By IANS,
New Delhi: An understanding on cultural cooperation inked Thursday by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his British counterpart David Cameron will provide the framework for a significant expansion of the rich cultural exchanges between the two countries, an official statement said.
The expanded activity under the agreement will include the first-ever exhibition in India of the Indian-born sculptor Anish Kapoor in Delhi and Mumbai, the statement said.
The Britain-based Complicite Theatre will bring its acclaimed production of “A Disappearing Number”, inspired by the life of Indian-born mathematical genius Ramanujan, to Mumbai and Hyderabad.
And the first edition of the Hay Literary Festival in India will take place in Thiruvananthapuram in November.
The UK-India Museums and Galleries Partnership Agreement, signed in June, will see closer collaboration between museums in India and Britain in knowledge sharing, exhibitions, education and conservation.
It will also see a joint initiative by all festivals in Edinburgh – known for its arts and culture festivals – to develop India-focused programming from 2012 to 2014; and “Shard”, a new programme to support the digitisation of records of common interest to both India and Britain, the statement said.