Indian cultural centre to come up in Bhutan

Thimphu, Sept 16 (PTI) Bhutanese can now look forward
to learning playing the sitar or the tabla and know more about
Indian literature and theatre.

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and
the Bhutan government have agreed to open a centre here to
"encourage more interest in the cultures of both countries".

According to K K Sharma, Indian embassy's second
secretary and head of chancery, India's culture generates a
lot of interest abroad.

"The opening of the centre will familiarise people
with this diversity, by increasing people to people contact
between Bhutan and India," he said.

"Bhutan has many talented painters, sculptors and
other kinds of artists and performers," he said, adding these
groups will be able to visit and share their arts, crafts and
ideas with their Indian counterparts through exchange
programmes organised by the centre.

The centre will bring to the Bhutanese people's
doorstep, opportunities to learn Indian musical instruments
and languages, yoga, and other kinds of arts and craft.

The cultural centre will be entirely funded by India.
PTI