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Chronicle of On April 18 , 2011, the Andrei Daniel addressed
FIClub�s �ife 2011 exhibition „Christian Art the gathering. st
On October 21 , 2011,
from Goa“ of photo-
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On December 10 , graphs of Benoy Behl, lecture twenty six of the
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2010, was released the 12 organised by FIC, the FIC�s �ectoria on the sub-
issue of the Friends of India Embassy of India, the ject „Rabindranath Tago-
Club�s magazine Svetilnik CE�C of Sofia University, re and Mahatma Gandhi
and a meeting-cum-slide- and the Cultural Centre – Two Paths �eading to a
show „A Path to the East“ of SU was opened at Common Goal“, dedi-
was held at the Centre for „Alma Mater“ Gallery by cated to the Birthday of
Eastern �anguages and Vice Rector Prof. Ger- Mahatma Gandhi, the
Cultures of Sofia University. dzhikov, Ambassador International Day of Non-
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The popular musicians and Manchanda and Director violence and the 150
actors Doni and Neti, of CE�C and Vice Presi- Birth Anniversary of Ra-
actress Maya Bezhanska, dent of FIC Prof.Fedotoff. bindranath Tagore, and
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film director Mario Krastev On April 26 , 2011, a presented by Dr. Violina
and others shared their talk-cum-slideshow with Atanassova from the
experience from their trip sculptors Ivan Rusev and Institute for Historical
to India, Nepal, Tibet and Emil Popov was held at Studies, BAS, was held at
Bhutan. Editor-in-Chief of the National Music School Session Hall 2 of the Uni-
Svetilnik Prof. A. Fedotoff "�ubomir Pipkov". The ar- versity of Sofia.
presided the meeting. H.E. tists presented the pro-
D. Manchanda, Ambassa- jects in India „Indian
dor of India to Bulgaria, Sculptured Temples of
graced the event. Ivan Rusev“ and „The
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On January 26 , 2011, Other Bridge over Mahi“
a reception on the occa- of Prof. Emil Popov.
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sion of the Republic Day On May 11 , 2011, the
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of India was co-hosted by 150 birth anniversary of
Ambassador of India H.E. Rabindranath Tagore was
D. Manchanda, Friends of celebrated at the Aula of
India Club, East-West the University of Sofia with
Indology Foundation and a programme which
Namaste Bulgaria Foun- included a speech by
dation at the National Prof. Shurbanov, address
Gallery for Foreign Art. by Ambassador Man-
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On February 10 , 2011, chanda, presentations on
the exhibition „Twenty different aspects of Tago-
Years Friends of India Club“ re�s visit in Bulgaria, poems
was opened at the Natio- and songs of R. Tagore by
nal �ibrary „St. St. Cyril and professional performers, a
Methodius“ to celebrate documentary film-show
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the 20 anniversary of FIC. and a cocktail.
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Prof. B. Hristova, Director of On May 17 , 2011, the
the National �ibrary, pre- exhibition of digital prints
sided the event. Prof. A. „Paintings of Rabindra-
Shurbanov, President of nath Tagore“ was inau-
FIC, Indian Ambassador gurated with FIC as a co-
Manchanda and Mr. Ru- organiser at the central
men Sabev, Head of India lobby of the National
section at the „Asia, Aus- Theatre „Ivan Vazov“. Mr.
tralia and Oceania“ Direc- Pavel Vasev, Director of
torate of the Ministry of the National Theatre,
Foreign Affairs addressed Ambassador Manchanda
the gathering. and eminent artist Prof.

