Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Uzbek Children Welcome PM Modi With Bollywood Dance
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Tashkent in Uzbekistan.
Members of the Indian community gathered to welcome him.
Uzbek children performed a dance to an old Hindi film song.
They wore traditional Indian clothes while dancing.
Modi watched them and shook their hands afterward.
Some women also tied rakhis on his wrist.
Modi met Uzbekistan’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
Together, they visited a park and viewed artwork about Uzbekistan’s culture and history.
Young Uzbek children performed to the Bollywood song “Udi Jab-Jab Zulfein Teri” in Tashkent.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi watched the performance, interacted with the children and shook their hands.
The Indian community welcomed Modi with chants including “Modi Modi,” “Vande Mataram” and “Bharat Mata Ki Jai.”
Women from the Indian community tied rakhis on Modi’s wrist around Raksha Bandhan.
Modi and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited Yangi Uzbekistan Park during the visit, highlighting bilateral ties.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uzbek children, members of the Indian community, and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
- What
- A cultural welcome featuring a children’s dance performance, patriotic chants and rakhi-tying took place during Modi’s visit.
- When
- Saturday, around the period of Raksha Bandhan.
- Where
- Tashkent and Yangi Uzbekistan Park in Uzbekistan.
- Why
- The welcome was organized by the Indian community, while the leaders’ activities highlighted India-Uzbekistan friendship and bilateral ties.
- Performance
- Children performed to “Udi Jab-Jab Zulfein Teri.”
- Location
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Welcome organizers
- The Indian community in Uzbekistan
- Patriotic chants
- “Modi Modi,” “Vande Mataram” and “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”
- Festival gesture
- Women tied rakhis on Modi’s wrist around Raksha Bandhan.
- Official meeting
- Modi was accompanied by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
- Park visit
- The leaders visited Yangi Uzbekistan Park and viewed cultural and historical artwork.