Cooperation in the cultural sphere India–Russia relations

statue of afanasy nikitin in tver celebrating famous journey india



nicholas roerich jawaharlal nehru , indira gandhi.



russian president dmitry medvedev visiting film set of yash raj studios meeting bollywood stars shah rukh khan, yash chopra , kareena kapoor



russian president dmitry medvedev making speech @ closing ceremony of year of russia in india in 2008.

indo–russian relations in field of culture historical. 1 of first russian visitors india afanasiy nikitin merchant tver in russia. famous journey (1466-1472) documented in book journey beyond 3 seas. nikitin spent 3 years in india (1469-1472) travelling many regions , documenting people, culture, economy, technology, history, society , food. nikitin s journey portrayed soviet actor oleg strizhenov alongside hindi screen legend nargis dutt in 1950s film journey beyond 3 seas.

astrakhan in russia has historically been trading centre indian merchants since 16th century. in 1722 peter great met anbu-ram leader of indians merchants in astrakhan. in meeting peter great agreed anbu-ram s request full free trade including transit rights.

the first russian translation of bhagavad gita published in 1788 decree on orders of catherine great. russian pioneers travelled india , studied indian culture include gerasim lebedev studied ancient indian languages in 1780s , later nicholas roerich studied indian philosophy. roerich influenced philosophy of ramakrishna , vivekananda, poetry of rabindranath tagore, , bhagavad gita. 130th birth anniversary of nicholas roerich , 100th birth anniversary of svetoslav roerich celebrated in india in october 2004.

leading russian indiologist such ivan minayev, sergey oldenburg, fyodor shcherbatskoy, yuri knorozov, alexandr kondratov, nikita gurov , eugene chelyshev focused research in understanding indus script, sanskrit , indian literature.

traditionally, there has been strong collaboration in field of cinema between india , ussr. several generations of russians grew watching subtitled indian films (mainly bollywood) , vice versa indians watching russian films. popular indian films in ussr included awara, bobby, barood, mamta , disco dancer. recent contemporary films entirely shot in russia include lucky: no time love. however, after collapse of ussr bollywood s market share decreased in russia. recently, however, there has been increase due viewers having access through cable , satellite channels. russian deputy minister of culture, elena milovzorova, stated in interview indian-russian joint working group (jwg) discuss procedures allow both countries film industries collaborate in film production together. krasnodar region has been discussed among officials possible area shooting future bollywood films. former russian president dmitry medvedev know admirer of bollywood films visited film set of yash raj studios , met bollywood stars such shah rukh khan, yash chopra , kareena kapoor. stated in interview, our country 1 of places indian culture admired in addition stated, russia , india countries satellite channels broadcast indian movies 24/7.

yoga in russia has been growing , becoming increasingly popular since 1980s, particularly in majors cities , urban centres, due reputation health benefits. however, has roots earlier in russia during time of noted russian actor , trainer constantin stanislavski influenced yoga , indian philosophy.

russia s rossotrudnichestvo representative office (rro) established in 1965 has 5 russian centres of science , culture (rcsc) in india include new delhi, mumbai, kolkata, chennai , trivandrum. head of rro , director of rcsc, fyodor rozovsky, expects cultural ties grow between both countries. , other officials expects number of indian students studying in russia increase once both countries sign agreement on joint recognition of higher education diplomas. there hindi department, in university of moscow along 5 chairs relating indology in moscow, saint petersburg, kazan , vladivostok.

days of russian culture held in india in november 2003, in delhi, kolkata , mumbai. days of indian culture in russia organised september october 2005 in russia. chief minister of national capital territory of delhi led delegation participating in event days of delhi in moscow 28 may 1 june 2006. year of russia in india held in 2008. followed year of india in russia in 2009.