INDIA HOSTS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL TO PROMOTE WORLD PEACE AND UNITY

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India hosts International Children's Festival to promote world peace and unity.

It is 'curtains up' for the International Children's Festival of Performing Arts in India's national capital New Delhi with an aim to promote world peace and unity.

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NEW DELHI, INDIA (DECEMBER 16, 2009) (ANI-ACCESS ALL)

1. INDIAN DELEGATION TO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL PARTICIPATING IN THE OPENING PARADE

2. INDIAN DELEGATION MARCHING

3. A PARTICIPANT IN INDIAN TEAM PLAYING FLUTE

4. DELEGATION OF ISRAEL MARCHING

5. SRI LANKAN DELEGATION MARCHING

6. SRI LANKAN TEAM MARCHING

7. RUSSIAN DELEGATION MARCHING

8. DELEGATIONS OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN MARCHING

9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) GRACE PINTO, CHAIRPERSON, INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL OF PERFORMING ARTS (ICFPA), SAYING: "By organising the International Festival we are bringing all the countries together because this is one world for all of us to live in. Because all the delegates who come to India take the message that India has wonderful hospitality and all types of people live here are of different caste and creed. But all live in love and harmony and brotherhood. That is what India is famous for."

10. CHILDREN OF INDONESIAN TEAM DANCING

11. MEMBERS OF FRENCH DELEGATION DANCING

12. RECEPTION OF THE DELEGATION

13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BUSHRA, A PARTICIPANT FROM PAKISTAN, SAYING: "We enjoyed here. We came here in India very late, but the school management is very cooperative and we are very excited. We want to see different countries and how this school (Ryan International School) has managed this big event."

14. MEMBERS OF THE RUSSIAN DELEGATION DANCING

15. AN INDIAN DANCING

16. AUDIENCE WATCHING THE PERFORMANCE AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY

17. ARTISTES PERFORMING DANCES

18. AN ARTISTE SINGING

19. AN ARTISTE PLAYING INDIAN CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTS

20. MORE OF PERFORMANCE

21. AUDIENCE

22. MORE OF THE PERFORMANCE

23. A CHILD STANDING

24. INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

25. CHILDREN PAINTING THE BUS

26. A GIRL DANCING

27. A PAINTED BUS AT THE VENUE OF THE FESTIVAL STORY: The tenth International Children's Festival of Performing Arts was formally inaugurated in the Indian capital, New Delhi on Wednesday (December 16).

The objective of this festival is to promote global peace and unity through the medium of performing and allied arts.

Over 5,000 children from as many as 30 countries are participating in the four-day long annual event hosted by the Ryan Foundation in cooperation with National Bal Bhavan and the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR).

The Ryan Foundation manages several educational institutions.

A colourful parade by the participating nations was the highlight of the opening ceremony. The participating children walked hand-in-hand to send across the message of peace and unity.

According to the organisers, the festival will provide the guest participants a glimpse of India's rich cultural heritage and also the nation's unique essence of unity in diversity.

"By organising the International Festival we are bringing all the countries together because this is one world for all of us to live in. Because all the delegates who come to India take the message that India has wonderful hospitality and all types of people live here are of different caste and creed. But all live in love and harmony and brotherhood. That is what India is famous for," said Grace Pinto, Chairperson, International Children's Festival of Performing Arts (ICFPA).

At least 250 programmes will be presented by the participants at four different venues in New Delhi.

On their part, the participants were quite upbeat about the entire event.

"We enjoyed here. We came here in India very late, but the school management is very cooperative and we are very excited. We want to see different countries and how this school (Ryan International School) has managed this big event," said Bushra, a Pakistani delegate.

Children from Bangladesh, Iran, Israel, Sri Lanka, Zambia, Finland, Germany, Turkey, Singapore are among the participants in this year's edition of the festival.