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| Name of the Collection | S.P.K. Gupta |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | Subject Files, 1925-2016 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | D. USSR (and Post-USSR), USA and India, 1956-2016 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 19 |
| Abstract | Material on Festival of India in USSR and Festival of USSR in India. The file includes pamphlets, brochures and invitation cards related to various events organised as part of the festival. Also, includes articles titled ‘Festival of India in USSR: Greatest Show on Earth of its Kind’; ‘Muscovites Amazed at Scale of India Festival in USSR’; ‘Soviet People Associate India with Kindness’ and ‘Soviet-Indian Cultural Ties’. The file contains a copy of a speech given by Vasily Zakharov, chairman of the Soviet organising committee of the festival and Minister of Culture of USSR at a press conference devoted to the opening of the festival; P.M.s remarks at the unveiling of Indira Gandhi’s statue and a document titled Programme of Events for Festival of Indian in USSR AND Festival of the USSR in India in 1987-1988 |
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| Keywords | Festival; India; USSR; Soviet-Indian Cultural Ties; Vasily Zakharov; Indira Gandhi’s statue |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1987 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1988 |
| Extent | 560 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Handwritten, Typed & Printed/ Photocopy |
| Language | English, Hindi & Russian |
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| Donor | S.P.K. Gupta |
| Donation Date | 2022 |
| Custodian | Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |
