Year Of India 2011 - India Celebrates Its Rich Culture Across Canada
2011 is the Year Of India In Canada, and what a year it will be. A five-month festival of cultural and travel events will make its way across Canada, enticing would-be travellers with music, dance, food and plenty of information on why India really is incredible.
The whole celebrations kicks off in Quebec City on April 17, then makes its way through Ontario stopping in Waterloo April 30; London May 8; Hamilton May 14; and Ottawa June 18. In June the show hits the prairies and visits Winnipeg June 20; Regina June 22; Saskatoon June 24; Edmonton June 28; and Calgary June 28. Victoria (June 30) and Vancouver (July 2) host the festival before it swings east to Toronto (July 10) and Montreal (July 15), finishing in Halifax on September 2.
Festival performances showcase the talents of international and Canadian stars and up-and-comers in Indian arts like vocalists Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty, Ramneek Singh, Sudeshna Basu and Devarti Ghosh; musicians Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar (Sarod), Alam Khan (Sarod), Arup Chattopadhyay (Tabla) and Hindole Majumdar (Tabla); and dancers Hemant Panwar, Vaishali Panwar, Sudeshna Maulik.
For more information on the Year Of India In Canada, contact Indiatourism, Toronto at info@indiatourismcanada.ca or visit www.yearofindiaincanada2011.ca
