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On December 2nd, 2014, at the Centre for On June 10th at Session Hall 1 of Sofia
Eastern Languages and Cultures of Sofia University University Tsvetelina Ignatova-Gecheva, Third
was held a presentation on “Holistic Personality Secretary, South Asia Desk at the Ministry of
Development through Yoga” by Dr. Tikhe Sham Foreign Affairs and part-time lecturer at the
Ganpat Rudranath, Ph.D., Assist. Prof. at Swami Indology Department of SU, gave lecture 32 of
Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana FIC’s Lectoria on the subject “India and BRICS”.
University, Bangalore, India, co-organised with Mr. S. K. Bhati from the Indian Embassy attended.
Devam Foundation. On June 17th the National Library presented
On December 17th, 2014, at the National the “Stolen Faces” exhibition on India by
Library “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” was opened photographer Iliya Zaikov with an exhibition of
the exhibition “In One Nest” - photographs from books from the fund of the Library which have
India by Boris Georgiev (1932-1935) and Plamena been authored or translated by Sofia University
Dimitrova-Racheva (2014), which was organized Indo logy Department’s staff members. Curator was
in cooperation with the National Library and was Stefaniya Yanakieva, and FIC was co-organizer.
on till the end of January 2015. FIC’s magazine On June 21st was the first International Day of
“Svetilnik” No 16 was launched at the opening Yoga. FIC was partner to the Embassy of India in
too. The event was graced by HE R. K. Sachdeva, Sofia in its marking in Bulgaria, and its members
Ambassador of India to Sofia. actively participated in the event.
On February 25th, 2015, at the Conference On July 13th FIC’s president Daniela Kaneva
Hall of Sofia University was held the lecture and members of the Governing Board met Mr
“Ayurveda – the Ancient Knowledge of Longevity. Jasbir Nischal, Secretary of the India-Bulgaria
Main Principles and Practices for Treatment” by Friendship Association, along with HE Petko
Dr. Antoaneta Zarkova, MD, Head of Ayurvedic Doykov, Ambassador of Bulgaria to Delhi.
Centre – Sofia. The talk was first in a cycle initiated On October 9th at the National Library was the
by FIC - “Introduction to Ayurveda”. opening of the photo-exhibition “Bulgaria through
On March 4th Daniela Kaneva was elected the the Eyes of a Young Indian” by Malvika Kumar
new president of FIC as the term of Prof. Alexander Prashant, with curator Silviya Ivanova; the opening
Shurbanov expired, and two new members joined was attended by Mr. S. K. Bhati from the Indian
the Governing Board – Prof. Andrei Daniel and Embassy. The exhibition was on till November 9th.
Nikolay Yankov. On October 22nd at Session Hall 1 of Sofia
On March 9th at the Session Hall of the University musicologist Dr. Ivanka Vlaeva-
National Library Dr. Mauna Kaushik, part-time Stoyanova, Assoc. Prof. at the South-West
lecturer at the Indology Department of SU, University “Neofit Rilski”, Blagoevgrad, presented
gave a presentation on “The Indian Woman – on the topic “Indian Music Culture – form
Preserver of Traditions, Vehicle of Novelties” with Tradition to Modernization” which was the first
a Bharatanatyam dance performed by Viсtoria lecture in the cycle “Masters of Indian Music”
Marincheva. Ambassador Sachdeva graced the initiated by FIC.
occasion. On November 4th at the Conference Hall
On March 10th at the “Alma Mater” Gallery of Sofia University Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andronika
of Sofia University was the opening of two art Martonova from the Institute of Art Studies
exhibitions – “India as Inspiration”, presenting at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences made a
the works of 13 eminent contemporary Bulgarian presentation on “Indian Cinema: Glimpses of a
artists, with curator Assoc. Prof. Tsvetan Stoyanov, Long History” which started yet another cycle of
and “Mirror of the Heart” with Indian and Tibetan FIC talks - “Eminent Indian Film Makers”.
drawings by Lyudmila Klasanova. The exhibitions Co-organizer of all public events held by FIC
were co-organised with the Cultural Centre, the during the season was the Embassy of India in
Centre for Eastern Languages and Cultures, and Sofia and of those held at Sofia University – SU’s
the Indology Department of Sofia University. Indology Department.
Ambassador Sachdeva addressed the gathering.
The exhibitions were on till April 3rd. Compiled by Boryana Kamova