CAIRO — “India by the Nile” is the biggest foreign cultural festival in Egypt in its fifth year. The Indian Embassy in Cairo and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism kicked off the festival March 7, and it is set to end April 27. The festival features movies, musical performances, dancing, Indian food and yoga sessions, and they have attracted a high turnout, especially among young people. Activities are organized in public gardens, metro stations, public libraries, the Cairo Opera House and cultural centers in other governorates.
The festival is part of the activities that the Indian and Egyptian governments use to strengthen their ties. Indian Ambassador to Egypt Sanjay Bhattacharyya told Al-Monitor that India wants to renew the close bond with Egypt and revive developmental exchange through the India with the Nile project.
