18.00-18.15 Opening Ceremony
Lighting of Lamp
Welcoming speech by Ms Györgyi Fajcsák, Director of the Museum
Speech by Mr Zsombor Jékely, Deputy Director of the Museum of Applied Arts
Opening speech by H.E. Mr Gauri Shankar Gupta

18.15-19.00 Odissi dance performance by Ms Sandhyadipa Kar
Sandhyadipa is an accomplished exponent of Odissi dance. She carries the lineage of her Guru Padma Vibhusan Shri Kelucharan Mohapatra, Sandhyadipa has performed all over the world both solo and in ballets with well known exponents of Odissi dance like, Late Padma Shree Sanjukta Panigrahi. In 1990, Sur Shringar Samsad, Mumbai, felicitated Sandhyadipa with title the of “Shringarmani”. She has been in teaching and performing Odissi dance for more than 20 years and is also actively involved in promoting Odissi dance and music all over the globe. This is her 7th visit to Hungary.As she personally mentioned that she enjoys working with the people of this country and it is like her second home.

19.30 20.30 Meshinda concert
Guessous Majda Mária – singer, Szabolcs Tóth– Sitar, Dávid Boros Gerzson– drums, Iván Barvich– wind instruments
Traditional Indian folk songs from one of the best Hungarian folk singer, Ms Mária Majda Guessous, accompanied on Sitar by Mr Szabolcs Tóth and on other folk instruments by Mr Iván Barvich and Mr Dávid Boros Gerzson.

21.00-22.00 Edward Powell concert
Edward is perhaps the only one playing an authentic Indian style on a fretless guitar thanks to his double decade pilgrimage with the sitar. He designed and built the ragmakamtar himself which is a combination of a sarod and an oud. Recording artist, performer, teacher, instrument builder, traveler.

17.00-02.00 Taste of India by Shalimar Restaurant

György Ráth Museum (1068 Budapest, Városligeti fasor 12.)

16.00-20.00 Yoga in every hour
16.00-17.00 Astanga yoga by Ms Katalin Szil, Budapest Astanga Yoga Centre
17.00-18.00 Inbound yoga by Ms Szilvia Szabó, Bharata Cultural Centre
18.00-19.00 Satyananda yoga by Mr László Magyar, Satyananda Yoga Centre
19.00-20.00 Iyengar yoga by Ms Mónika Veres, Amrita Yoga Centre

19.00-20.00 Self-awareness - Lecture on India by H.E. Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta, Ambassador of India
How can we live in harmony? What constitutes a human body? Traditional knowledge with modern science in one fascinating presentation.

21.00-23.30 Bollywood film screening: Cocktail (2012, 144 min), Indian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Homi Adajania.
Gautam (Saif Ali Khan) is an incorrigible flirt, who runs after every girl he sees. Meera (Diana Penty) is a pretty girl with desi values and attire, who comes to London from Delhi for a fresh start. Veronica (Deepika Padukone) is the spoilt bombshell who loves partying. Though different from each other, these three are perfect friends staying under one roof until friendship becomes confusing, and love becomes complicated after.

Other programmes: Indian markets, henna painting, Indian doll workshop, Kathak workshop by Mr Dhruv Pandey

Exhibitions: India room, Clothes of India – Doll exhibition, Amrita Sher-Gil Fance Exhibition

Address: 1062 Budapest, Andrássy út 103.

Source: Embassy of India & Indian Cultural Centre