10 The Minister of State for External Affairs of India on Official Visit to Bulgaria
13 Lal Miller Dingliana -New Ambassador of India in Bulgaria
14 Official Visit to India of Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Science
18 „India Today“ – lecture by Dinkar Khullar, Former Ambassador of India
24 India the Next Superpower in the Economy of Knowledge
27 India's Evolution from a Demographic Elephant to an Economic Tiger
31 Chronicle of Club's Life
The new Ambassador of the Republic of India in Bulgaria H.E. Mr. Lal Miller Dingliana was born on 14th March 1952 in Lunglei, State of Mizoram, North-East of India. Mr. Dingliana did his graduation from the Guwahati University in Assam, India, and post-graduation in Political Science from Hindu College, University of Delhi. He was posted as a diplomat in the Embassies of India in Moscow, Addis Abba Bonn Kabul Sydney and Dublin and as Ambassador of India to Slovakia (1997-2000) and Namibia (2000-2003). He has also served as Joint Secretary/Director General of the Ministry of External Affairs of India.
for External Affairs of India on Official Visit to Bulgaria
The Minister of State for External Affairs of India while on official visit to Bulgaria met also Frends of India Club members, the lecturers and students from Indology Department of Sofia University and visited “Indira Gandi” School.
The Former Ambassador of India, H.E. Dinkar Khullar inaugurated the Club season with a lecture on “India Today”.
The new owner of the Bulgarian metallurgical plant “Kremokovtsi”, Mr. Pramod Mittal demands complete transparency in the work of the firm, says engineer Dimiter Kouzmanov, one of the executive directors of the enterprise.
Diwali festival was celebrated in Sofia by the Friends of India Club members. It took place at the Union of Architects building in Sofia. The Indian Day of light offered the invited guests unforgettable emotions and experiences.
India the Next Superpower in the Economy of Know-ledge
India is the next superpower in world economy.
World Hindi Day Celebrated in Bulgaria
The World Hindi Day was marked in Bulgaria for the first time this year.
Moon Between the Eyes. A Sigh for Amrita Pritam
A poet’s singh for Amrita are the words Bulgarian poet Lyubomir Levchev wrote in memory of great Indian poetess Amrita Pritam, who has many admirers in Bulgaria.
Indian Film Director Mira Nair
“The Name” of renowned Indian film director Mira Nair won in Varna, Bulgaria, the first prize “Golden Aphro-dite” Award, at the 14th international film festival “Love is Madness”, held from August 25th to 31st, 2006.
35 Sonia Gandhi – the Leader of Indian National Congress
38 Win the Confidence of Your Indian Business Partner
38 „Kremikovtsi“ is Going to Produce Ecologically Pure Steel
42 Visits
44 The Lights of Diwali in Bulgaria
48 Remembering Julii Minchev, the Graphic Artist of „Svetilnik“
50 Second Regional Conference on Indology for Central and Eastern Europe
53 World Hindi Day Celebrated in Bulgaria
57 Kabir – couplets
59 In the World of Books on India
65 On the Interconnection between Tibetan and Indian and Mongolian Didactic Poetry
67 The Balloons – a short story
69 Moon Between the Eyes. A Sigh for Amrita Pritam
71 Diplomatic Ladies Sale of National Products
73 20 Years „Indira Gandhi“ Kindergarten in Pravets
75 The Indian State of Madhya Pradesh
84 Stem Cell Research – a Remarkable Discovery in Science
86 Bulgarian Actor Andrei Batashov Performs in Delhi
87 The Incredible Moment – a Photo-Exhibition to be Remembered
97 A Giant Being Born – Le Nouvel Observateur on India's Development
99 Abundance of Colours in The Mughal Gardens of Rashtrapati Bhavan
105 Giving Permanence to a Transitory Art Form
107 Thewa – Fusing Gold with Glass
109 Folk Dances and Music of Haryana and Rajasthan
111 Monal – Bird of Nine Colours
114 India's Film Industry – World's Largest Dream Machine
117 Indian Film Director Mira Nair Won the „Golden Aphrodite“ Award of the International Film Festival in Varna
118 Kishore Kumar – the Multifaceted Entertainer
122 Jamini Roy – Trail-Blazer Artist
125 Fashion
130 Indian cuisine
133 Sports
136 The Great India
A story, describing the six-months travels along the roads of ancient and contemporary India and the emotions of a Bulgarian, touching traditions and culture, ancient temples, cults, literature, music, philosophy, art, psychology, ethics and religious traditions of the Indians, having developed throughout the ages from the epoch of mankind’s childhood upto outr time.