Indian Embassy in Kuwait organized West Bengal State Facilitation Day on Thursday, 23rd June.
Ambassador of India to Kuwait, His Excellency Shri Sibi George while delivering his remarks said that the Mission has been organizing multiple events under the banner Aatmanirbhar Bharat i.e. Self-Reliant India and conducting various State Facilitation events focusing on different states of India to promote 3 Ts Trade, Technology and Tourism which are yielding positive results. Ambassador referred Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, as the cultural capital of India. He said that West Bengal offers a unique flavor to the richness of India with its synthesis of various customs, traditions, cuisines and lifestyle. With its broad network of rivers and geographical features, West Bengal is celebrated for having the largest mangrove forest in the world in the Sunderbans which is a UNESCO World Heritage, universally acclaimed for housing globally endangered species such as Royal Bengal Tiger. Ambassador further said that West Bengal boasts a biosphere extremely rich in flora and fauna, which has helped the State to flourish as the major eco-tourist destinations in India.
Ambassador invited the friends of India in Kuwait to visit West Bengal particularly Darjeeling Hill Station, one of the most magnificent hill stations in the world famous for its Tea, and other beautiful locations of West Bengal during their next visit to India.
During the event, a video presentation on West Bengal focusing on its Tourism was made and a documentary on West Bengal Tourism was shown to the invitees.
There were cultural performances by Bengali Cultural Society which included singing of traditional songs, Baul dance, Santhal
dance etc. ethnic to the State.
Ambassador also felicitated the yoga practitioners, artists who performed, volunteers, association leaders and representatives from
various Yoga Institutes and Ayurveda clinics in Kuwait who were partners in organizing the 8th International Day of Yoga on 21 June
2022.
Ambassador also distributed prizes to the winners of India Weekly Online Quiz- Yoga held last week by the Embassy.
The event witnessed enthusiastic response with people from different walks life in Kuwait participating virtually as well as physically.