Photo: Cenart

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF

The second installment of a four-part festival of art from India is set to open at Mexico’s National Center for the Arts (Cenart) on Saturday, April 9, and Sunday, April 10.

The event will include a selection of exhibits of India art, seminars, music and dance performances, films, book presentations, yoga classes and a saree catwalk, plus a sampling of traditional Indian cuisine.

This second installment of the festival, sponsored jointly by Cenart, the Gurudev Tagore Cultural Center of India and the Indian Embassy in Mexico, is intended to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s independence from Great Britain.

The activities will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday and are open to the general public free of charge.

Attendees will be required to comply with rigorous covid-19 health protocols, including the use of face masks and hand sanitizers.

Cenart is located at Avenida Río Churubusco 79 in Mexico City’s Colonia Country Club Churubusco (tel: 55-4155-0000).

It is open to the public free of charge from Tuesday through Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.