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              Important Events of the                   March 4th. Kumar Prashant was elected President
                                                        and Dr. Konstantin Trenchev, President of
              Indian Embassy - 2012                     Bulgarian Confederation of Labour, was elected
                                                        Honorary President of the Association.
                                                           The Ambassador hosted a reception at the
                 On the occasion of the 63rd Republic Day of   Embassy Residence on March 23rd to mark the
              India, the Embassy held a flag hoisting ceremony   ITEC Day.
              at the Chancery on January 26th. The Indian   The Embassy along with the Indology
              President’s address to the Nation was screened.   Department of Sofia University organized
                                                                                the World Hindi
                                                                                Day 2012 on
                                                                                March 27th at
                                                                                the Alma Alter
                                                                                theater of SU.
                                                                                Main item in the
                                                                                prgramme was the
                                                                                performance in
                                                                                Hindi of students
                                                                                from the Indology
                                                                                Department based
                                                                                on Panchtantra
                                                                                stories. The
                                                                                audience was
                                                                                addressed by
                                                                                the Dean of
                                                                                the Faculty of
                                                                                Classical and
                                                                                Modern Philology
                  The President of India’s message of   and the Ambassador of India.
              congratulations on assumption of office was   Ambassador Manchanda inaugurated an
              forwarded to the new Bulgarian President.  exhibition of paintings, including some by Indian
                 The Indian community in Bulgaria formed an   artist Anuradha Thakur, at the City Centre Sofia.
              “Association of Indians in Bulgaria“  (AIBG) on   The event was projected as an Indian one with
                                                                                Indian dances and
                                                                                cuisine.
                                                                                   The Embassy
                                                                                participated in
                                                                                the 8th Tourism
                                                                                Film Festival held
                                                                                at Veliko Turnovo
                                                                                (19-21 April).
                                                                                An ‘Incredible
                                                                                India’ video clip
                                                                                was awarded the
                                                                                best International
                                                                                Television
                                                                                commercial for
                                                                                tourism.
                                                                                   The Embassy
                                                                                launched on May
                                                                                21st a special issue
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