India to hold arts festival in South Africa

NEW DELHI, Aug. 23 -- India will hold a six-week arts festival in

South Africa from Sept. 5, during which Wazwan cuisine of Kashmir, a

retrospective of films starring Shabana Azmi and a literary festival featuring

modern woman writer Shobha De will be among the highlights, reported the

Indo-Asian News Service on Sunday.

This will be the third edition of the Shared Histories Festival India

stages in South Africa, which will also mark the 20th anniversary of the

establishment of the South African Indian dance company Tribhangi Dance Theatre

in Johannesburg, known for fusing Indian and African dance forms, said the

report.

The activity will also include youth workshops between Indian and South

African non-government organizations, to be participated by 13 South African

yoga schools and an Ayurvedic traditional Indian medical conference with doctors

from India.

Music and dance performances by celebrated Indian artists, including

flautist Pundit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Odissi group Nrityagram, and the Daksha

Seth Dance Company, will also take place.