INDIA WILL BE PRESENT IN THE CARNAVAL INTERNATIONAL DE VICTORIA IN SEYCHELLES
Almasalla Arab Travel Portal News – The participation of an Indian Cultural Troupe in this year s Carnaval International de Victoria in the Seychelles has been confirmed. The Seychelles Tourism Board has said that confirmation has been received to say that a delegation of Indian artistes from Chenai, Tamilnadu will be flying in to take part in this year’s Carnival that is being jointly co-hosted by Seychelles, La Reunion, Madagascar, Mayotte and South Africa KwaZulu Natal.
The Indian Cultural Troupe will arrive in Seychelles on Tuesday 22nd April and will depart on Tuesday 29th April. The Indian Cultural Troupe will consists of folk dancers with drums.
The Indian Cultural Troupe’s participation is being sponsored by the Indian Trading Community of Seychelles, where all accommodation requirements are being provided by the Pillay R Group of Seychelles. VMK Medical Enterprises of Seychelles will take care of Cultural Troupes local expenses.
Mr K. D. Pillay of Chez Deenu Pty Ltd, the main coordinator for this Indian Cultural Troupe’s participation in the 2014 edition of the Carnaval International de Victoria said that he I was confident that the folk dancers from India would give a good performance in the Carnival float parade.
"The list of International Delegations is getting longer year after year and each and every country represented by one of their cultural troupe are showcasing their country’s unique selling points using their culture and in so doing their people. One’s culture has our very own DNA and we should never be shy of associating our culture in the marketing and promotion of our country in the world of tourism" said Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture.
