IAF to host Iranian and Indian cultural festival in June

TEHRAN,May 27(MNA) – The Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) will be hosting an Iranian and Indian cultural festival, which will open on June 7. Organized by the Embassy of India in Tehran, the festival aims to expand cultural relations between the two countries. Several programs including seminars on cultural and literary relations between Iran and India, and architectural commonalities of both countries have been arranged for the festival. In addition, panels of experts will discuss Persian literature in India and the Indian art of photography in the world during the festival. “Bismillah of Benaras”, “The Story of Gitanjali” and several other Indian documentaries will also be screened during the program. The organizers have also arranged live music performances by Indian and Iranian musicians Rajesh Prasanna (India) and Sadeq Mahdavi and Hossein Neyestan (Iran). The festival will be running until June 12 at the forum located on Musavi St. near the intersection with Taleqani Ave.