«Υποδέχθηκα σήμερα με μεγάλη μου χαρά τον Υπουργό Εξωτερικών του Μπαγκλαντές, τον κ. Abul Kalam Abdul Momen. Θυμάμαι, αγαπητέ συνάδελφε ότι, σαν Υπουργός Δημόσιας Τάξης, είχα την ευκαιρία να επισκεφτώ την πρωτεύουσα του Μπαγκλαντές, την Nτάκα, το 2013, και να γίνω δεκτός από την Πρωθυπουργό -η οποία είναι και σήμερα Πρωθυπουργός- την κα Sheikh Hasina. …
26th European Conference on South Asian Studies, ECSAS 2020
CALL FOR PAPERS Deadline: November 17, 2019 The European Association for South Asian Studies organizes (EASAS) the 26th European Conference on South Asian Studies (ECSAS) at the University of Vienna, Austria, from 29 July to 1 August 2020. EASAS membership is required. For further information please visit ESCAS’s website HERE
National Seminar & Workshop on “Greek Legacy in South Asia”
CALL FOR PAPERS The Greek Chair at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi is organizing a National Seminar & Workshop on the theme “Greek Legacy in South Asia” from 8 to 10 October 2019, at the Convention Center of the University. Research papers are invited on the following themes: Indo-Greeks, Graeco-Buddhism, Gandara Art, Graeco-Indian Philosophy, …
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“Reading with Sissy” a tribute to Lafcadio Hearn
radio1d.gr – Thursday, July 18, 2019, 19:00-21 00, A Tribute to the Life and Work of Lafcadio Hearn. “Reading with Sissy”, a weekly radio program on literature and art, edited and presented by the philologist and writer Sissy Siyultzi-Ruka, at radio1d.gr. Live interviews with Mrs Despina Zernioti, archaeologist – Director of Asian Art Museum of …
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Tagore-Nazrul Birth Anniversary Celebration 2019
The Embassy of Bangladesh in Athens organized a special cultural event to celebrate the 158th birth anniversary of the world poet Rabindranath Tagore and the 120th birth anniversary of the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The event took place on 22nd June 2019, at 18:00 pm, at the premises of the Embassy of Bangladesh and was attended by …
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Lafcadio Hearn Days 2019
On the occasion of the celebration of the birth anniversary of Lafcadio Hearn, the Cultural Center of Lefkada organizes a two-day cultural event on June 26 and 27, 2019 at the Lafcadio Hearn Historical Center in Lefkada. The program of events is as follows: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 Inauguration of the exhibition, Yakumo Koizumi where clouds are born. Welcome addresses. …
Kazi Nazrul Islam – the national poet of Bangladesh
Dimitrios Vassiliadis Kazi Nazrul Islam (24 May 1899 – 29 August 1976), the national poet of Bangladesh, was a Bengali philosopher, poet, writer, musician, and anti-colonial revolutionary. Popularly known as Nazrul, he produced a large body of poetry and music with themes that included freedom, humanity, love, religious devotion and rebellion against the atrocities committed by humans on human beings. His poems, songs, novels, short stories, plays, and political activities expressed …
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Pahela Baishakh Celebration in Athens
Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla calendar, was celebrated at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Athens on Sunday, April 14, 2019, with traditional festivities and enthusiasm. Many members of the Bangladeshi community in Greece gathered at the courtyard of the Embassy to welcome the Bangla New 1426 Year with new hopes and aspirations …
Celebration of Bangladesh’s National and Independence Day in Athens- 2019
Bangladesh’s National and Independence Day has been celebrated with great enthusiasm in Athens, Greece. The celebration started on March 25th with the hoisting of the national flag by H.E. the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Greece Mr. Md. Jasim Uddin att the Bangladesh Embassy premises, and the reading of the messages sent by the Honorable President …
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Photo exhibition “Road of Light and Hope-Voyage of Hellenism to Japan” at the Byzantine Museum of Athens
Duration:January 16, 2019 to February 10, 2019 Working Hours:Monday & Wednesday to Sunday, 8:30- 15:30 (Tuesday closed) Byzantine and Christian Museum of Athens The exhibition is held as part of the anniversary events to celebrate 120 years of diplomatic relations between Greece and Japan. It is co-organized by the Byzantine & Christian Museum of Athens, …