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Telangana folk dances amuse British Parliamentarians
World Tourism Day was celebrated at the House of Commons of British Parliament, highlighting the role of cultural diversity on international tourism.
London/Hyderabad: World Tourism Day was celebrated at the House of Commons of British Parliament, highlighting the role of cultural diversity on international tourism.
The event was organised by Sanskruti Centre for Cultural Excellence in association with Department of Culture, Government of Assam and Tripura, and was hosted by Bob Blackman, MP. Gondu Gussadi dance was presented on the UK soil for the first ever time on the occasion.
As this year is celebrated as UK-India Year of Culture, a variety of tribal dances were presented including Bagurumba of Assam, Pawara dance of Maharashtra, Gondu Gussadi and Lambadi of Telangana, Santhali of West Bengal, Hojagiri of Tripura, and Peacock Dance as the national bird of India were presented on Indian theme.
Different perspectives on cultural tourism were presented by Richard Nicholls, Head of Research and Forecasting-Visit Britain, Gangadhar Chilka, Assistant Director, India Tourism, Dr Dirisa Mulindwa, Programme Head of Tourism and Hospitality at the University of Sunderland in London, Dr Govind Kanegaonkar and Dr Anil Nene from Maharashtra Mandal London and Ravi Bhanot, Chairman for Diwali in London 2017.
Out of all those who danced, Suvarchala Madireddi, Karthika Kanne, Rajanikanth Tadinada and Ragasudha Vinjamuri were Telugu speaking participants. Audiences who attended the event had a great learning experience.
