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NAMASTE VIETNAM FESTIVAL:

Rahul Mittra and Raima Sen open special festival

to mark 75 years of Indian independence

Rahul Rawail, Komal Nahta, Rumy Jafry, Sree Narayan Singh, Umesh Shukla, Kumar Mangat,
Nitin Tej Ahuja and Kiran Koneru attend the festival

OUR BUREAU

Ho Chi Minh City
ssamese actor and producer
Sulakhyana Baruah, leading
AManipuri actress Soma Laish-
ram, award-winning filmmaker-actor
Rahul Mittra, popular actress Raima
Sen, well known Assamese actress
Himakshi Kalita opened the Na-
maste India Festival at the iconic In-
dependence Palace in Ho Chi Minh
City on August 12.
Rahul Mittra led a film del-
egation to this first ever festival
commemorating 75 years of Indian
independence and 50 years of In-
dia-Vietnam relations. Comprising of
Rahul Rawail, Komal Nahta, Rumy
Jafry, Sree Narayan Singh, Umesh
Shukla, Kumar Mangat, Nitin Tej
Ahuja, Kiran Koneru, amongst oth-
ers, the delegation represented the
best of Indian cinema.

The festival saw both Indians

and Vietnamese turn out in
large number for the inaugu- after the festival, more programmes
ration ceremony which also will be rolled out to consolidate the
bilateral strategic partnership
had spectacular Indian classi- Curated by Captain Rahul Bali

cal and Vietnamese folk dance who has been successfully curating
Festivals of India across the globe,
performances, hosted by the the festival was organized by the In-
Indian Ambassador to Vietnam dian Embassy, Consulate General
of India in Ho Chi Minh City & In-
Pranay Verma, Consul General novations India.
The festival also included other
Madan Mohan Sethi and cura- activities ranging from events, work-
tor Captain Rahul Bali. shops and meets pertaining to cul-
ture, trade, investment, education,
Soon after the festival inaugura- healthcare and tourism.
tion, Rahul Mittra @rahulmittra13 Apart from reconnecting the en-
tweeted: “It was heartening to re- trepreneurs of both sides post Covid
ceive the warm reception of Viet- to explore business opportunities in
namese people in large numbers at different sectors, the festival also cre-
the grand opening of the Namaste Speaking at the Namaste Viet- At another related event, Viet- ated an awareness on India’s diverse
Vietnam Festival at the iconic In- nam festival, Ambassador Pranay namese Permanent Deputy Minister culture and also became a great net-
dependence Palace, Ho Chi Minh Verma said apart from tourism, the of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu working platform to foster dialogue
City, commemorating 75 years of festival is also intended to boost highlighted cultural exchange be- for bilateral relations between both
Indian independence and 50 years economic and trade ties between tween Vietnam and India over the the countries to boost tourism, trade,
of India Vietnam relations!” the two sides. past time, and noted his belief that art, culture, music and films.

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