MINISTER OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
(AJIT KUMAR PANJA)
(a) The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) does not conduct `research and extension activities`.
(b) The particulars of cultural groups sponsored / deputed by the ICCR for performances abroad during the last three years are enclosed at Annexure `A`.
(c) List of artistes and groups from the North-Eastern Region sponsored / deputed by the ICCR is enclosed at Annexure `B`.
(d)&(e)The ICCR has been sponsoring traditional art and cultural groups from the North-Eastern Region and will continue to do so. Details of groups to be sponsored / deputed abroad in the next financial year are yet to be decided by the Council.
(f) Does not arise.
ANNEXURE `A` CONTINUED
INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS OUTGOING CULTURAL DELEGATIONS 1998-99
Sl. COUNTRY NAME OF THE GROUP PERIOD PARTICULARS OF VISIT
No.
1. USA SH. M.S. SHASHANK 23RD MARCH TO TO PERFORM AT THE (CARNATIC FLUTE) X 14TH APRIL, 98 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF 4 CHENNAI SCIENCES AND AT THE GETTY HALL IN LOS ANGELES
2. NORTH KOREA MS.PADMINI ROY 10-18TH APRIL, 98 TO PARTICIPATE IN APRIL (POP GROUP) X SPRING FESTIVAL IN 9 MUMBAI PYONG YANG.
3-5. BRAZIL CULTURAL GROUPS 1-20TH MAY, 98 TO PERFORM AT THE 1. PT. HARI PRASAD FESTIVAL OF INDIA CHAURASIA X 5 (FLUTE), MUMBAI
2. MS. MALAVIKA SARUKKAI(BHARATANATYAM) X 6, CHENNAI
3. MS. KUMUDINI LAKHIA (KATHAK) X 16
TG :- TRAVEL GRANT
6. USA/ SHRI ATUL DESAI 1ST MAY TO 30TH AUG TO GIVE PERFORMANCES GERMANY (HINDUSTANI VOCAL) X 3 AHMEDABAD
7. GERMANY GUNDECHA BANDHU 8TH MAY TO 30TH JUNE, TO GIVE PERFORMANCES AT USA (DHRUPAD) X 4 MUMBAI 1998 THE INVITATION OF INDO- UAE GERMAN SOCIETIES
8. GREECE SHRI HEMANT CHAUHAN 14-26TH MAY, 98 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE (FOLK SINGER) X INDIA VISION 98 6 AHMEDABAD
9-10 JAPAN MS. MALAVIKA SARUKKAI 15TH MAY TO 2ND JUNE, TO GIVE PERFORMANCES PHILIPPINES (BHARATANATYAM) X 6 1998 ORGANISED BY MIN-ON HONG KONG CHENNAI CONCERTS IN JAPAN SINGAPORE USTAD SHAMIM AHMED KHAN AND CHAIN TOUR OF THE (SITAR) X 3, MUMBAI REGION
11. BARBADOS FOLK SINGER OF SMT. 15TH MAY TO 14TH JUNE, TO GIVE PERFORMANCES SURINAM DEEP MALA MOHAN 1998 TRINIDAD & (BHOJPURI FOLK SINGER) TOBAGO X 4, NEW DELHI
TG : TRAVEL GRANT
12. MOROCCO PROF. DEBU CHAUDHURY 23RD MAY TO 15TH JUNE, TO GIVE PERFORMANCES AT UAE (SITAR) X 4, DELHI 1998 THE SACRED MUSIC FESTIVAL HUNGARY IN THE CITY OF FES, FRANCE MOROCCO AND CHAIN TOUR OF THE REGION.
13. SINGAPORE PANCHAVADYAM AND 30TH MAY TO 4TH JUNE, TO GIVE PERFORMANCES IN THYAMBAKA PERCUSSION 1998 THE SINGAPORE ARTS ENSEMBLE X 10, KERALA FESTIVAL
14. FRANCE SMT. GANGUBAI HANGAL 1-12TH JUNE, 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES AT (HINDUSTANI VOCAL) X UNESCO, PARIS ON 5 HUBLI, KARNATAKA INVITATION
15. USA SHRI VEMPATI CHINA 3RD JUNE TO 29TH SEPT. TO GIVE PERFORMANCES SATYAM KUCHIPUDI ARTS 1998 ACADEMY X 10 CHENNAI
16. U.K. FEROZ KHAN`S THEATRE 8TH JUNE 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES AT `MAHATMA VERSUS GANDHI`, THE BLOOMBERRY THEATRE AT MUMBAI THE INVITATION OF INDIAN HIGH COMMISSION TG :- TRAVEL GRANT
17-19. BANGLADESH 1. MS. KUM KUM DHAR 9-16TH JUNE, 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES (KATHAK) X 5, LUCKNOW
2. PT. VISHWA MOHAN 15-21ST JUNE, 98 BHATT (MOHAN VEENA) X 4, JAIPUR
3. MS. MALINI RAJURKAR 21-27TH JUNE, 98 (HINDUSTANI VOCAL) X 5, HYDERABAD
20. SINGAPORE SHRI O.S. ARUN 9-22ND JUNE 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES IN (CARNATIC VOCAL) X SINGAPORE ARTS FESTIVAL 5, CHENNAI
21. UK SHRI ANAND SHANKAR & JUNE ` 98 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SHRI GOPAL MISHRA, INDO BRITISH MUSIC PROJECT CALCUTTA
22. BRUNEI MS. NEELIMA AZEEEM AND JUNE `98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES PANDIT RAM MOHAN MISHRA
23. USA 7-MEMBER RAJASTHANI FOLK 25-28TH JUNE 98 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DANCE & MUSIC GROUP OF BOISE RIVER FESTIVAL SHRI NIZAMMUDIN LANGA, IN THE STATE OF IDAHO DELHI & ONE CRAFTSMAN, SHRI JAFAR ALI (BROCADE WEAVER)
24. FRANCE 5-MEMBER PUPPET GROUP 28TH JUNE TO TO GIVE PERFORMANCES AT BHARTIYA LOK KALA MANDAL 5TH JULY, 98 THE INVITATION OF THEATRE FROM UDAIPUR EN TETE IN THE FESTIVAL `SUR L`air de L`INDE PARIS`
25. PORTUGAL DANCERS GUILD X 16 JULY` 98 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HUNGARY LED BY MANJU SH.CHAKI WORLD EXPO `98 AND DENMARK SIRCAR, CALCUTTA THEREAFTER TO TOUR THE REGION
26. PORTUGAL SHRI BUDDHADEV JULY ` 98 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DASGUPTA (SAROD) X WORLD EXPO `98 3, CALCUTTA
27. PORTUGAL PUNG CHOLAM & DHOL JULY ` 98 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DENMARK CHOLAM X 10, MANIPUR WORLD EXPO `98 AND HUNGARY THEREAFTER TO TOUR ITALY THE REGION
28. PORTUGAL RANG BAHAR X 14 JULY ` 98 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HUNGARY FOLK DANCE GROUP WORLD EXPO `98 AND GERMANY GUJARAT THEREAFTER TO TOUR THE REGION
29. SWITZERLAND ARYA VAIDYA SALA 8-14TH JULY 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES KOTTAKKAL MAPAPURAM X 10 (KATHAKALI) DIST. KERALA
30. SOUTH AFRICA HARVINDER SINGH BAJWA, 10TH JULY TO TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ZIMBABWE (BHANGRA & GIDDHA) X 10TH AUG. 98 HERITAGE FESTIVAL IN BOTSWANA 16 , LUDHIANA, PUNJAB DURBAN TANZANIA
31. VIETNAM MS. LEELA SAMSON 14TH JULY TO TO GIVE PERFORMANCES LAOS (BHARATANATYAM) X 10TH AUGUST 98 COMBODIA 7, NEW DELHI MALAYSIA SINGAPORE INDONESIA
32. SUDAN SHRI JAFAR HUSSAIN 14TH JULY TO 10TH TO GIVE PERFORMANCES JORDAN (QAWWALI) X 9 BADYAUN AUGUST 98 SAUDI ARABIA KENYA TANZANIA UAE
33. PALESTINE 13-MEMBER CONTEMPORARY 17-20TH JULY, 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES AT DANCE TROUPE `BHOOMIKA` THE 6TH PALESTINE LED BY PT. NARENDRA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL SHARMA, NEW DELHI
34. BANGLADESH MS. USHA GANGULI 20-30TH JULY 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES (THEATRE) X 25 CALCUTTA
35. ETHIOPIA SHRI JOHAR ALI 24-28 JULY, 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES DJIBOUTI (VIOLIN) X 3
36. USA 8-MEMBER NANDIKAR 29TH JULY TO 25TH TO GIVE PERFORMANCES & GROUP OF PROF. AUG. 98 JOINT PRODUCTION OF THE RUDHRAPRASAD SENGUPTA, PLAY GOTRAHEEN AT THE CALCUTTA NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRIBERG FESTIVAL
37. QATAR NINA & RAJINDER MEHTA 2-15TH AUG.1998 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES UAE (LIGHT CLASSICAL), MUMBAI
38. MADAGASCAR SHRI PARTHO BOSE 9-17TH AUG. 98 FOR JUGALBANDI PERFOR- MAURITIUS (SITAR PLAYER) MANCES CALCUTTA
39. MALDIVES DUMMY HORSE FOLK 11-18TH AUGUST, 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES DANCE GROUP X 14, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU
40. NEPAL FOLK DANCE & MUSIC 11-18TH AUGUST, 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES GROUP (SONG & DRAMA DIVISION) X 25, NEW DELHI
41-42. IRAQ SH.DEEPAK CHAUDHURY 11-18TH AUG. 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES JORDAN (SITAR) X 3, CALUTTA MS. PRERANA SHRIMALI, (KATHAK) X 5, DELHI
43. THAILAND SINGHAJEET SINGH & 11-19TH AUG. 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES CHARU MATHUR, (MANIPUR DANCE) X 14, NEW DELHI
44. NORWAY MS. KALA RAMNATAH 12-22ND AUG. 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES DENMARK (HINDUSTANI VIOLIN) ITALY X 3 MUMBAI GERMANY
45. BHUTAN MS. USHA UTHUP 12-24TH AUG. 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES (POP SINGER) X 11, CALCUTTA
46. ITALY MS. UMA SHARMA 12-24TH AUG. 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES UK (KATHAK) X 6, DELHI NETHERLANDS GERMANY
47. SEYCHELLES HENGERABARI ASOM KALA 13-23RD AUG. 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES REUNION ISLANDS KENDRA, (BIHU GROUP) SOUTH AFRICA X 14, GUWAHATI ASSAM
48. AUSTRALIA SH. T.V. GOPALKRISHNAN, 14-24TH AUGUST, 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES (PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE) X 6, CHENNAI
49. USA MS. PRABHA ATRE, 14TH AUG. 30TH NOV. 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES (HINDUSTANI VOCAL) X 3, MUMBAI
50. SRI LANKA 20-MEMBER BOMBAY 15TH AUG. 98 TO PRESENT JOINT CONCERT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA WITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF SRI LANKA
51. IRAQ `RANGALA` (BHANGRA 26TH AUG.-12TH SEP.98 TO PARTICIPATE IN BABYLON SYRIA AND GIDDHA) X 12 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL TURKEY LUDHIANA, PUNJAB IN IRAQ, BASRAH FESTIVAL AZERBAIJAN IN SYRIA AND IZMIR FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL IN TURKEY
52. USA SMT. PUSHPA BHUYAN 29TH JULY-29TH AUG.98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES AT (SATTRIYA DANCE) THE INVITATION OF THE X 4, GUWAHATI INDIAN-FORUM UTAH (IFU), SALT LAKE. THE PROPOSAL WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED BY THE FORMER PRESIDENT, ICCR. VISIT COULD NOT TAKE PLACE EARLIER DUE TO ILLNESS OF MS. BHUYAN
53. AUSTRALIA MS. SWAPANA SUNDARI, 7TH AUGUST, 98 TO TO GIVE PERFORMANCES INDONESIA (KUCHIPUDI) X 5, 13TH SEPT. 98 MALAYSIA NEW DELHI HONG KONG JAPAN SINGAPORE SOUTH KOREA
54. NIGERIA MS. ARUNA MOHANTY 7TH SEPT-15TH OCT. 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES IVORY COAST (ODISSI) X 5 BHUBNESWAR CAMEROON SPAIN, FRANCE GERMANY
55. NIGERIA SHRI M.N. RAO (SITAR) 7TH- 30TH SEPT. 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES IVORY COAST X 3, BANGALORE CAMEROON SPAIN FRANCE
56. POLAND MS. VASUDHARA 9-14 SEPT 1998 TO GIVE CULTURAL PERFORAMANCES CZECH REPUBLIC DORASWAMY (BHARATANATYAM) X 5, BANGALORE
57-59. USA SHRI ULHAS KALSHALKAR 15TH SEPT-1ST NOV. 98 REQUEST FROM DR. B.N. (VOCAL) DIXIT FOR INDIAN MUSIC SHRI PARTHA SARTHY CONCERTS ARRANGED BY (SAROD) CENTRE FOR THE SHRI SHUBHENDRA RAO PERFORMING ARTS OF INDIA (SITAR)
60. USA SHRI K.J. YESUDAS 16TH SEPT-30TH SEPT 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES AT & SMT SUDHA RAGHUNATHAN, THE INVITATION OF (CARNATIC VOCAL) BHARTIYA VIDYA BHAVAN, X 7 CHENNAI USA
61. UK, FRANCE SMT. SHANNO KHURANA 22ND SEPT-20TH OCT.98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES AUSTRIA (HINDUSTANI VOCAL) X 5 NEW DELHI
62. MALAYSIA MS. GURMEET BAWA 11-29 SEPT. 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES (BHANGRA & GIDDA DURING COMMONWEALTH GAMES GROUP) X 18
63. FRANCE PROF.GORA SARBADHAKARY, 28TH SEPT.-7TH OCT 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES (RABINDRA SANGEET) VISHWABHARTI, CALCUTTA
64-65. RUSSIA PT. LAXMAN KRISHNA 29TH SEPT-6TH OCT.98 TO GIVE LECTURE RAO PANDIT, (HINDUSTANI DEMONSTRAION VOCAL) X 2, NEW DELHI AND PERFORMANCES SHRI SUNIL MUKHERJEE (SAROD), NEW DELHI
66-67. TURKEY MS. VIJYALAKSHMI 2-21ST OCT. 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES KUWAIT (MOHINIATTAM) X 6 QATAR MS. VANDANA KAUL OMAN (KATHAK) X 5 UAE
68. MEXICO SHRI ASTAD DEBOO 9-27TH OCT. 98 TO PARTICIPATE IN VENEZUELA (CONTEMPORARY DANCE) CERVANTINO FESTIVAL, ARGENTINA X 8, MUMBAI MEXICO AND CHAIN CUBA TOUR OF THE REGION
69. NETHERLANDS MS. MAHIMA CASEWA 9-21ST OCT. 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES UK (LIGHT CLASSICAL) X GERMANY 4 NEW DELHI DENMARK
70. GERMANY YAKSHAGANA GROUP OF 16TH OCT-26TH NOV 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES AT UK LATE SHRI SHIVA RAM THE INVITATION OF INDO SWEDEN KARANTH X 14, KARNATAKA GERMAN SOCIETIES
71. AUSTRIA SH.SANJOY BANDOPADHYAY 23RD OCT-20TH NOV.98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES AT FRANCE (SITAR) X 3 KHAIRAGARH, MP THE REQUEST OF AUSTRIA- INDIA ASSOCIATION
72. FRANCE MS.SULOCHANA BRAHASPATI 23RD OCT-30TH NOV.98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES UK (HINDUSTANI VOCAL) X 5 NEW DELHI
73. BELGIUM MS. SHOBHNA RAO 23RD OCT-20TH NOV.98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES DENMARK (LIGHT CLASSICAL) X 5 FRANCE GERMANY
74. FRANCE SH.M.V.NARASHIMHACHARI 30TH OCT.-15TH DEC.98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES AT GERMAY (BHARATANATYAM) THE INVITATION OF BELGIUM X 3 CHENNAI `TRIVENI`
75. PHILIPPINES 5 AIR TICKETS TO 8-15TH NOV. 98 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PARANJOTI ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CHORUS GROUP, MUMBAI FESTIVAL
76. SRI LANKA MS. JYOTI SRIVASTAVA, 12-19TH NOV. 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES IN ODISSI DANCER X 5 THE DANCE FESTIVAL AND NEW DELHI GIVE LECTURE DEMONSTRATION
77. FRANCE USTAD IMRAT KHAN 15-18TH NOV. 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES IN (SITAR) X 2 CONNECTION WITH THE ST. LOUIS, USA UNESCO MADANJEET SINGH PRIZE
78. FRANCE MS. GEETANJALI LAL 19-30TH NOV. 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES AT NETHERLANDS (KATHAK) X 5 NEW DELHI THE INVITATION OF CROATIA `MANDAPA` IN PARIS
79. CANADA SHRI MAZHAR ALI 8-20 DEC., 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES AT THE KHAN/JAVAD ALI KHAN INVITATION OF USTAD BADE (VOCAL) X 3 GHULAM ALI KHAN MUSIC ACADEMY OF TORONTO
80. THAILAND KARGAM GROUP X 20 7-13TH DEC. 98 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES ON (FOLK DANCE GROUP), THE OCCASION OF THE TAMIL NADU ASIAN GAMES
81-82. SRI LANKA ( MS. RAMA VAIDYANATHAN 10-22 DEC 1998 TO GIVE LECTURE (BHARATNATYAM) X 4 DEMONSTRATION / CONDUCT NEW DELHI WORKSHOP AND GIVE MS. CHARUMATI PERFORMANCES RAMACHANDRAN (CARNATIC VOCAL)
83. THAILAND MS. RINA JANA (ODISSI) 13-25 JAN. 99 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES AND X 5, BHUBNESWAR LECTURE DEMONSTRATION
84. SOUTH AFRICA USTAD ASLAM SABRI 20TH JAN-23RD FEB 99 TO GIVE PERFORMANCE ZIMBABWE (QAWWALI) X 6,NEW DELHI MOZAMBIQUE ZAMBIA BOTSWANA
85. UAE SAMANVAY FOLK DANCE 21ST JAN-11TH FEB 99 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES OMAN GROUP FROM GUJARAT X 18 QATAR
86. MALAYSIA MS. MADHAVI MUDGAL 24TH JAN-12TH FEB 99 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES SINGAPORE (ODISSI) X 7 NEW DELHI AND LECTURE DEMONSTRATION INDONESIA INTERACTION WITH DANCERS AND VISIT DANCE INSTITUTIONS
87-88. GERMANY MS. DEEPTI OMCHERRY 25TH JAN-22ND FEB 99 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES BOSNIA BHALLA (MOHINIATTAM) DENMARK X 5 AND USTAD ALLAUDDIN ITALY KHAN (ESRAJ PLAYER) X 3
89. SOUTH AFRICA SMT. MANI KRISHNASWAMI 27 JAN-20TH FEB. 99 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES ZAMBIA (CARNATIC VOCAL) X 6, BOTSWANA CHENNAI
90. SRI LANKA MS. REKHA SURYA 6-13TH FEB 1999 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES (LIGHT CLASSICAL) X 5, NEW DELHI
91-92. NEPAL MS. PRATIBHA PRAHLAD 3 - 7TH FEB 1999 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES (BHARATANATYAM) X 6, BANGALORE MS. ALARMEL VALLI 14-17TH FEB 1999 (BHARATANATYAM) X 6, CHENNAI
93. BANGLADESH MS. RANJABOTI SIRCAR 16-19 FEB 1999 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES (CONTEMPORARY DANCE) X 5, CHENNAI
94. SWEDEN MS. SHOVANA NARAYAN 17 FEB - 7 MARCH 99 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES, NETHERLANDS (KATHAK) X 5 NEW DELHI LECTURE DEMONSTRATION POLAND AND CONDUCT WORKSHOPS BELGIUM GERMANY
95. AUSTRALIA THEATRE GROUP OF MS. 20 FEB-12TH MARCH 99 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NEELAM MANSINGH FESTIVAL OF PERTH AND CHOUDHARY X 21, CANBERRA MULTICULTURAL CHANDIGARH FESTIVAL IN CANBERRA
96-101 BANGLADESH SHRI RATAN THIYAM 7-12TH MARCH 1999 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES (THEATRE) X 30, IMPHAL DURING THE `INDIA TRADE EXHIBITION` ORGANISED BY ITPO IN MS. PADMA TALWALKAR 9-12TH MARCH 1999 ASSOCIATION WITH HCI, (VOCAL) X 3, MUMBAI DHAKA
MS. SANGEETA DAS 10-14TH MARCH 1999 (ODISSI) X 5, BHUBANESHWAR
MS. KUMUDINI LAKHIA 11-17TH MARCH 1999 (KATHAK) X 16, AHMEDABAD
PT. SHIV KUMAR SHARMA 12-17TH MARCH 1999 (SANTOOR) X 4, MUMBAI
KOHINOOR LANGA (FOLK) 13-18TH MARCH 1999 X 10, JODHPUR
102. KENYA MS. ANJANA CHOPRA, 11-31ST MARCH 99 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES UGANDA (LIGHT CLASSICAL) X TANZANIA 5 NEW DELHI ZAMBIA
103. NEW ZEALAND 15-MEMBER FOLK GROUP 14 MARCH - 7 APRIL 99 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AUSTRALIA OF SHRI BHAGWAN SAHU FESTIVAL `ASIA 2000` (ORISSA) NEW DELHI
104 USA SHRI PARAMESHWAR HEGDE MARCH/APRIL 1999 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES (HINDUSTANI VOCAL) X 3, BANGALORE
105. SRI LANKA A. KATHAKALI GROUP X 25-31ST MARCH. 99 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES 14 (MARGI KATHAKALI) TRIVANDRUM
106. SOUTH AFRICA MS. MEENU THAKUR 25 MARCH - 20 APRIL 99 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES ZAMBIA (KUCHIPUDI) X 5 REUNION ISLANDS NEW DELHI MAURITIUS
ANNEXURE `B`
INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS OUTGOING CULTURAL DELEGATIONS
GROUPS SPONSORED ABROAD FROM NORTH-EAST REGION
1996-97
S.No. COUNTRY NAME OF THE GROUP PERIOD PARTICULARS OF VISIT
1. SINGAPORE MASK DANCE GROUP X 12, GANGTOK 26-30 MAY,1996 TO GIVE PERFORMANCE AT INAUGURATION OF SINGAPORE ARTS FESTIVAL.
2. SRI-LANKA 12-MEMBER PUNG CHOLAM AND 14-18 AUG,1996 TO PERFORM IN THE `SAARC DHOL CHOLAM GROUP, IMPHAL DRUMMING AND DANCE FESTIVAL`.
3. RUSSIA BIHU-12, GUWAHATI 16-28 SEP,1996 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES DURING THE `DAYS OF INDIAN CULTURE` IN RUSSIA
4. VIETNAM PUNG CHOLAM (DRUMS 7-17 OCT,1996 TO PARTICIPATE `DAYS OF OF MANIPUR) X 6, IMPHAL INDIAN CULTURE`IN VIETNAM
5-6 BANGLADESH PUNG AND DHOL CHOLAM X 18-30 NOV,1996 UTSAV-THE INDIA FESTIVAL 10, IMPHAL & SNOW, YAK, LION DANCE X 10, GANGTOK
1997-98
1. MAURITIUS PUNG CHOLAM AND DHOL CHOLAM 1-14 JULY, 1997 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES ON REUNION ISLANDS GROUP (JAGOI MARUP GROUP) X 9, THE OCCASION OF `MADE IN IMPHAL INDIA SHOW` BEING ORGANISED BY CONFEDERAT- ION OF INDIAN INDUSTRIES
2. SRI-LANKA UTTAR PRIYADARSHI BY CHORUS 11-19 AUG,1997 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES REPERTORY THEATRE OF SHRI RATTAN THIYAM X 28, IMPHAL
3. CANADA TRAVEL GRANT TO MS. H. 12-19 AUG,1997 REQUEST FROM MISSION VIJAYANTIMALA DEVI, MANIPURI FOR PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL MULTIMEDIA DANCE THEATRE PRODUCTION, `MUKTINAD`.
4. U.K. SHRI LOKENDRA ARAMBAM THEATRE 7-27 AUG,1997 TO PRESENT A JOINT GROUP X 5, IMPHAL PRODUCTION `MACBETH` WITH WATERMAN IC. LONDON
5-6. SOUTH AFRICA VASANT RASS & PUNG CHOLAM 15-30 AUG,1997 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES ZAMBIA GROUP X 15, IMPHAL LESOTHO
7 KAZAKHSTAN MS. AIMONI GAGOI (BIHU GROUP) 3-9 SEP,1997 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE X 11, GUWAHATI `DAYS OF INDIAN CULTURE`
1998-99
1. PORTUGAL PUNG CHOLAM & DHOL CHOLAM JULY, 1998 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DENMARK X 10, IMPHAL WORLD EXPO `98 AND HUNGARY THEREAFTER TO TOUR THE ITALY REGION
2. SEYCHELLES HENGERABARI ASOM KALA KENDRA, 13-23 AUG,1998 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES REUNION ISLANDS (BIHU GROUP) X 14, GUWAHATI SOUTH AFRICA
3. USA SMT. PUSHPA BHUYAN (SATTRIYA 29 JULY - 29 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES AT DANCE) X 4, GUWAHATI AUGUST, 1998 THE INVITATION OF THE INDIAN-FORUM UTAH (IFU), SALT LAKE. THE PROPOSAL WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED BY THE FORMER PRESIDENT, ICCR. VISIT COULD NOT TAKE PLACE EARLIER DUE TO ILLNESS OF MS. BHUYAN
4. BANGLADESH SHRI RATAN THIYAM (THEATRE) 7-12 MARCH,1999 TO GIVE PERFORMANCES X 30, IMPHAL DURING THE `INDIA TRADE EXHIBITION` ORGANISED BY ITPO IN ASSOCIATION WITH HCI, DHAKA.
