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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