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Ayurveda” by Dr Antoaneta Zarkova, MD, on the National Sports Academy in Sofia, a commemora-
subject “Ayurveda on the Source of Diseases and tive event to honour Ventseslav Evtimov’s outstan-
the Way to Treat Them”. ding contribution to yoga in Bulgaria with a show of
On March 11, opening of the exhibition “With docu mentary video-materials about him, organised
Affection to the East” with photographs by Prof. in partnership with the Bulgarian Yoga Centre,
Alexander Fedotoff (from India, China, South Swami Dev Murthi Association and the Bulgarian
Korea, Fiji, Vanuatu and New Caledonia) at Sofia National Sports Academy on Ventseslav Evtimov’s
with Press Gallery, co-organised with “Prof. birthday and on occasion of his demise in May 2019.
Alexander Fedotoff” Foundation. The exhibition On October 13, FIC President Daniela Kaneva
was on till March 28. Covered for the Bulgarian and members of the Governing Board met in Sofia
National TV by Daniela Kaneva. with Mr Jasbir Nischal, General Secretary of India
On May 7, at the Conference Hall of SU, lec- Bulgaria Friendship Association.
ture 39th in FIC’s Lectoria – a presentation by Dr
Nikolay Yankov on the subject “A New Perspec-
tive on the Doctrine of Reincarnation (Karma)”.
On May 10, at the “@lma @lter” Theatre Hall
of SU, show of Richard Attenborough’s film “Gan-
dhi” (1982) with introduction by Assoc. Prof. Dr
Andronika Martonova. Co-organised with the
Cultural Centre of Sofia University. An event in
the Bapu@150 FIC’s programme.

On October 22, at the big session hall of the
Institute for Historical Studies of the Bulgarian
Academy of Sciences, Sofia, a seminar “Mahatma
Gandhi: Global Perspectives” organised on FIC’s
initiative, within the programme of scholarly events
of IHS – BAS, in partnership with SU’s Indology
Department. Devam Foundation presented digital
paintings by Roumiana Damianova. An event in the
Bapu@150 FIC’s programme.
On May 16, opening of the exhibition “With On October 29, at “Yaitseto” Club of SU, in part-
Affection to the East” – photography by Prof. Alex- nership with SU’s Indology Department, Devam
ander Fedotoff, at Radio Varna Art Centre in the Foundation and BIBA, a festive event on the occa-
city of Varna. The exhibition was on till May 26. sion of Diwali with a programme by the students
On May 28, at “Yaitseto” Club of SU, in part- in Indology at Sofia University and “Kaya” Dance
nership with SU’s Indology Department, Devam School of Indian dance performer Katya Tosheva.
Foundation, Balkan-Indian Business Association On November 6, at the Conference Hall of SU, a
and “East-West” Indological Foundation, an event presentation by Prof. Dr Milena Bratoeva, Prof. Dr
to promote the Bapu@150 programme and bid fare- Anand Sharma and Dr Usha Sharma on Mahatma
well to Mr Nair, Mr Giri and Mr Kumar from the Gandhi’s ashram at Wardha, India. An event in the
Embassy of India in Sofia on the occasion of their Bapu@150 FIC’s programme.
departure from Bulgaria. On November 12, at Rabinrdanath Tagore Hall
On June 16 FIC participated in the Interna- of the CELC–SU, in partnership with SU’s Indology
tional Day of Yoga in Sofia. Daniela Kaneva covered Department and Devam Foundation, an event on
it for the Bulgarian National TV. the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru
On October 2, at the monument of Mahatma Nanak with a show of the documentary “Revealed:
Gandhi in Sofia South Park, along with the Embassy The Golden Temple” and presentations by Dr
of India in Sofia, SU’s Indology Department, Devam Nikolay Yankov, Prof. Dr Anand Sharma and Dr
Foundation and BIBA, a flower tribute on Gandhi’s Mauna Kaushik.
150th birth anniversary and the International Day Co-organiser of all public events held by FIC
of Non-Violence. An event in the Bapu@150 FIC’s during the season was the Embassy of India in Sofia,
programme. and of the events held at Sofia University – SU’s
On October 10, at Aula 2 of “Vassil Levski” Indology Department.