Aug 21-31: 75th Anniversary: A Portrait of Indo-Thai Friendship
The exhibition which is the part of the year-long celebrations India and Thailand are making as part of the the 75th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Diplomatic Relations between the two countries.
NEW DELHI: The Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi and Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) have together announced to organise a contemporary art exhibition titled “75th Anniversary: A Portrait of Indo-Thai Friendship” at Lalit Kala Academy. Taking off on August 21, the exhibition will go on till August 31 at the same venue and will remain open for the public viewing for all 11 days.
H.E. Ms. Pattarat Hongtong, Ambassador of Thailand to India, and Kumar Tuhin, Director General of ICCR will jointly inaugurate the exhibition which is the part of the year-long celebrations India and Thailand are making as part of the the 75th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Diplomatic Relations between the two countries.
Contemporary Art Exhibition
“75th Anniversary: A Portrait of Indo-Thai Friendship”
Venue: Lalit Kala Akademi, 35, Ferozeshah Road, Mandi House, New Delhi
When: August 21-31, 2022
On 1 August 2022, the Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi organised a reception to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Diplomatic Relations between Thailand and India under the theme “The 75th Anniversary: Celebrating Indo-Thai Friendship” at The Oberoi, New Delhi.
H.E. Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs, graced the reception as the Chief Guest along with participants such as foreign dignitaries, Indian high-level officials, members of Indian Private Sector, Thai community and media and bloggers.
At the reception, H.E. Miss Pattarat Hongtong, Ambassador of Thailand to India, and the Minister of State for External Affairs delivered their remarks reflecting the deep-rooted cultural ties between Thailand and India which have currently evolved into multifaceted dimensions i.e. political, security, trade, investment and tourism, and at all levels, bilateral, regional and multilateral.
The event showcased vibrant images of Thailand such as cultural performances by the renowned Thai dance Sbun-nga troupe from Chiang Mai Province, Phad Thai cooking demonstration by Manosh Phuengprom, head chef from Market Café by Khao Restaurant, the Michelin starred restaurant in Bangkok, and his authentic Thai food served throughout the reception, and also the promotion of tourism, Thai food products, fresh vegetable and fruits imported from Thailand.
This event was a great collaboration between the Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi and key agencies namely, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Thai Trade Center in New Delhi, THAI Airways International, and Namdhari Thai fruit importer. In addition, the Oberoi hotel, in cooperation with the Royal Thai Embassy, also organised a Thai Food Week serving authentic Thai food by the same group of Thai chefs from 30 July – 7 August 2022.
