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From Herat to Taj

Thursday, 19 September 2019 | Pioneer

From Herat to Taj

CD Foundation collaborates with the Embassy of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on its 100th independence anniversary and will host a food and culture festival in the city

CD foundation collaborates with Embassy of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Charge d’affaires Tahir Qadiry announced a 15-day long Afghanistan food and culture festival with the foundation in October on the 100th independence anniversary of Afghanistan.

The food and culture festival is one of eight events which will take place during the anniversary celebration. Live Afghani band performance, ghazal performance, cricket match and many more performances will be there. There will be food stalls and live kitchen display of Afghanistani cuisines too. It will also display handicraft and textile exhibition, fashion walks, cultural performances, conferences, workshop, media interactions and meets for three days. Subsequently, the festival will also mark a meet between Afghanistan and Indian film makers.

The festival aims at enhancing the cultural relations between India and Afghanistan. Both the countries are bounded in cultural and historical relations. The age old cultural and civilisational ties and the deep-rooted linkages in the fields of music, art, architecture, language and cuisine constitute an important bond of friendship between the countries. Therefore, events like this make us celebrate our values together.

Tahir appreciated the founder director of CD Foundation Charu Das. She said that it is a privilege for her foundation to have the responsibility of this festival. She added that this initiative was mainly taken to meet the commitments made by CD foundation in Kabul during a formal visit of the city by a group of Indian delegation in August.

Her aim for planning this festival is double. On one hand, it is a way to exhibit various aspects of Afghanistan culture to Indians. On the other, it provides an opportunity for the participants (women entrepreneurs) to get trained in their respective fields by Indian experts and to create a network for doing future business in India.

Dr Sandeep Marwah, chairman of AAFT and president of Marwah Studio was also present. He extended his support to the festival.

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