New Delhi, 7th Sept 2022:
To celebrate the 75 years of bilateral friendship between India & Russia on the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, a coffee table book titled “Shining India” was unveiled at the Russian Culture Centre in New Delhi. The book features prominent Indian personalities from various sectors including politicians, film stars, bureaucrats, fashion designers, beauty& wellness and aviation.
To celebrate the occasion key dignitaries were present including First Secretary, Head of Cultural Department, Embassy of Russian Federation in India; Oleg Beglov, Director, Russian Culture Centre; Elena Barman, President , Indian Association of Russian Compatriots (IARC);Vijay Jolly, Senior BJP Leader, President-Delhi Study Group, Ex-BJP MLA, Delhi Govt.; Yogita Singh , President, Mahila Morcha, BJP; Jyoti Kalash, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary & Resident Committee, Govt. of Nagaland, Delhi; Blossom Kochhar, Pioneer of Aroma Therapy & Founder of Aroma Magic; Parin Somani, TedX Speaker, Philanthropist, Independent Scholar;Dr. Aacharya Vinod Kumar Ojha, India’s top celebrity Vedic Astrologer & Vastu Expert.
On the occasion, Preeti Puja, Managing Editor of Shining India coffee Table book said,” Indian-Russia 75 Years of friendship is very important occasion to unveil the shining India Coffee Table Book .We were part of the India Day celebration in Moscow from 11th-14th August and we unveiled the International edition of this CTB over there in front of 2 Million people. We are extremely delighted to feature top Indian dignitaries in this book who are real life role models. We also thank His Excellency, Ambassador of Russian Federation in India for supporting us with the event at New Delhi.”
The event has official launch of the CTB and the chief guest Shri Vijay Joly and Mrs Yogita Singh presented trophy and copy to all the esteemed member of the CTB. Special event also witnessed the handloom fashion show of sarees By Namrata Agarwal of Chinaya Banaras which were adored by the top Russian women from the diplomatic fraternity who walked the ramp among the elite guests.
Few eminent guests includes, Neena Gulati, Sona Beauty Therapist, Yotsna Attree, Nikita Khattar, Ratan Kaul, Aayana By Siimie, Agampreet Sidhu, Prachi Gandhi, Vijay Laxmi, Pam Chatwal, Asma Gulzar, Rinku Shroff, Sabih Khan, Manish Burman, Vaibhav Varun, Arvind Kumar and others.