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Article Statistics                                                                               Author: Shilpa Pradeep

            

Indian Cultural Centre in Korea – My Visit!

 

My very first view of the Indian Cultural Centre occurred on a rainy evening as my taxi approached the building. It was a multi-floored modern building with a traditional Indian painting on the front wall and carved ethnic window frames. The painting reminded me of similar paintings in my homeland. When the taxi stopped at the front door of the Centre, I heard the melodious hymns of Indian bhajan. I got out of the taxi quickly, as it was drizzling, and rushed towards the entrance. I was taken by surprise to see full-scale decorations at the entrance to welcome the guests; it was on par with any Indian home on a festival day. The feeling seemed to dominate all my senses, making me believe I wasn¡¯t in Korea anymore. The aroma, colors and melody blended with each other to create an Indian atmosphere.

The Indian Cultural Centre is a little India spread across three floors, with two floors of galleries, an exhibition space, on e concert hall, a gift shop and a visitor information office. I followed the signboard to the elevator and then walked through a passage to reach the information office on the third floor. Yet again, I was surprised to see people dressed in Indian cloths with intricate attention towards their attire, colorful sarees, sparkling jewelry and bindi. I could see friendly faces welcoming me, which made me very comfortable. I asked for Ms. Yongmi, with whom I joined later on the stage to perform Indian classical dance. After the inauguration of the Cultural Centre at the concert hall on the 3rd floor, which had speeches, including on e by India¡¯s Ambassador and Indian style cultural performances by Indians and Koreans, I had an hour to explore the site. High-spirited volunteers took me around. I got a chance to have a glimpse of everything, which allowed me to appreciate the deeper beauty of the place that could on ly be revealed after studying it in detail over time.

I started my tour of the Centre from the first floor and was able to experience an inimitable collection of ethnic, elegant and fanciful handcrafted natural wood carved furniture. Included among this collection are few antiques with an excellent interplay of intricate carvings, colors and exquisite artwork. Also, it was exciting to see some musical instruments, both modern and ancient, from varied cultures and regions of India. The Centre has on display a few of the tools used in preparation of various Ayurvedic Medicine (form of herbal Indian medicine). There is a gift shop on the first floor where you could buy authentic Indian woven cloths, jewelry and numerous craft items. On the second floor, the bulk of the gallery is devoted to religious artifacts, the majority of which are from Buddhism and Hinduism. The museum's collection of brass, wood, stone and other representations of the Buddha sculptures in various stances and emotional depictions invoke a feeling of peace, grace, self-awareness, compassion and serenity. Huge aboriginal paintings of Amithaba Buddha and others, hung aside of these sculptures, enhance their elegance. Last but not least, there is a colorful section of magnificent pieces of Indian miniature paintings, Madhubani paintings and Mughal art. The pictures depict kings and queens in their traditional costumes, lifestyles, romantic ventures and their courtly grandeur. Also, the mural of the Taj Mahal, the world¡¯s most romantic monument, just leaves you stunned.

 

I personally feel as if the collection is slightly biased to on ly a few regions of India. I am impressed by the Centre¡¯s plans to incorporate more themes on diverse aspects to portray complete facets of Indian culture and tradition. I appreciate and wish them good luck in their effort to promote knowledge, understanding and an appreciation of India¡¯s culture to the people of Gwangju and its visitors.

 

 

Let¡¯s Learn Yoga from an Indian Master



The Indian Cultural Center will administer yoga class starting on January 3rd at the Indian 
Cultural Center in Unlim-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju.

Instructor: Jaya Frasad (Indian)

Time schedule: Monday, Wednesday, (2 times a week)

10:00 ~ 11:30 / 19:00 ~ 20:30

Tuition fee: 50,000 won/1 month

For more information: contact Byeon Young-mi at 010-9811-4142

 Bus No.: 50, 51, 54, 76, 09 and get off Ullim middle school bus stop.

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