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Manipur folk dance represents India in Singapore festival
Nagaland Post | PTI | Singapore, Mar 3
A popular folk dance of Manipur has represented India in Singapore’s Chingay festival this year, an annual celebrations of the Lunar New Year here. “Dhol Dholak Cholom was specially selected to participate in Singapore’s annual cultural event Chingay Parade,” High Commissioner of India in Singapore Vijay Thakur Singh, said today.
“The 41 members of the Cholom are India’s special ambassadors and reflects the country’s ‘Look East’ and ‘Act East’ policy,” she said at a farewell event of the Dhol Dholak Cholom members who were here to give cultural performances. She highlighted that Manipur is the main part of the regional land connectivity as it is the closest Indian state to South East Asian countries.
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