Description
Undoubtedly, the cultures of Russia and India are very close since ancient times the w connections between the two nations. The Russian soul has always been attracted to India be gradually the image of India began to retreat to the realm of fairy tales, an entertaining and frivolous reading. The knowledge of our people about India, basically, came down to yogis, elephants w women with a point in the forehead. In order to replenish knowledge, to satisfy intellectual d spiritual needs, in 1992 in Omsk several enthusiasts united in the Center for the Study of Indian Culture "Bharat" (India). The trinity of Indian culture-beauty, truth, good helped us in our work.
The purpose of the Center's work was to introduce the personality into the process of culture growth", to form in it a readiness for independent spiritual mastering of the true values of world culture through the culture of the East.
Based on the experience of the integral education of the Indian school, we have created own program, which includes theoretical and practical parts: lectures on the traditional culture of India, classes in recreational gymnastics with elements of Indian classical dance and Indian classed dance.
Enthusiasts of the Center themselves sewed costumes for dancing, made jewelry and constantly collected information about India. Over the past years (even before the wide development of the Internet in Omsk), a library was collected bit by bit: more than 250 books of popular science and scientific literature, books on economics, politics, architecture, philosophy, linguistics, fiction, a large number of illustrated magazines and videos on culture (ceremonies, dances, programs from the Eureka series). At the Center a Kalpna (Creation) dance group was created. This expanded educational opportunities, because dance is the most accessible visual means. Our team is not national- there were no Indians among us, but we always tried to find in any culture what unites it with another culture. In the city of Omsk, our Center collaborated with national cultural centers Chinese, Korean, Kazakh, Tatar. Together with our friends from these centers we took part in the exhibition-fair of the national teams of the city and region.
