Parvati Mazumdar and India Ambassador Jaideep Mazumdar
The Embassy of India hosted a reception for India’s 70th Republic Day at Makati Shangri-La.
The well-attended event also marked the 70th year of diplomatic relations between India and the Philippines.
The program featured a scintillating performance of Indian classical dance by visiting artist Amrita Lahiri, and a sitar performance by Ramprapanna Bhattacharya.
The Ambassador delivers his speech
The highlight of the evening was the Indian Food Festival representing four cuisines— Rajasthani, Punjabi, Awadhi and South Indian.
In his speech, India Ambassador to the Philippines Jaideep Mazumdar mentioned the good relationship between the two countries. Indians are the fastest growing group of tourists. He eagerly anticipated the resumption of direct flights between Delhi and Manila by Philippine Airlines, as this will further boost tourism and business ties between the two countries.
Australia Ambassador Steven Robinson AO, Panama Ambassador Rolando Guevara Alvarado, Hungary Ambassador József Bencze, Russian Ambassador Igor Khovaev, Israel Ambassador Rafael Harpaz
Due to the significance of this year, a large number of cultural events, film and food festivals and other events are planned by the Indian Embassy throughout the year in Manila and other cities in the Philippines. –CONTRIBUTED
Mariza Arciniega of Mexico, Patricia Lopez of ColombiaSri Lanka Ambassador Aruni RanarajaShamaila Aman, Pakistan Ambassador Aman RashidRamon Bagatsing Jr., Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce Philippines president Rex Daryanani, Sindhu George, Aym Bagatsing, Joey ConcepcionAngola chargé d’affaires Manuela Rodrigues, Valenzuela Ambassador Capaya Rodriguez Gonzalez,Nigeria Ambassador Adekunbi Sonaike-AyodejiBrazil Ambassador Rodrigo do Amaral Souza, Austria Ambassador Bita Rasoulian, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Monaco Consul General Fortune Aleta-LedesmaIndian Embassy Second Secretary Nidhi Choudhary, Ms Mishra, Second Secretary Santosh Mishra, First Secretary M.S. PatiyalSusan Fries of Sweden, Shuli Harpaz of IsraelTogo Consul Evie Costa, Ihoko Haneda of JapanPCCI Philippines-India Business Council chair Johnny Chotrani, Varkha ChotraniAlice Guerrero, Jamaica Consul General Mike GuerreroFrank Ordoñez, Sylvia LichaucoFiji Consul Jesus Pineda, Gambia Consul Agnes Huibonhoa, Syria Consul General Issam El-DebsLais do Amaral of Brazil, Ilina Khovaev, Kate Khovaev, Kieu Phung of Denmark, Rhonda Robinson of AustraliaKorea Ambassador Han Dong-man, Jang Sookyung, Guatemala Consul Mellie Ablaza
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