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Preparations for Seychelles-India Day gather pace |16 August 2013

 

 

 

An exhibition tracing the relations between India and Seychelles is being planned as part of activities to mark the first ever Seychelles-India Day set for October 4-6 this year.

As such, the organisers are calling on all Indians and friends of India to share documents or photographs they may have on India-Seychelles relations, on the first arrival of Indians in Seychelles and any other related theme.

They can send these to Surya Khanna and Ramu Pillay, both exhibition committee members of the event.
Meanwhile the organisation of the Seychelles-India Day event is moving ahead well.

The Minister for Tourism and Culture Alain St Ange has hailed the hard work invested by the Indian high commissioner accredited to Seychelles, Thanglura Darlong, and the committee of Seychellois Indian community and his team to drive the success of this first Seychelles-India celebrations.

In a meeting with Minister St Ange and Benjamine Rose, the principal secretary for Culture, HC Darlong noted that preparations for the October event are exceeding expectations, with confirmed participants being top celebrities and performers primarily from the world of Bollywood of India.

“I am very much encouraged and I am enthusiastic about the efforts put into the organisation of the first Seychelles-India Day. We have now set up sub-committees for fund raising, for the exhibition and for the organisation part of the celebrations,” said Mr Darlong.

The Seychelles-India Day celebrations will kick off on Friday October 4 with an official opening ceremony in Victoria.

Besides the photo exhibition other activities to mark the occasion will include a food court of Indian food and several musical performances.

Minister St Ange said that the Seychelles-India Day celebrations is a positive move for the country. It will bring the Indian community in Seychelles together and will mark the part they have played in the economic development of Seychelles.

“The Seychelles-India Day celebrations is a golden opportunity to give the Indian community living in Seychelles its rightful recognition. Above all it is a positive move for the growth of our relations with India and for Seychelles to mark through its very own calendar of events the historical link with India. Many young Seychellois today trace their family lines back to someone who arrived from India. Apart from France, Africa and the UK we have always known that we had in the earlier part of our nation building settlers from India and China who have played their part to make Seychelles the multi ethnic country we have today. This is why we needed to be true and fair to ourselves as a nation to include a Seychelles-India Day celebrations on our annual list of events,” Minister St Ange said.

The Indian high commissioner noted that the support from the Indian business communities has been overwhelming in organising the event.

However, he said that more support is needed and he joined Minister St Ange in appealing to the business sector at large to “come on board and make this event the success Seychelles deserves”.

“The Seychelles-India Day celebrations is not only targeting the Indian community living in Seychelles, but also the people of Seychelles as a whole. We should come out in force to support this event and make Seychelles proud,” said Minister St Ange.

The Seychelles-India Day celebrations programme will be officially launched soon to generate more interest from the population at large.

 

 

 

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