🇷🇺🇮🇳 On December 3, the National School of Drama in New Delhi hosted the premiere of the play "The Threepenny Opera" by German playwright Bertolt Brecht staged by Russian director, teacher of the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) Natalia Shurganova.

🎭 The performance, the rehearsal preparation for which took a month and a half, included vocal parts and choreographic numbers.

👏 The three-act play was warmly received by the local public, and the Indian actors were greeted with a loud ovation from the audience.

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📆 #OTD, on December 4 India celebrates the Navy Day.

🛳 Established more than half a century ago, this holiday serves as a reminder of the glorious feats of the Indian Navy and its role in ensuring the country's security.

🇷🇺🇮🇳 The Russian-Indian cooperation in the naval sphere remains one of the priority areas of bilateral interaction: in 2024, the Russian Navy ships made several visits to the ports of Kochi and Visakhapatnam, while the Indian representatives took part in the Main Naval Parade in St Petersburg in July.

🫡 Congratulations to our colleagues!

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💬 On December 3, the conference "Rama on the World Stage" dedicated to the literary and social significance of the Indian deity Rama, the 7th avatar of Vishnu, concluded at Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Agra.

🇷🇺🇮🇳 The event was attended by students of MGIMO University, who shared their vision of the cultural and civilizational closeness of Russia and India.

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🎬 On December 4, the 30th International Film Festival (KIFF) kicked off in Kolkata.

🇷🇺🇮🇳 The opening ceremony was attended by Head of the Kolkata branch of the Indian Association of Russian Compatriots Irina Malysheva.

💃 At the invitation of choreographer Dona Ganguli, Malysheva presented Russian dance culture as part of a mass dance flash mob.

📆 The KIFF will be held from December 4 to 11.

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🎬 On December 5, diplomats of the Russian Embassy in India took part in the opening ceremony of the 17th Global Film Festival in Noida.

🇷🇺 In her speech preceding the screening of the documentary film "Russian Marriage Quest", Counsellor Yulia Aryaeva spoke about the traditions and customs of weddings in different regions of Russia, noting their richness, brightness and a high degree of similarity with Indian ones.

🖼 In the foyer, a photo exhibition dedicated to Russian wedding traditions was presented to those gathered.

👩‍🚀 As part of the festival, which will last three days, films from more than 10 countries will be shown. On December 7 at 2 PM, viewers will have a chance to watch the Russian feature movie "Challenge", which was shot in space.

📍 One can attend the screening at FC 14/15, Marwah Studios, Film City, Sector 16A, Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

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✨ On December 8, the Russian Embassy in India took part in the 34th DCWA & Diplomatic Community Bazaar in New Delhi.

🪆 The Russian stall featured traditional Russian snacks and sweets, folk art and handicraft items, including the world-famous matryoshka dolls.

🎶 The event was adorned by three performances of the Russian folk groups with songs and dances.

🟣Revenues will be donated to charity.

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🎬 On December 7, as part of the 17th Global Film Festival in Noida, a screening of the Russian feature film "Challenge" that was shot in outer space took place.

🇷🇺 Attaché of the Russian Embassy in India Ekaterina Lazareva addressed the audience with a welcoming speech.

👏 The movie was warmly received by the Indian spectators. The organizers of the event expressed intention for further festival cooperation with the Russian side.

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🇷🇺🇮🇳 On December 9, the Rashtriya Raksha University in Gandhinagar hosted an international symposium themed "India-Russia Bilateral Relations: A Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership" with the support of the Russian Embassy and the Rossotrudnichestvo Representative Office in India.

📝 In a video address to the participants, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov underscored that amid the turbulent geopolitical circumstances the strengthening of Russian-Indian coordination on security issues both bilaterally and multilaterally is of particular importance. He accentuated the high demand for expanded dialogue between the law enforcement agencies of the two countries with a view to ensuring a timely response to new challenges.

👥 The forum was attended by Consul General of Russia in Mumbai Ivan Fetisov, Representative of Rossotrudnichestvo in India Elena Remizova, Representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in India Pavel Khalashnyuk, as well as Representative of the Federal Customs Service of Russia in India Igor Ten and official of the Trade Representation of Russia in India Andrey Podchufarov (both in an online format).

🤝 The discussions examined in detail the current state and prospects of Russian-Indian cooperation in key sectors, including in security, trade, economic and humanitarian cooperation.

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