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Shared Values Unite BRICS Nations at Bhopal Cultural Festival
Leaders from the BRICS group of countries met in Bhopal, a city in India, to celebrate their cultures.
BRICS is a big group of countries that usually work together on money and government matters.
The leaders said the group is also connected through music, art, peace, and friendship.
They held a special cultural festival with music and dance.
Artists from eleven countries sang a song about peace together.
There was also a big dance show with more than 125 dancers, called Amritasya Madhya Pradesh.
The show lasted 32 minutes and included Indian music from both the north and south of the country.
Culture ministers from nine countries, including Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, and China, talked about culture together.
The main idea was that even though countries are different, art and music can bring everyone together.
Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said BRICS nations are united by shared culture, peace, mutual respect and inclusive growth, beyond economic and political partnerships.
The BRICS Cultural Festival was held at Ravindra Bhavan in Bhopal during the 3rd BRICS Culture Ministers' Meeting.
The 32-minute programme featured the BRICS Peace Song, with artistes from 11 nations conveying messages of peace, friendship and international goodwill.
The dance-drama Amritasya Madhya Pradesh, directed by choreographer Maitreyi Pahari, featured more than 125 artistes.
Ministers and senior representatives from nine countries attended the BRICS Culture Ministerial Talks at Kushabhau Thakre International Convention Centre in Bhopal on Saturday.
- Who
- Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, along with culture ministers and senior representatives from nine countries including Indonesia, UAE, Iran, Ethiopia, South Africa, China, Russia, Belarus and Cuba
- What
- The BRICS Cultural Festival and the 3rd BRICS Culture Ministers' Meeting, featuring a musical programme, the BRICS Peace Song and the dance-drama Amritasya Madhya Pradesh
- Where
- Ravindra Bhavan and Kushabhau Thakre International Convention Centre (Minto Hall) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
- When
- Friday evening for the cultural festival, with the BRICS Culture Ministerial Talks held on the following Saturday
- Why
- To highlight that BRICS nations are deeply united by shared culture, peace, mutual respect and a spirit of inclusive growth, beyond just economic and political ties
Key facts
- Event
- BRICS Cultural Festival
- Occasion
- 3rd BRICS Culture Ministers' Meeting
- Key speaker
- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Culture and Tourism
- Festival venue
- Ravindra Bhavan, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)
- Ministerial talks venue
- Kushabhau Thakre International Convention Centre (Minto Hall), Bhopal
- Musical programme duration
- 32 minutes
- Dance-drama
- Amritasya Madhya Pradesh, featuring more than 125 artistes, directed by Maitreyi Pahari
- Countries in ministerial talks
- Nine, including Indonesia, UAE, Iran, Ethiopia, South Africa, China, Russia, Belarus and Cuba










