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You could call it the first FDI in religious activity in West Bengal. France will sponsor a Durga Puja in Kolkata this year - the first foreign country to do so - creating a milestone of sorts.
Besides giving funds, France will also send two artists to work with local ones to create a theme around 100 years of Indian cinema, one of the most prominent vehicles of cultural exchange between the two countries.
There are also plans to bring a member of the French World Cup soccer team to inaugurate the puja, or pujo as it is called in Bengal. Though the budget is relatively small at Rs. 40 lakh, the organisers are expecting it to open up the pujas to a growing western audience, which in turn, throws up a vast tourism potential.
The_Hindustan_Times
Besides giving funds, France will also send two artists to work with local ones to create a theme around 100 years of Indian cinema, one of the most prominent vehicles of cultural exchange between the two countries.
There are also plans to bring a member of the French World Cup soccer team to inaugurate the puja, or pujo as it is called in Bengal. Though the budget is relatively small at Rs. 40 lakh, the organisers are expecting it to open up the pujas to a growing western audience, which in turn, throws up a vast tourism potential.
The_Hindustan_Times
