Indian diaspora in Rio
November
10,
2012:
I
have
always
found
that
Indians
in
far
away
lands,
where
the
diaspora
population
of
fellow
Indians
are
not
very
high,
are
elated
to
meet
Indians
and
try
to
go
out
of
their
way
to
make
them
at
home.
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| At the Tijuca forest |
It was offered not just out of formality, as is most often the case with Indians where they are large in numbers, but out of genuine feelings of warmth.
They
were
very
kind
to
pick
me
up
this
morning
from
Hotel
Royal
Tulip
where
I
am
staying.
They are staying in Rio for the past 40 years and naturally know much about their city. It was areal pleasure seeing this wonderful city with this wonderful couple.
They are staying in Rio for the past 40 years and naturally know much about their city. It was areal pleasure seeing this wonderful city with this wonderful couple.
We
visited
the
National
Gallery
of
Arts,
passed
through
the
whole
of
down
town,
Golden
Churches
and
even
drove
to
the
20-km
long
Tijuca
forests
to
see
the
waterfall
and
had
prasadam
at
an
Iskcon
temple. I was amazed to see the cultural and dance programmes there.
In
fact,
there
is
law
that
allows
citizens
to
contribute
a
part
of
their
taxable
income
to
a
cultural
institution and such activities.
We made a stopover at the Centre in down town where a huge Mahatma Gandhi statue is placed.
The
statue
was
placed
there
after
the
death
of
Gandhi
ji
by
the
people
of
Brazil
as
a
mark
of
great
respect
to
our
Father
of
the
Nation,
especially
his
ability
to
defeat
the
British
through
non-violence.
We made a stopover at the Centre in down town where a huge Mahatma Gandhi statue is placed.
The
statue
was
placed
there
after
the
death
of
Gandhi
ji
by
the
people
of
Brazil
as
a
mark
of
great
respect
to
our
Father
of
the
Nation,
especially
his
ability
to
defeat
the
British
through
non-violence.
The
statue
has
placed
in
the
early
50s
which
was
considered
a
golden
period
of
Brazil.
This
was
time
when
Bossa
nova
music,
new
ways
of
film
making,
best
architectural
projects
of
the
world
took
place
and
of
course
winning
the
FIFA
cup
in
1958
in
Sweden.
Gandhi ji is seen as a spiritual leader out here. Every year on 2nd October Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated by an African organisation called Filhos of Gandhi which means sons of Gandhi.
Gandhi ji is seen as a spiritual leader out here. Every year on 2nd October Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated by an African organisation called Filhos of Gandhi which means sons of Gandhi.
India
does
not
have
a
consulate
in
Rio
after
shifting
the
mission
to
Brasilia.
But
India
does
have
an
Honorary
Consul
out
here
but
the
local
feeling
is
that
the
Consuls
keep
changing
every
two
or
three
years
and
the
connection
with
their
native
country
is
not
so
strong..
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| At an Iskon temple in Rio |
But after seeing the culture, literature, theatre and art activity here in Rio, I personally feel it is time for the Government of India to open a Nehru Centre for Culture or some ICCR unit here.
ess
bee
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