NEW DELHI: The Festival of India 2018-19 will be inaugurated on September 6 at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow , this year.

The 6-month long festival will showcase Indian culture to the people of Russia and will encompass 22 cities across the country.

The mega event will include classical and modern Indian dances, music , films, Indian cuisine , festivals and art exhibitions.

The inaugural show will include classical Indian dance performances of Bharatnatyam and Kathak by groups led by distinguished artists such as Jayalakshmi Eshwar, Maulik Shah and Ishira Parikh.

Russian folk dance “Berezka” will also be performed during the inauguration ceremony.

The festival spanning over 6 months from September 2018 to March 2019 will have more than 50 distinguished artists along with their groups performing in 22 cities spanning across the length and breadth of Russia.

