Cultural Exchange
The cultural wing of the Mission has been organizing regular cultural activities besides having active Yoga and Bharatnatyam classes with dedicated instructors from India. An International Conference on Buddhist Cultural Heritage was organized on the sidelines of which Buddhist Cultural Heritage Photo Exhibition and Book on Buddhism was organized in Shwedagon Pagoda. The Sarnath Style Buddha Statue donated by GOI to people of Myanmar and installed at the Shwedagon Pagoda premises was also unveiled in Yangon in December 2012. Cultural events such as Indian Classical Music Concert, Book Reading, Classical Cultural Dance Evening are also organised from time to time. Mission is now coordinating with the Ministry of Culture, New Delhi to organise Festivals of India in Myanmar during the year which will include cultural events such as Indian Film Festival, Indian Classical Dance Festival, Indian Literature Festival, Exhibition of rare Indian books, Exhibition of Buddhist books/works of art and Indian Food Festival in Yangon and Mandalay.
