They went to India in spite of visa headaches –

A bunch of dancers from Bangladesh went to India in spite of visa headaches. It’s recognized that they participated in a pageant within the Indian state of Odisha and carried out the standard dance of Bangladesh.

‘Bali Yatra Pageant 2024’ used to be held in Orissa, India from November 15 to 21. Bangladesh used to be represented there via the artists of Dhaka’s dance college Kalpataru. On November 19, Kalptaru’s nine-member workforce left Dhaka for Odisha. Day after today on November 20, they carried out on the Bali Yatra pageant. It’s recognized that the dance team carried out dances with some undying songs of the arena poet Rabindranath Tagore and the nationwide poet of Bangladesh Kazi Nazrul Islam. In conjunction with conventional and recent dances, they showcased Lathikhela and Raibeshe, which can be an integral a part of Bangladesh’s cultural heritage.

Bangladesh’s participation within the Bali Yatra pageant as a part of Asia’s biggest open business honest is a logo of India’s longstanding cultural trade with the rustic. The pageant additionally highlights the unbreakable bond that binds the 2 countries via shared historical past, artwork and heritage. Lubna Mariam, predominant of Kalpataru, instructed Jago Information, ‘The connection between Bangladesh and India is deep and multi-faceted. We will have ambivalence, however that has no pertaining to cultural trade.’

Lubna Mariam mentioned, the sweetness and variety of Bangladesh’s folk-tradition, particularly the number of martial artwork dance preserved from era to era, has garnered implausible appreciation. By way of collaborating in such prestigious cultural occasions, Kalpataru continues its dedication to strengthen global cultural trade and show off the wealthy heritage of Bangladesh at the international platform.

The pageant used to be arranged via the Division of Tradition underneath the Oriya Language and Literature Division of the Orissa State Executive to have fun the wealthy cultural ties between South Asian and Southeast Asian nations.

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