years ago, enjoyed classical music from his home country in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park.
The 47-year-old president of a travel company in Tokyo said the event was the perfect platform to demonstrate the business opportunities India offered.
Over the weekend, 'Namaste India 2006' introduces both contemporary and traditional Indian culture as well as lesser-known facts about India.
Businesses had booths put up to showcase India as a hot business destination.The festival precedes the 'Year of India' that begins in Japan next year to strengthen Indo-Japan relations.
There are more than 10,000 Indian nationals living and working in Tokyo.