Indian Cultural Centre in association with Museum of Islamic Art Park and Embassy of India organised Indian Community Festival ‘Passage to India’ – 2020 at Museum of Islamic Art Park (MIA) on Thursday and Friday.
Diversity and richness of the Indian society was at full display as women and school students enthralled the audience with traditional folk dances of different Indian states.
The festival featured stalls that highlighted various customs/ features/materials (arts and handicrafts) from different states in India and food outlets, providing various Indian delicacies from different States of India, to the visitors.
It was a unique event that was aimed at showcasing and promoting the diverse Indian cultural richness, achievements of modern India and boosting Qatar-India ties.
The Ministry of Interior, represented by Police Dog Section, Civil Defence, Coast Guard, Traffic Awareness Department, Drugs Prevention Department, Community Policing Department, Public Relations Department and Al Fazaa Police Department participated.
All the apex bodies of Embassy of India including Indian Cultural Centre, Indian Community Benevolent Forum, Indian Business & Professional Council and Indian Sports Centre highlighted their role in the community.
Associated organisations of Indian Cultural Centre such as Indian Womens Association, Bangiya Parishad Qatar, Rajasthan Pariwar Qatar, Qatar Tamizhar Sangam, Maharashtra Mandal Qatar and CETAAQ presented the specialities from their respective states in their stalls.
The event brought many other enjoyable activities for people of all age groups.
Some of the long-term NRI businessmen in Qatar were felicitated during the event.
Major attraction of the event was a replica of Red Fort which was six metres high and eight metres long. Constructed in 1639 by the fifth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as the palace of his fortified Capital Shahjahanabad, the Red Fort is named for its massive enclosing walls of red sandstone.
