A week-long exhibition of photographs that capture India’s cultural
vestiges in Vietnam opened at the Indian Council for Cultural
Relations’ headquarters in Kolkata, the West Bengal State on June
24.
The photographs snap the temples, towers and statues left
over from the ancient kingdom of Champa, which were taken by President
of the India-Vietnam Solidarity Committee Geetesh Sharma during his
visits to Vietnam.
Focusing on historical traces of the ancient
kingdom of Champa people in the central region of Vietnam stretching
from Quang Nam to Binh Thuan provinces, the pictures show a link between
the ancient cultures of India and Vietnam nearly 2,000 years ago.
In his opening speech, Governor of the West Bengal State M.K Narayanan
noted that the exhibition brings the Vietnamese and Indian peoples
closer.
President of the India-Vietnam Solidarity Committee
Geetesh Sharma said the exhibition offers an opportunity for young
people to know better about cultural similarities shared by the two
countries.-VNA