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Contents

Bilateral ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

Feature ......................................................................................................................................................... 7

Culture ......................................................................................................................................................... 11

Scholarship ................................................................................................................................................. 16

History ......................................................................................................................................................... 17

Hungarian Section ...................................................................................................................................... 19

Hindi Section .............................................................................................................................................. 21

Childrens’ Corner ....................................................................................................................................... 23

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Editor in Chief: Rahul Chhabra

Support team: Anita Adamecz, Anna Simon, András Havas,Biswarup Sarkar, Eszter Berki, Vijay Khanduja

Contributors: Kiss Enikő, Lázár Ádám, Dr Négyesi Mária, SzeszlerSzilvia, Simon Anna, Málatí Sankar

Cover, Design and LayoutINDIA EMPIRE PublicationN 126, II Floor, Greater Kailash-I,New Delhi – 110 048, India.M: +91-9899117477, Tel: +91-11-29231515E: [email protected]; Web: www.indiaempire.com

AMRITVol. 3. Issue 2, October-November 2015

Bi-monthly Journal of the Embassy of India, Hungary

Amrit is a bi-monthly journalpublished by the Embassy of India,Budapest. It is available online on theMission’s websitewww.indianembassy.hu

The views expressed are those of theauthor and not necessarily of theEmbassy of India, Hungary.

Reproduction in any manner withoutprior permission of the Embassy isprohibited.

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International Opening Ceremony at Szent István University

Ambassador greeting faculty and students from all over the world at Szent István University

As India is the country of its regionwhich sent the largest number ofstudents to the university from theircountry, H.E. Mr. Rahul Chhabra wascordially invited to the officialInternational Opening Ceremony andWelcome Reception for the academicyear 2015/2016 organised by theInternational Relations Office at SzentIstván University (SZIU). Theceremony took place in the Rector’s

Meeting Hall in Gödöllő.

The Academic Year was officiallyinaugurated by Dr. János Tőzsér,Rector of Szent István University, whowelcomed all the invited guests,professors and the internationalstudents. In his address he emphasizedthat the University offers a uniquelywide range of courses and research inagriculture-related fields. He also

pointed out the importance of thestudents gaining knowledge, expertiseand experiences whilst buildingrelationships and making friendshipsthat could prove most essential in theirfuture.

It is primarily under the StipendiumHungaricum Scholarship Programme(launched by the Hungariangovernment), Indian students hadarrived to receive diverse knowledgefar from home. Among otherinternational educational exchangeprogrammes, Dr. István Szabó,Director for International Relationsand Dean of the Faculty of MechanicalEngineering gave a detailed descriptionof the scholarship programmesoffered.

In the company of H.E. ValterPecly Moreira, Ambassador of Braziland H.E. Muhammadu Sani Yunusa,Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Embassy ofNigeria, Ambassador welcomed theIndian students whilst congratulatedthem on their hard work which hadawarded them with the opportunity tostudy abroad. Motivational wordsfollowed to give encouragement for theexploitation of possibilities.

Finally, in her address Ms. KatalinTóth, Deputy State Secretary forInternational Relations of the Ministryof Agriculture talked about the toppriority status of knowledge transfer asit being the most effective way ofsupporting low-income countries.

The programme concluded with ajoyful Hungarian folklore performanceand a celebratory reception duringwhich the students were presented withthe chance of having informalconversations with the distinguishedguests and the Ambassadors of therespected countries. �

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As an introductory meeting between the twodignitaries, Ambassador was invited to the Hunting Hallof the Hungarian Parliament by H.E. Mr. PéterCseresnyés, President of the Indo-Hungarian FriendshipSociety. As the meeting took place on 22 October,Ambassador Chhabra was one of the first, who presentedhis congratulations to the newly appointed State Secretaryfor Labour Market of the Ministry of National Economy,Mr. Cseresnyés.

His ties with the Indian Embassy are deep-rooted, asthe former Mayor of Nagykanizsa, he collaborated withthe Embassy on several occasions in the past. During themeeting, matters relating to cooperation in the field ofParliamentary exchanges, economy, culture, educationalexchanges and tourism between the two countries were

discussed. It was decided to enhance the cooperation toreap full potential in the relationship.

Ambassador called on H.E. Mr. István Tarlós, Mayorof Budapest on 22 October. During the courtesy visitHon’ble Mayor fondly recalled his trip to India he madein 1998. In the meeting both Ambassador and MayorTarlós expressed the intention to continue having anactive and versatile collaboration between the twocountries with a special attention to cultural and people-to-people exchanges. The organisation of theGanges–Danube Cultural Festival connecting the twocolourful cultures of India and Hungary along the flowof rivers was also discussed during the meeting, for whichthe Mayor gave the assurance of his full cooperation toAmbassador. �

On the 4th of November Ambassador attended theOpening Ceremony of the World Science Forum held atthe most impressive Ceremonial Hall of the HungarianAcademy of Sciences in Budapest. Among otherdignitaries, H.E. Mr. Viktor Orbán, the Prime Minister ofHungary was also present at the event. As the inaugurationspeeches finished, the UNESCO Kalinga Prize AwardsCeremony commenced.

The Kalinga Prize was instituted in 1951 by Shri BijuPatnaik the founder and President of the KalingaFoundation Trust. It recognizes and rewards a person whohas had a distinguished career as a writer, editor, lecturer,radio/television programme director or film producer thathas enabled them to help interpret science, research andtechnology to the public. This is the only UNESCO Prizein the field of popularization of science.

Ambassador’s introductory visits to H.E. Mr. PéterCseresnyés, President of the Indo-Hungarian

Parliamentary Friendship Society and H.E. Mr. IstvánTarlós, Mayor of Budapest

LEFT: Ambassador with Mr. Péter Cseresnyés at the Hunter's Hall in Parliament. RIGHT: Ambassador calling on Mr. István Tarlós, Mayor of Budapest

Opening Ceremony of the World Science Forum

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This year the Prize was givento Professor Diego AndrésGolombek of Argentina, who haspublished countless scientificarticles, given contribution tonumerous specialized publicationswhile written a number ofscientific books for the generalpublic. He greatly contributedwith his tenuous work to thedevelopment of Argentina’s firstScience Cultural Centre.

The evening concluded witha lavish reception at theAcademy Club and Krúdy Hall,Hungarian Academy ofSciences. �

On 27th November, a ground-breaking ceremony of the new IndianSMP factory took place in Kecskemét.Ambassador attended the ceremony forthe laying of the foundation stoneamong distinguished guests; H.E. PéterSzijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs andTrade, Mr. Vivek Chaand Sehgal,President of the SamvardhanaMotherson Group, Mr. Levente-PálTibori, Executive Vice-President,Regional Operations of SMR.Ambassador Rahul Chhabra gave a shortspeech on the occasion.

The factory is scheduled to becompleted in 2017 and will provideemployment for about 450 people. Theinvestment value is considered HUF 31billion (about 105 million USD)including subsidies from thegovernment worth HUF 7.7 billion.

After the ceremonial speeches, atime capsule was buried, containing thedaily newspaper of Kecskemét, thefactory layout plan document and theflags of the three nation: India,Hungary and Germany. The newfactory is expected to start productionof bumpers for the Mercedes-Benzcars by 2018. �

With the awardee of the UNESCO Kalinga Prize, Prof. Diego Andrés Golombek

H.E. Mr. Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Chhabra, Mr. Vivek Chaand Sehgal and Mr. Levente Tibori-Pál (far right)

H.E. Mr. Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Chhabra, Mr. Vivek Chaand Sehgal and Mr. Levente Tibori-Pál (far right)

SMP factory foundation stone laid in Kecskemét

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Message by H.E. Ambassador of India, Mr. Rahul Chhabra

I wish you, my compatriots

and Hungarian friends of

India, a blessed Diwali. May

this Diwali, Light up new

dreams, fresh hopes,

undiscovered avenues,

different perspectives,

everything bright and

beautiful, and fill

your days with pleasant

surprises and moments.

Happy Diwali!

Diplomatic Spouses of Budapest Charity FairOn 29th of November, Embassy of India participated

with its own National and Food Stall in the fifth Charity Fairorganised by the Diplomatic Spouses of Budapest at theInterContinental Budapest Hotel. This year, 40 embassieswere represented by exhibiting their country’s character inspecialties and souvenirs, and nearly 26 countries offeredtheir national food and drink.

The event was declared open by the President of theSociety, Mrs. Natallia Khalinouskaya, wife of the Ambassadorof Belarus to Hungary. As patroness of the event, Mrs. AnitaHerczeg, wife of H.E. Mr. János Áder, President of Hungarywas also present at the opening, after which as part of hertour in the fair, she visited the India Stall as well, where shewas received by Ambassador and Mrs. Chhabra with a lovelycup of special Indian chai. In the afternoon, H.E. Mr. PéterSzijjártó accompanied by his wife also visited the fair. Theywere greeted by Mrs. Chhabra at the Indian stall.

The cultural programme offered by the Embassy includedtraditional Bharatanatyam performance by Sivasakti KalánandaTáncszínház and Bollywood dance items by Kamala BollywoodTáncműhely and Bollywood Dance Hungary. The Bazaar was atremendous success; the Embassy made a considerabledonation to Charity. �

Mrs. Chhabra greeted H.E. Mr. Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and his wife

Ambassador and Mrs. Chhabra receiving Mrs. Anita Herczegh,wife of the President of Hungary and Mrs. Natallia Khalinouskaya

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On 20 November, accompanying the joyful PunjabCultural Society on their widely successful Hungarian tour,Ambassador and wife, Mrs. Kavita Chhabra made their first,introductory visit to the town of Debrecen. Upon arrivalthey were received by Dr. László Papp, Mayor of Debrecen.The Mayor introduced the town, talked about its culturalheritage, economic opportunities and was most keen toextend his knowledge of the country of India. After biddingfarewell to Dr. Papp, Ambassador and Mrs. Chhabra weretaken on a guided tour around the town where they alsovisited the Protestant Great Church of Debrecen.

The programme continued by an official visit to theUniversity of Debrecen represented by Vice-Rector, Prof.Dr. Elek Bartha during which Mr. Umesh Kumar, Directorof ASCC accompanied His Excellency. Several aspects ofcooperation between the University and the Embassy ofIndia were discussed, of which the important aspect is theUniversity’s own Ayurveda Department with visitingProfessor Baghel from India in the lead. The visit included aguided tour to the mentioned Department with thepresentation of several scientific experiments and theinspection of work dedicated to the alternative medicalscience of India.

The official programme in Debrecen ended with

LEFT: Ambassador greeting the participants. RIGHT: Prof MS Baghel speaking on the occasion

Ambassador Chhabra with Dr. László Papp, Mayor of Debrecen

Ambassador’s visit to Debrecen

Ambassador addressing the fully-packed audience at theBhangra performance and attending a celebratory dinnerwith members of the group, Director of ASCC andrepresentatives of the Mayor’s Office as well as theUniversity. �

Ayush CAmp10 OCtOber 2015

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In continuation with the earlier events, on10th October 2015 Embassy of India, Budapestorganized an AYUSH Camp (Ayurveda, Yoga,Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy) on its premises.

The event started with greetings byAmbassador Rahul Chhabra, followed by speechon “Home remedies for common diseases” byProfessor M.S. Baghel, Ayurveda Chair inUniversity of Debrecen. Subsequently anintroduction and exercises by Mr. Zoltán Katonaof the Art of Living and Yoga followed. Next alecture on the “Role of Maharishi TranscendentalMeditation in Maharishi Ayurveda” was given byMr. Károly Szenes.

This was followed by lecture on Homeopathyby Mrs. Andrea Székely (Center for HomeopathicEducation, Hungary). Then an introduction toVyayam Yoga with exercises was given by RudraniChaitanya and Bhagirathi Upasika. The lastsession was “Yoga for a Healthier and HappierLife” with lectures and practices by KárolyKovács Krishnanand. The event closed withrefreshments. Overall 140 persons participated. �

An ITU World Telecom World Expo and Conference wasorganized at Hungexpo grounds in Budapest on 12-15thOctober 2015.

Organized by ITU Telecom, part of the InternationalTelecommunication Union (ITU), the UN agency responsiblefor ICT-related issues, this international event was the 150year old anniversary of ITU formation, where a large number

of nations participated. India has set up a 54 square metre ofpavilion where 3 organisations from India: C-DoT, TCIL,and Lekha wireless. C-DoT is India’s premier research anddevelopment centre. It has displayed its products like TerrabitRouter, Gigabit capable passive optical network, broadbandwireless terminal, solutions for network planning,monitoring, faults localisation and data rural applicationsexchange (Gyansetu). Telecom consultants of India limited

LEFT: Mr Károly Kovács Krishnanand introducing a book on Yoga in Daily Life. RIGHT: Audience listening to Ambassador’s speech

Vyayam Yoga with exercises given by Rudrani Chaitanya and Bhagirathi Upasika

Mrs. AndreaSzekely (Centerfor HomeopathicEducation,Hungary)

Indian participation at the ITU WorldConference in Budapest

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(TCIL) showcases its end to endsolutions and systems integrationcapabilities. Lekha wireless hasdemonstrated its innovative data andviodeolink OFDM solutions and otherwireless solutions.

In the ceremonious opening of theevent, several high-rankinggovernment officials participated,including H.E Prime Minister ofHungary Viktor Orbán. On behalf ofEmbassy of India Ambassador Mr.Rahul Chhabra and Mr. VijayKhanduja, First Secretary (Comm andPol) participated along with thedelegates from India.

Next day Ambassadorsubsequently visited the India stand,where representatives of TRAI(Telecom Regulataroy Authority) andMinistry of Telecommunicationsgreeted and had discussions withAmbassador.

Subsequently H.E. Mr. Dina NathDhungyel, Hon’ble Minister ofInformation and Communications ofBhutan also visited the stand where he

LEFT TOP: Several high-ranking government officials, including H.E PrimeMinister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, participating in the event. LEFT MIDDLE:

Ambassador Mr. Rahul Chhabra and Mr. Vijay Khanduja, First Secretary (Command Pol) participating along with the delegates from India. LEFT bOTTOM: India

stand with representatives of TRAI (Telecom Regulataroy Authority) and Ministryof Telecommunications, greeting Ambassador RIGHT: ITU World Telecom World

Expo and Conference organized at Hungexpo grounds in Budapest

TOP LEFT: Ambassador Mr. Rahul Chhabra holding discussions with the Indianrepresentatives. TOP RIGHT: Ambassador at the stall. AbOvE LEFT: H.E. Mr. DinaNath Dhungyel, Hon’ble Minister of Information and Communications of Bhutan

meeting Ambassador. AbOvE RIGHT: Mr. Praveen Kumar Mathur, Director,Centre for Development of Telematics, receiving an award of excellence for its

innovative products from Secretary General of ITU

met Ambassador Mr. Rahul Chhabra andheld discussions with the Indianrepresentatives.

During the event, Mr. Praveen

Kumar Mathur, Director, Centre forDevelopment of Telematics, receivedan award of excellence for itsinnovative products from SecretaryGeneral of ITU. �

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AsCC ACtivities

Film Club

On every first and third Friday of every month filmevenings are arranged at the Amrita Sher-Gil CulturalCentre. Under the aegis of the Indian Cine Club four filmswere screened at the Cultural Centre in October and

November in 2015:Party (1984) Hindi 09.10.2015

Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989) Hindi 30.10.2015

Anhe ghorey da daan (1990) Punjabi 06.11.2015

Massey sahib (1985) 20.11.2015

By Eszter Berki

The Opening Ceremony of

Thursdays’ Orientation courses and

Hindi classes & Hindi Divas

1 October 2015

Embassy of India and Amrita Sher-Gil Cultural Centre organized TheOpening Ceremony of Thursdays’Orientation courses and Hindi classes& Celebration of Hindi Divas on 1October, 2015 in the Amrita Sher-GilCultural Centre at 18.00. Theprogramme started with an openingperformance by the dancers ofSivasakti Kalananda Theatre.

After the cultural programme MrUmesh Kumar, Director of ASCCgreeted the audience.

It was followed by the welcomespeech by H.E. Rahul Chhabra,Ambassador of India. After that DrMária Négyesi gave a short report onthe 10th World Hindi Conference heldin Bhopal. The evening was concludedwith a closing dance performance bySivasakti Kalananda Theatre.

World music performance of

Layanda Group

6 October 2015

A group of musicians from Hungaryand Transylvania led by Mr SzabolcsTóth performed at Amrita Sher-GilCultural Centre. Layanda is a fine

Debut Concert of Layanda Group in ASCC

mixture of Indian and EuropeanClassical music performed with a greatamount of improvisation. The followingmusicians performed in the evening:

Bakai Márton (Violin). He wasborn in Esztergom city in NorthHungary and started to play the violinin his early childhood. He attended thelocal music school until he was 18where music had become more andmore important in his life. When hewas 18, he got admitted to the MusicConservatory in Budapest. While hewas busy learning classical music, hefounded his first band, Club Era,

which regularly rehearsed on the stairsof the Basilica in Esztergom. Theatmosphere of the place gave a richand inspiring taste to their freedom inmusic. Ever since he has beenparticipating in a lot of differentbands, theatrical and contemporarymusic productions even to these days.Fodor Réka’s (Vocal, Cajon) strongfoundation in music is rooted from adesire to get a deeper understanding ofher people’s roots in Transylvanianfolklore and traditional music. Tofurther her musical knowledge andimpulse she moved to Madrid wherewith some of her colleagues discoveredthe Flamenco’s true temperament andtechniques, in dance percussion andsinging. Through her musicalexplorations she was able to perfecther skills with numerous percussioninstruments such as the djarbuka,bongos, cajon, udu „gardony” etc.Currently she is seeking to work withmusicians with whom she can transmitthese kinds of priceless flows ofpositive energies that happens usuallyon stage with instance and freedom ofimprovisation keeping the magic of themoment. A very colourful aspect ofher performances consists of the factthat she combines percussion andsinging with elements of dance. TóthSzabi (Sitar) started to learn playing thesitar from Pandit Budhaditya

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Mukherjee, the excellent sitariya of theImdad Khani Gharana in Kolkata.Later on he became the disciple ofPandit Rajeev Janardan who is one ofthe best exponents of the gayaki ang,the “singing Sitar-style”. Besides hisGuru he’s also learnt from greatexponents of Indian Classical Musicsuch as Dr. Kamala Shankar, or eventhe tabla player Pandit Vinode Pathak.He learnt Khyal singing style, tablaplaying and ethnomusicology at theoldest Music Academy of Delhi, theGandharva Mahavidhyalaya. Naturally,he hasn’t finished his studies with hisGuru, he has performed with on someunique concerts. He has played hismusic on stages all over in India andEurope and has been running a weeklyradio program for long years on Indianclassical music called Alap in the worldfamous non-profit Tilos Radio ofHungary. He also gives lectures anddemonstrations in many reputedinstitutes of Hungary and abroadabout Indian Classical Music. Theevent was concluded with an encore.

ITEC Day celebration

27 October 2015

ITEC Day was celebrated inEmbassy of India, Budapest, onOctober 27, 2015. H.E. Mr. IstvánÍjgyártó, Minister of State for Cultural

Ambassador greeting the chief guest,H.E. Mr. István Íjgyártó

Ambassador addressing the audience

Ms Diána Daczi speaking about ITEC

Ms Beáta Jakusovszky speaking on ITEC

H.E. Mr. Istvan István Íjgyártó speech on the occasion

Audience enjoying the event

Tarangam Dance Theatre

Ms Gabriella Tóth Garima performing

and Science Diplomacy, Ministry ofForeign Affairs and Trade, was theChief Guest on the occasion.

Ambassador Rahul Chhabra, in hisinaugural address gave an overview ofthe ITEC programme, stressing that itwas an important pillar of bilateralcooperation with Hungary.Ambassador added that apart fromtraining courses, ITEC programmeoffers expertise in several other areassuch as feasibility studies, projects,deputation of experts abroad, whichcould also be explored to enhancefurther collaboration with Hungary.

The Chief Guest, H.E. Mr. IstvánÍjgyártó, mentioned that India and

Hungary shared an excellent bilateralrelationship, encompassing diverseareas. He referred to increase Indianinvestments in Hungary and thescholarship scheme, which wouldfurther enhance bilateral cooperation.

This was followed by thepresentations of two ITEC alumni –Ms. Beáta Jakusovszky, who didDiploma in Communication English,IT and Networking Skills, at NIIT, andMs. Diána Daczi, who did anInternational Training Programme inLegislative Drafting at the Bureau ofParliamentary Studies and Training,New Delhi. They offered positiveinsights into the training programmes,and also spoke about the wonderful

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LEFT: Ambassador and Director (ASCC) speaking on the occasion. RIGHT: Introducing the folk instruments

LEFT: “Boys’ Dance”. RIGHT: Ambassador and Dr Imre Lázár, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Human Capacities with the group

LEFT: Girls’ dance. RIGHT: Bhangra item

LEFT: Mr Ravinder Singh Ranguwal inviting audience on stage. RIGHT: Shri Dhiman K Bhattacharya, Head of Chancery with the group

facilities offered by the Government ofIndia and how much they enjoyed theirstudies in India. Ms. Gabriella Tóth, aKuchipudi dance exponent, presented,Bama Kalapam, a dance drama, whichwas followed by a reception. Over 100people attended the ITEC Daycelebrations, which included ITECalumni, prominent members of thebusiness community, journalists andfriends of India.

Visit of Punjab Cultural Society

to Hungary and Bosnia &

Herzegovina

Embassy of India, Budapestorganized Bhangra folk danceperformances in Hungary and Bosnia& Herzegovina from 18 to 23November, 2015. The performances,sponsored by ICCR, were led by thePunjab Cultural Society and hosted bythe Embassy of India / Amrita Sher-Gil Cultural Centre in Budapest, withthe contribution of the organizers ofthe following venues:� Móricz Zsigmond Gimnázium in

Budapest, Hungary� A Vértes Agorája Cultural Centre

in Tatabánya, Hungary� Debrecen University in Debrecen,

Hungary� Sarajevo Youth Theatre in

Sarajevo, BiH� Hrvatski Dom Hercega Stjepana

Kosače in Mostar, BiH

Upon arrival the group presented ashort workshop on 17 November 2015in Amrita Sher-Gil Cultural Centre,Embassy of India.

18 November 2015–Budapest,

Hungary

The evening started with thewelcome speech of Mr Umesh Kumar,Director of ASCC. He was followed by

Ambassador, who greeted all on theoccasion of Diwali celebrations andexpressed his pleasure to invite theBhangra Group on stage.

The main attraction of the eveningwas the performance of Mr Ravinder

Singh Ranguwal and his team. PunjabCultural Society is a world famous grouphaving been travelling all around the worldfor 28 years. This was a nice occasion thatsuch kind of musicians-cum-dancerscould introduce this beautiful and livelyart to Hungarians. The event, attended by

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about 300 audiences, was a great successfollowed by a reception hosted by MrMasala Restaurant.

19 November 2015 – Tatabánya,

Hungary

On 19 November, the groupcontinued its tour in Tatabánya, in thenew building of the great culturalcentre ‘A Vértes Agorája’. Theprogramme started with the speech ofthe Deputy Mayor, Ms Katalin JohnTurainé. She dwelt on the role ofmusic in different cultures-: it is theconnection that can explain feelingsand stories without words, being auniversal language. Mr DhimanBhattacharya, Head of Chancery,Embassy of India gave a welcomespeech and emphasized the uniquerhythm that Bhangra dance has.

The 450-seat hall was amazed bythe artists, giving huge clapping in theend. They were invited onto stage bythe dancers and many of them tookthe opportunity to enjoy Bhangra withthe group.

20 November 2015–Debrecen,

Hungary

On 19 November the groupperformed at Debrecen University’sTheatre Hall. The programme wasbrought off by the invitation of ProfMS Baghel, Indian Assistant Professorof the recently founded AyurvedaDepartment at the University. AfterAmbassador’s meeting with the Rector,Prof. Dr Zoltán Szilvássy, ProfessorBaghel welcomed the guests and spokea few words about Bhangra style. Heintroduced the programme, dwelt on

the vibrant and lively rhythms ofBhangra, and then invited the guests totake advantage of the visit of thegroup in order to get better acquaintedwith India’s cultural heritage.

Thereafter the Bhangra Groupentered on the stage and gave a heartthrilling performance interrupted byclapping by the audience. They werereceived very well, being drawn back tostage again. In the end of theperformance Ambassador expressed hispleasure and thanked the audience. Afterthe concert a dinner was hosted by theonly Indian restaurant of the townnamed Kashmir.

22 November 2015 – Sarajevo

Youth Theatre, Sarajevo

The group travelled to Bosnia &Herzegovina for performing in twocities. The Indo-Bosnian Friendship

Society organized the event in SarajevoYouth Theatre. It was a full-houseperformance with enthusiasticaudience. Even the 220 seats were notenough to host all people. Those whostayed standing, danced together withthe artists. Mr Hajrudin Somun, formerAmbassador of Bosnia & Herzegovinaand Mr Ibrahim Spahic, Director ofSarajevo Winter Festival were presentat the event.

In the beginning of the show themoderator explained the 8 items whichwere shown during the evening and thespecialties of the folk dances wereexplained in Bosnian language. The mostliked items of the evening were the dancedrama of a family story and the groupdance of boys. Ambassador spoke in theend of the performance and invitedpeople for Indian refreshments. Thelocal media did an interview with Mr

FROM LEFT: “Boys’ Dance” performed by members of the group; Folk item; Theatre piece telling family stories. RIGHT: Group photo in Debrecen

TOP LEFT: Folk item. AbOvE: Ambassador giving his vote of thanks in Sarajevo Youth Theatre.

LEFT: Mr Dhiman K Bhattacharya, Headof Chancery; Mr Houdin Somun,Former Ambassador of BiH; Mr

Ravinder Singh Ranguwal, Leader of thegroup; HE Rahul Chhabra, Ambassadorof India; Mr Ibrahim Spahic, Director of

Sarajevo Winter Festival

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Ravinder Singh Ranguwal, leader of thegroup. Also Mr Dhiman Bhattacharyaspoke to the TV channel about Bhangra.

23 November 2015—Hrvatski

Dom Hercega Stjepana Kosače,

Mostar

The last performance of the tour ofPunjab Cultural Society was organizedin the impressive building of theKosače Centre of Mostar. Mediapresentation was the biggest hereduring the tour. Not only City TV (seethe interview on youtube) but severaljournalists from newspapers werepresent. Ambassador and Mr RavinderSingh Ranguwal were interviewedbefore the programme. Ambassadorspoke about the decreasing connectionsbetween Bosnia & Herzegovina andIndia. Also he emphasized the need ofdeveloping the cultural ties and

expressed his wish to bring more andmore troups to the country. Ms.Rodmilla Komadina, Chief Advisor ofthe City of Mostar and Acting Mayorwas the Chief Guest of the evening.

The audience received the artists withwarm clapping and went on stage in theend of the show. All in all, theprogrammes organized in Hungary andBosnia & Herzegovina were successful,opening new dimensions in the culturalrelations between these two countries andIndia, drawing more and more people tofocus on India’s treasure of folk tradition.

India Day in József Attila

Community Center at Angyalföld

on 21st November 2015

Childrens’ programme

Duo Darbar performing

Members of Embassy of India and theorganizer greeting the audience

Discussion on stage

The József Attila CommunityCenter with the collaboration ofAmrita Sher-Gil Cultural Centre heldan India Day on 21st of November in2015. The programme was opened byMr Lajos Szalkai, the organizer of theevent and by Mr Umesh Kumar,director of the Amrita Sher-GilCultural Centre.

The program started withKuchipudi dance performance led by

Ms Gabriella Tóth. After thewonderful dance performance therewas a short movie about the Goldentriangle of India, which was followedby a quiz, where the audience couldwin small presents offered by theAmrita Sher-Gil Cultural Centre. Afterthis there was a small concert by theDuo Darbar band, Mr Tibor Mótyánand Mr László Fügedi.

The concert was followed byrefreshments and a discourse betweenMr Róbert Válóczi and Ms AnnaSimon. The subject of the talking wasabout, what kind of programmes areheld in the Amrita Sher-Gil CulturalCentre, what kind of scholarships areavailable for Hungarians for study inIndia, where people can watch Indianfilms in Hungary, and finally there wasa small talk about cricket as well.

During these events Ms MelindaIrtl, Hungarian yoga expert held yogalessons and showed mandala paintingfor the rest of the audience. Finally theprogramme was concluded by danceteaching guided by Ms Gabriella Tóth,Kuchipudi dancer. �

Ambassador speaking in Mostar

Lively folk dance

Audience dancing with the artists

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Hungary: High quality education in

the heart of Europe

The Hungarian university trainingin sciences dates back to the 12thcentury and reflects a perfect blend oftradition and modernity today.International students can select froma wide variety of international studyprogramme offers, finding the mostsuitable programme for their futurecareer. Hungarian higher educationinstitutions are located either in thecapital or at traditional university citieswith buzzing international studentcommunities.

Studying in Hungary means tostudy in Europe. Hungary joined theEuropean Union more than a decadeago and it is also part of the SchengenArea. In terms of higher education, themost significant European effort wasto ensure comparable, compatible andcoherent higher education systemsthroughout Europe. As a result of thisinitiative, the so-called BolognaProcess was launched and theEuropean Higher Education Area wasestablished – both of which Hungaryis a member of. Those who decide tostudy in Hungary can take advantage ofthe excellent quality of its educationand be part of its European and globalnetworks.

The Stipendium Hungaricum

Programme

The Stipendium HungaricumScholarship Programme was launchedin 2014 by the Hungarian Government.The core mission of the programme isto increase the number of foreignstudents in Hungary and to encourageHungarian higher educationinstitutions to attract top foreignstudents; currently 41 sending partnersare engaged in the programme. TheProgramme is managed by Tempus

Public Foundation.

Thousands of students from allaround the world apply for highereducational studies in Hungary eachyear. In the 2015-2016 applicationround, more than 1000 students gotadmitted to one of those 351 studyprogrammes that were offered forStipendium Hungaricum students bythe 25 Hungarian institutions involvedin the programme. With regard toIndia, 131 applicants were awarded thescholarship.

Available scholarship types for

Indian applicants

26 Hungarian higher educationinstitutions are engaged in theStipendium Hungaricum Programmefor the 2016/2017 academic year with atotal of 421 study programmes. Studyprogrammes are generally available inEnglish and Hungarian, with someprogrammes offered in German andFrench too. The list of available studyprogrammes and host institutions isaccessible on our website.

200 Stipendium Hungaricumscholarships are offered to Indianstudents annually. They are availablefor the following study programmes(Please see table).

Provisions covered by the

scholarship

� Tuition-free education: exemptionfrom the payment of tuition fee

� Monthly stipend� non degree, bachelor, masterand one-cycle level: monthly HUF40 460 (cca EUR 130) contributionto the living expenses� doctoral level: monthly HUF100 000 (cca EUR 325)

� Accommodation� dormitory place or acontribution of HUF 30 000 Ft toaccommodation costs for thewhole duration of the scholarshipperiod

� Medical insurance� health care services defined inthe Hungarian 1997 Act LXXX(national health insurance card) andsupplementary medical insurance

The Stipendium HungaricumScholarship Programme

Hungarian state scholarship opportunity for Indian students

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I must have been six or seven years old when I first feltthat we had something in common. By this time I hadalready reread Kipling’s Jungle Book, Kim, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,and All the Mowgli Stories. In my class these and somePanchatantra fables were always listened to with greatinterest when one of the teachers called in sick and I wasasked to tell a story to keep the kids quiet. I developed agreat fascination for the mysterious, exotic country that wasthe source of so many great tales.

India meant a paradise for my classmates also with herwild animals, princes, ladies in colourful dresses, elephantsand maharajas. When I ran out of the stories I read, I had tomake up some more. I could not let my friends down.Eventually the ‘Indian stories’ became so popular in theschool that, instead of geography classes, the teachers oftencalled on me, and they also listened. The heroes we got toknow from the books stayed the same, and the challenge tocreate something even more exciting than last time grew.

I had some help for inspiration. One of my uncles, awell-known and successful journalist, visited India in the1930s a few times. Dropping in on their flat was like arrivingat an Indian palace. From his journeys in India he broughtback pictures of tiger and elephant hunts, hand-carvedwooden tables, two bronze elephants big enough to sit on,and innumerable stories. The problem was that my uncledied soon after I developed the thirst for his tales. In the1950s in such a closed society like Hungary where foreigntravel was not allowed, my fables were the hours for classexcursions. At that stage I did not concentrate too much onGandhi’s non-violence theories, since the stories I told allhad some excitement either in the jungle or in the palaces.

Yet somewhere I read about Gandhi’s custom that theenvelopes of the countless letters he received he used asscrap paper. And that was the point where our customs met.I received only a few letters, mostly from our relatives fromall over the world with colourful stamps, but I also had this

How to apply?

The new call for applications – forstudies starting from the 2016-2017academic year – will be published inDecember 2015, with an applicationdeadline in March 2016. Allapplications shall be submitted in theonline application system of theTempus Public Foundation(www.stipendiumhungaricum.hu). Atthe same time, the applications shallalso be sent to the University Grants

Commission (http://www.ugc.ac.in)for pre-selection. The UGC might havea different deadline and differentrequirements for submitting theapplication materials. Applicants arestrongly advised to contact the UGC assoon as possible and inquire about theexact procedures.

For more details of the StipendiumHungaricum programme, please visitthe website of Tempus Public

Foundation, the coordinator of theStipendium Hungaricum programme orcontact us directly.� www.stipendiumhungaricum.hu –

the official website� [email protected]

the official e-mail address� www.studyinhungary.hu – official

portal about Hungarian highereducation and practicalinformation about living inHungary. �

The application process

Mahatma, did he change the world or India?by Ádám Lázár

On 2 October 2015 not only Indians but many people around the world celebrated the 146th anniversary of the birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. They called him Mahatma, the ‘Venerable’.

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studying psychology. We on the course asked Amar to be asubject for some of our experiments. He amazed us with hisoutstanding mental abilities, especially with his exceptionalmemory. We flipped through the huge London telephonebook and he could recall the telephone numbers having seenthem only for a split second. At that time I did not knowthat the name Amar in Hindi means ‘immortal’. Not a badname for a doctor. With Amar we soon became friends.First we talked about Indian customs then about India ingeneral, although he had only been to India a few times.Soon we talked more and more about Gandhi. Finally I cameup with the question: if Gandhi is a universal spiritual leaderof non-violence for all Indians why can I not visit Aasha? Itold Amar about Aasha hoping that he was involved sodeeply in his studies, his meditation and developing evenfurther his mental abilities that he would not be interestedabout Aasha as a woman.

Apart from Amar’s assistance, help came in the form ofa sporting event. A few days later England was going to playa test match against India. We agreed that we would go toSouthall. There Amar would go and find Aasha and inviteher to the test match. The big day came. After the lectures inthe morning we took off for Southall. Amar spent the entiretime on the train meditating so that he would not waste anytime in the afternoon. I spent the whole time hoping that wewould come up with some idea how Amar, for Aasha anunknown Hindu boy, could invite her, the Sikh girl to meeta Christian boy? The only thing that we had in common wasthat none of was interested in cricket.

I started my preparation. This was in the days beforemobile phones, Google, the internet so to get informationwas not as easy as it is today. Fortunately the college wheremost of the Indian studies were taught was next door to mycollege. I became a frequent visitor in the library and in thecanteen. In the library I started to read and learn aboutGandhi’s life, aims and struggles, while in the canteen I gotthe replacement for Aasha’s samosas. During my readings Icame up with a quotation from Gandhi that I learnt by heart,and I could hardly wait for the apt occasion to show off myknowledge.

Meanwhile we thought of a way with Amar for me tomeet Aasha. He visited her a number of times, and talkedher into coming to SOAS, to the college where IndianStudies was taught. After lots of organisation and changes,one day Aasha arrived at the canteen with a big bag ofsamosas. This was the first time that we met as ‘civilians’ notas a vendor and customer. Since our last meeting weeks hadpassed. She was more beautiful than in my memories. I wasonly a bit disappointed that she did not come in a sari or ina salwar kameez but in jeans and a pullover. Both of us werevery nervous. Aasha told me that even though her fatherwas surprised about her sudden interest in cricket, he had

habit of keeping envelopes. I wrote the outlines of what Ithought to be exciting short stories during boring lessons onthese envelopes. I was preparing for my next classes usingGandhi’s methods, except that I used them even before Iknew that he also used to do that. So even though he was nolonger alive and I did not really know much about Gandhi,his name meant a torch for me towards a direction to go for.

Years passed and for a while in London I lived quite closeto a suburb which everybody called in those days Little India.I often walked through Southall because there everything wasso unusual that it was like a trip to India. It was as if thecharacters were coming out of Kipling’s and my own stories.Here everything was extraordinary. The vegetables, the fruit,the food prepared on burners in the streets, the spices, theirsmell, the clothes people wore, and the handicrafts theyproduced. Southall for me meant garlands outside the shops,great varieties of goods that I did not know what they werefor, saris with vivid colours and intricate designs, men withturbans, cinemas and unreadable signs.

Many of the older people did not speak English; I didnot speak Hindi. So we had the only language left, the bodylanguage of smiles. I soon learnt to greet the shopkeepers,‘Namaste!’ The young ones of course spoke English andsince they did not have a foreign accent one did not considerthem anything else but English. And with English peopleone can chat about anything. This way I got to know thedaughter of one of the shopkeepers. Aasha always smiledand when her father or the much more vicious-lookingbrother did not see it, she would slip a bag for me withsomething warm and delicious in it. These were my firstIndian meals: vegetable samosas.

My increasing number of visits to Southall and to Aashacame to an abrupt end. One day when she noticed me shedid not smile, but looking very worried she whispered,“Don’t come to Southall for a while. It is not safe for youhere. Go, go now!” She even forgot about the samosas so Irealised whatever had worried her must have been serious. Idid not understand what happened. Later I found out that aday or a few days earlier in London in an underpass someskinheads had beaten up an Indian boy. The Indiancommunity in London had organised a huge demonstrationand a New Zealander who just happened to be there waskilled as he was hit on the head by the police. Following thisincident the tension grew. Southall for non-Indians becamea no-go area. I was just seeking the day when everythingwould be back to normal and I could see Aasha, taste samosaand marvel at the unknown treasures of the shops. I livedfor Aasha as I learnt that her name meant hope.

But I did not give up meeting my Hope. One of mycollege mates, Amar, an Indian boy, was a medical student.For his third year he came to our group. At that time I was

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agreed that she could come to see the game. The onlycondition was that her brother should also be there in caseshe needed protection. With Amar we came up with thesuggestion that somehow she should replace her brotherwith a cousin.

On the day of the cricket match we met outside Lord’sCricket Ground. In the enormous crowd Aasha, Amar, thecousin Anjeela and myself, were hoping that the televisioncameras would not show us in case Aasha’s father would bewatching the game. None of us knew what, apart from theirskills, they were going to test at the test match. The goodthing about a cricket match is that it lasts for a long time. Wehad plenty of time to talk while we demolished her supply ofsamosa. As it was getting darker they switched on the hugelights of the stadium. Something went wrong becausesuddenly everything became dark. And that was when mymoment of fame, the time to quote Gandhi arrived: “Myfaith is brightest in the midst of impenetrable darkness”, Isaid and I saw in the flickering lights that my friends were abit stunned, so casually I added: this is by the Mahatma. Thelights were quickly fixed just like my bright hopes of meetingAasha more often or ever again. As we were walking out ofthe cricket ground Anjeela came next to me. She said, ‘Youknow that Aasha is a Sikh girl and she can marry only a Sikh.Her parents have already chosen her a husband’.

Decades passed. A few years ago on my way to India Ihad to change planes in London. I wrote to Amar and askedhim to come and meet me at the airport. We met. Neither ofus recognised the old man the other one had become sinceour college days. He was a very successful doctor, incrediblyfrail, physically he looked like Gandhi. My first question was:“Did you ever see Aasha again?” “Yes, the parents invited meto her wedding“ , he answered. Then Amar wanted to knowhow many times I had been to India, what parts I had visited,whether I had carried on reading more about Gandhi?

Finally he asked, “Well, what do you think having visited

India so many times: did Mahatma change the world orIndia?” I had to think, not only to put together the little Iknew about what Gandhi wanted and what he achieved, butto put it in such a way that I would not hurt my friend. So Istarted listing it. “He advocated the rights of Indians. Thathas been achieved. He organised boycotts against Britishinstitutions in a peaceful manner. That was successful also.Though British institutions and schools are popular in Indiafor the ones who can afford them. Gandhi wanted aneconomic boycott of British businesses. This did not workout so well as Britain is a major business partner for India.He wanted to have peace between the religious communitiesalso. The struggle between the Hindu and Muslimcommunities is still an everyday menace. Above all, the onething he did not want was that India would break up intopieces. From the former India new states, India, Pakistan andEast Pakistan - now Bangladesh - were created. Gandhi didsay that one should be ready for dying without killing. TheIndia he wanted to keep had died and is dying every day. Healso said, and I am quoting now: ‘In my search after Truth Ihave discarded many ideas and learned many new things.When anybody finds any inconsistency between any twowritings of mine, if he has still faith in my sanity he woulddo well to choose the latter of the two on the same subject.’So Gandhi had a sense of humour and self-criticism also.But for India you do need both.”

Amar listened and smiled. “You know Adam, India is stilldivided by religion, castes, language, customs, social andfinancial position and she still will be. So she did not changethe way Mahatma wanted it. But you have! You became moreIndian than I have ever been. Mahatma changed you.” NowI grinned. “Amar, you were only born to be Indian.Spiritually; I chose to be one”, I answered. Thinking aboutwhat Amar said, there is no doubt in my mind that India,Kipling, Gandhi and Amar had a great influence on what Iwanted and what I turned out to be in life. And who knows,I might even have got sick of eating samosa if Aasha was nota Sikh girl. �

A csütörtöki előadássorozat decemberi programja/

Scholarly lectures on Thursdays in December

Kedves Érdeklődők!

A csütörtöki előadássorozat

soron következő, decemberiprogramja a következőképpenalakul:

December 3: A kolam

hétköznapi művészete; hogyancsalogassuk be a jó dolgokat azotthonunkba tamil módra?

Samu Tímea, BA 3. évesindológus hallgató

December 10: Istenek éshősök az indiai elbeszélőábrázolásokon

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Dr. Renner Zsuzsanna, művészettörténész, indológus

December 17: Fényképezés Indiában – India a külföldiés a helyi fotósok szemével

Tomasz Fedor, indológus hallgató (MA), Varsói Egyetem

Az előadások ideje: csütörtök délutánonként 18.30 –

19.30-ig

Helyszín: Amrita Sher-Gil Kulturális Központ1025 Budapest, II. Búzavirág u. 14.

Az előadássorozat látogatása ingyenes!Mindenkit szeretettel várunk! �

Dzsaipur Rádzsasztán legnagyobb, Észak India egyiklegnépesebb városa. Útban feléje – délre tartva – jottányitsem csökkent a meleg, sőt. A városokat összekötő autóutakegyikén gyorsan haladtunk, az utak amúgy is modernek éskét- vagy három sávosak, tehát gyors haladást biztosítanak.Ha előzünk – angol szokás szerint jobbról -. alapszabály,hogy, hogy dudálni kell, melynek jelentése: Vigyázz, jövök! Asofőrök autójuk hátuljára festve ezt kifejezetten kérik is amögöttük haladótól.

A várost 1727-ben alapította Szavái Dzsai Szinghmaharadzsa, Amer uralkodója, aki után a várost iselnevezték. Dzsaipur jelenleg mintegy 6,66 millió lakosávalIndia egyik leglakottabb települése. A város India többivárosától eltérő utcarendszerrel rendelkezik, hat városrészretagolódik és mintegy 34 széles utca szeli keresztül-kasul.

Az óvárosban, a már említett széles utcákon az épületekaljában – a mi fogalmaink szerint – bazársor húzódik. Azegyes utcák szakosodtak a különféle áruféleségekre, és abbólbőséges választékot kínálnak. A híres indiai textíliákból istöbbféle minőségűt árulnak az egyes üzletek, s érdemesmegnézni a drágább boltokat, mert azokban kapunk igazánátfogó képet a több ezer éves indiai szín- és ízlésvilágból: a

szári anyagaiból, az ágyneműk, terítők, sálak, a selymek éskasmírok hihetetlenül széles skálájából. Választani lehetetlen,az ember lánya mindet elhozná.

Az óvárost uraló városi palota épületegyüttese Dzsaipuralapítója, tervezője és építtetője, a már említett Szavái DzsaiSzingh (1688-1743) nevéhez fűződik. Ő teremtette meg itt akézműves ipar alapjait is. A palota képet ad arról azelképesztő gazdagságról, amely a középkori Indiamaharadzsáit körülvette. Egy részét ma is az uralkodócsaládlakja, a többi nyitva áll a látogatók előtt. A főbejáratnál állóMubarak Mahalban régen a követeket és a vendégeketfogadták, a Maharani, a királynő palotája mafegyvergyűjteménynek ad otthont. Az udvaron álló Díván-é-Khász pavilonban pedig a világ két legnagyobb ezüst táljatalálható.

A palotákkal átellenben, egy óriási egzotikus kertbenterül el a híres Dzsantar-mantar, India azon ötobszervatóriumainak egyike, amit Dzsai Szingh, azasztrológia iránt rendkívül érdeklődő maharadzsa építtetettaz 1700-as években. Finomra csiszolt, kőből és márványbólkészült eszközökkel rakta tele az udvarát, s ezek a mai napigellátják feladatukat. Csak az idő mérésére tizennégy

Dzsaipur - a rózsaszín városKép és szöveg: Szeszler Szilvia

Indiai utazásaim során az egyik legizgalmasabb városnak Dzsaipur tűnt, több okból is - alig

vártam, hogy láthassam végre. A Rózsaszín város - így hívják Dzsaipurt, ami bár túlzás, de tény: a

városképet meghatározzák az itt jellemző, nagyrészt sötét rózsaszín vagy inkább téglaszínű

épületek. Az óvárost is ez a szín uralja. Látni akartam ezt is, valamint a már az olvasmányaimból

ismert összes híres épületet és helyszínt is. Sikerült.

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geometrikus eszközt használt. Híres napórája, a SzamratJantra hozzávetőleg 27 méter magas.

Ne hagyjuk ki az egykor fallal körülvett város közvetlenszomszédságában az Albert Hallt, ami kis szökőkutakkal,csodás trópusi kerttel volt hivatott az uralkodó pihenésétszolgálni. Középen áll a brit Swinton Jacob tervei alapjánmegépített épület, ami csodásan ötvözi az észak-indiai és abrit építészet elemeit.

Dzsaipur jellegzetes épületei közé tartozik a Hava Mahal,avagy a Szelek Palotája is, ami arra volt „kitalálva”, hogy azuralkodócsalád hölgy tagjai onnan szemléljék a város életét,az embereket. Tehették ezt a mintegy öt emeletnyi épület 950rácsozott ablakából.

A Dzsal Mahal (Vízi Palota) félúton a Borostyánerődfelé, a Sziszodia Ráni kertben magasodik fenségesen, a MaánSzarovar-tó közepén. Az útról is jól látszik, de érdemes

megállni, mert a partról még pompásabb a látvány. Igaz,télen néha kiszárad a tó, ám a nyári monszunok idejénbőségesen van benne víz, és szép növények tarkítják.

A város melletti hegyekben áll a Borostyánerőd, aminegyedórás autózással elérhető. Messziről feltűnnek azegykori birodalom határait jelző, a hegyeken végigvonulókőfalak. Lentről elefántokon is megtehetjük az utat a palotabelső udvarába, ami igazi kaland, mert ahogy a hatalmasjószágok járás közben jobbra-balra billegnek, az az emberérzése: egy hajszál választja el attól, hogy leessen a várfalmelletti szakadékba.

Az épületegyüttes nevét Amba istennőtől eredeztetik,egyébként királyi palotaként működött az 1600-as években.Mesésen egyesülnek benne a muszlim és hindu építészetielemek. Fő ékessége a Sís Mahal: tükörcsempék ezrei díszítika csontszínű, festett falakat és a mennyezetet. A kilátás akörnyező hegyekre és völgyekre lélegzetelállító. �

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CHILDREN CORNER

Nagyon régen, réges-régen történt, mikorTündérországban még minden tejszínhab-szerűfehér puhaság volt. A tündérek bőre, ruhája,étele-itala, az ország minden háza és palotájahabtiszta volt és hófehér. Olyannyira, hogy atündérek soha nem is láttak színeket: nemtudták, mi a piros, a sárga, a zöld, a kék, arózsaszín vagy akár a bíborvörös. Szépek voltaka tündérek, kecsesek és törékenyek, és mindenükmegvolt, nem volt hát miért más tájakravándorolni, más országba szomszédolni. Sajátországukba se hívtak meg soha senkit.

Történt pedig egyszer, hogy Bidzslí, atündérkirályleány és pajkos barátnéi játékbólversengésre adták a fejüket:

Versenyezzünk! Lássuk, ki tudmesszebbre repülni!

Ahányan csak voltak, mind vidámanfelszökkentek a felhők fölé, és már folyt is averseny.

Csak repültek és repültek, még akkor is,mikor a nap már lemenőben volt. De lassanrájuk tört a fáradtság, és leszállt az est. Hogyanis juthatnának vissza Tündérországba ilyen sűrű,sötét éjben? Épp a Föld határán jártak, Indiafölött. A holdfényben a Himalájahegycsúcsainak ezüst hósipkái csillogtak. Nemkínálkozott más megoldás, a tündék a Himalájavölgyei közt kerestek menedéket. Teljesenkimerültek, és most még ez a hideg is! Szótlanulés megszeppenve húzódtak be egy barlangba, ésegy szempillantás alatt elnyomta őket az álom.

A hajnal első fényeivel egyszerre ébredt amadársereg csivitelése. A tündék felriadtak.Kimerészkedtek a barlangból, és lám, mitlátnak? A felkelő nap sugarai aranyszínbeborították a hegycsúcsok hótakaróját. A völgyharmatban fürdő fűszálai zölden ragyogtak. Afüvön, a fákon, a mindenféle kúszó-mászónövényeken piros, rózsaszín, fehér, kék,sárga és karmazsinvörös virágok nyíltak. Atündérek tágra nyílt szemmel bámulták aszirmok fölött táncoló tarka-barka pillangókat.

Soha ezelőtt tündér még nem pillanthattameg a színek bámulatos világát. A kis tündérkéknem tudtak betelni a látvánnyal. Ellenállhatatlanvágyat éreztek, hogy bebarangolják az egészFöldet, de hirtelen eszükbe villant, hogy atündérkirálynő biztos aggódik már értük, így hátinkább hazafelé vették útjukat.

Otthon a tündérkirálynő egész éjjel aggódvavirrasztott, sehogyan sem jött álom a szemére.Hogy valami hírt kapjon a szegény kis tünde-palántákról, hívatta az udvari mágusokat. Amágusok azon nyomban hozták is akincseskamrából a varázstükröt. Mélyenbelenéztek: jönnek már Tündérország felé a kis

tündérkék! Mindenki megkönnyebbültenlélegzett fel. Mikor a tündérkirálynő látta, hogymind egy szálig épségben megérkeztek,örömében ölbe kapta Bidzslít, atündérkirályleányt, de egyúttal egy kicsit meg isszidta: meg ne halljam még egyszer, hogy ilyenbuta versenyesdit játszotok! Bidzslí és barátnőimég mindig valamiféle szédült boldogságotéreztek a történtek miatt. Megpróbáltákelmesélni a tündérkirálynőnek, hogy milyengyönyörű a Föld. A hegyek, a fák, a virágok! Asok-sok pillangó és madárka! De hogyan ismesélhetnék el a színeket? Aki soha nem látottszíneket, hogyan is érthetné meg a Földszíneinek bódító szépségét?

Egy idő után Bidzslí és barátnői szemétsaját hófehérségük már-már bántani kezdte.Miután rádöbbentek, hogy nem tudják akirálynőnek elmesélni a szebbnél-szebbszíneket, azon kezdtek töprengeni, vajon hogyankaphatnának engedélyt arra, hogy megintmegfürödhessenek a színek tengerében.

Nem telt el sok idő, és meghívó érkezettIndra országából a Szávan-ünnepségre, a híresnyárvég-ünnepre. Tudni való, hogy mikor Indra,az istenek királya a nyár végének közeledtévelelőször küld felhőt az égre, és megöntözi aszomjas földeket, udvarában kezdetét veszi apompás Szávan-ünnepség. A tündék mindig is ameghívottak között voltak, de eleddig soha nemkívántak megjelenni a jeles napon.

Ez alkalommal Bidzslí nagyot ugrottörömében, mikor kézhez kapta a meghívót.Talán megpillanthatná újra a színeket! Kérlelnikezdte anyját, hadd mehessen el az ünnepségre.

Nem bánom, elmehetsz, a barátnőiddelegyütt. De aztán együtt hazajöttök, és nemcsavarogtok el!

Bidzslí és barátnői szépen felékesítették,felékszerezték magukat,és elindultak azünnepségre.

Ahogy megérkeztek, Indra palotájánakragyogását és a káprázatos színeit megpillantvamind ámulatba estek. De azt is rögtönészrevették, hogy minden vendég, mindenistenség kisebb-nagyobb ajándékot hozIndrának, az istenek királyának. Az egyszerű kistündérkék honnan is tudták volna, hogy ez aszokás!Összedugták hát a fejüket, és hamarkisütötték, hogy szépséges tünde-táncot lejtenekmajd ajándék gyanánt. Így is lett. Indraudvarában mindenkinek tátva maradt a szája.Ahogy véget ért a tánc, maga Indra mondottköszönetet a tündéknek:

Bármit kérhettek most tőlem: olygyönyörűséges volt táncotok, olyan színessétette ünnepségünk, mint soha semmi az idők

kezdete ótaHát... éppen, hogy színre vágyunk... szólalt

meg Bidzslí. Indra! Nagy istenség! Ha oly kegyesvagy, és valóban meg kívánsz ajándékozniminket, kérünk, tündérkirálynőnk hadd pillantsameg otthonában a színeket! És a neki tetszőszínek gyűljenek mind a varázspálcájába, hogyaztán mi is élvezhessük őket! Tündetársainkunják már az örökös fehérséget!

Úgy lesz. Királynőtök meg fogja látni aszíneket mosolygott Indra, és folytatta: De vanegy feltételem: ha egy tündér színessé lesz,hívásunkra mindig jöjjön el ünnepségünketfelragyogtatni.

Ekkor felkapott egy hét színbe mártotthatalmas ecsetet, és kérést intézett a Naphoz,hogy irányítsa oda sugarait, és hintáztassa megnéhányszor az ecsetet ide-oda az égen.

Mikor a tündék egy pillanatra felocsúdtak aszínek varázsából, eszükbe jutott a királynőparancsa. Még véget sem ért az ünnepség, mikorhazaindultak.

Amarra pedig a szomjas földekenvégigsöpört az első jótékony zápor. Az emberek,állatok, fák és virágok boldogan fürödtek végreaz esőben. A gyerekek ugrándozva, fülig érőszájjal kiabálták szerte-szét:

Itt van a mennydörgős ménkűűű: lehetszmostantól nagy étkűűű!

A világ nagy boldogságát az istenek Indrapalotájából ki-kikukucskálva figyelték. Atündérkirálynő pedig, Bidzslí kérésére,végigtekintett Tündérországon. De hogymeglepődött, mikor az égbolton végestelenvégig egy hét különböző színű szalagbólösszefont, íj-alakú ragyogó valamit pillantottmeg! Addig-addig bámulta a színeket, míg csakel nem tűnt a varázslatos hétszínű íj. Végre ő ismegláthatta, mi az: piros, sárga, kék! Hirtelenrádöbbent, hogy csodálatos színező-erőköltözött a varázspálcájába, és a hét színsegítségével bármilyen más színt ki tud keverni!

A királynő Bidzslí barátnőinek kiosztotta akívánságuk szerinti színeket. Micsoda látvány!Egy szempillantás alatt az egyik tündér pirossáváltozott, a másik kékké, a harmadik zölddé.Nekik lett később tisztük Indra parancsánakteljesítése.

Néhány nap múlva a Földön elállt az eső.Mikor feloszlottak a fekete felhők, íj-alakú, hétszínben ragyogó szivárvány tűnt fel az égen. Afalu vénjei felkiáltottak:

Gyerekek, nézzétek csak, Indra jókedvébenvan! Kifüggesztette az égre gyönyörű íját!

Indra íja! Indra íja! Szivárvány! kiáltoztakmindenfelől a gyerekek. De a nagy kiabálásközepette volt, aki azon tűnődött: hogyan islehetne egy íj ilyen kecses és áttetsző!

Igaz. Merthogy valójában mi más lenne aszivárvány, mint Bidzslí libbenő szoknyájánakszínes pántlikája, ami meg-megcsillan az égen, s egyszempillantás alatt már el is tűnik a szemünk elől.

Fordította: Kiss CsabaForrás: Terebess Ázsia E-Tár �

Málatí Sankar

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EszterházaEsterháza is a palace in Fertőd, Hungary, built by Prince

Nikolaus Esterházy. Sometimes called the “HungarianVersailles”, it is Hungary’s grandest Rococo edifice.

Esterháza was not the primary or ancestral home of theEsterházy family; that was Schloss Esterházy, a palace nearby(40 kilometers), in Eisenstadt.

Miklós Esterházy began his plans for a new palace not longafter he became reigning prince in 1762 on the death of hisbrother Paul Anton. Before this time, Nikolaus was accustomedto spending much of his time at a hunting lodge called Süttör,built in the same location around 1720 with a design by AntonErhard Martinelli. The hunting lodge was the nucleus aroundwhich Esterháza was built.

The first architect to work on the project was JohannFerdinand Mödlhammer, succeeded in 1765 by Melchior Hefele.While the palace is often compared to Versailles, which thePrince had visited in 1764 when he visited Paris, H. C. RobbinsLandon claims that a more direct influence can be found in“Austrian prototypes, particularly Schönbrunn palace inVienna.”

Eszterháza was first inhabited in 1766, but constructioncontinued for many years. The opera house was completed in1768 (the first performance was of Joseph Haydn’s operaLospeziale), the marionette theater in 1773. The fountain in front

of the palace was not completed until 1784, at which point thePrince considered his project complete.

Nikolaus Esterházy died in 1790. Neither his son Anton,who inherited the Esterházy lands, nor any of his latersuccessors had any interest in living in the isolated palace.

The palace has 126 rooms. Of particular note is the BanquetRoom which has on its ceiling a painting of Apollo in his Chariot.The large library holds almost 22,000 volumes and is graced withthe letter ‘E’, standing for the family surname. The largest roomis the grotto-like Sala Terrana which was inspired by the thenfashionable Italianate style. On the ceiling are dancing Angelswho hold wreaths of flowers in the shape of an ‘E’.

From 1766 to 1790, the estate was the home of thecelebrated composer Joseph Haydn, where he lived in a four-room flat in a large two-storey building housing servants’quarters, separate from the palace. Haydn wrote the majority ofhis symphonies for the Prince’s orchestra. Eszterháza also hadtwo opera houses, the main theatre seating 400 (destroyed byfire in 1779) and a marionette theatre; Haydn conducted his ownand others’ operas, often with more than a hundredperformances per year.

The palace was geographically isolated, a factor which led toloneliness and tedium among the musicians. This is seen insome of Haydn’s letters, as well as in the famous tale of theFarewell Symphony.

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