Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c17.s1.105

v2.c17.s1.105

• In January, UNESCO organised the "Painting Exhibition of the People's Republic of China" in the Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.
• February 9, China exhibited 20 Chinese paintings in the Fourth Indian Fine Arts Exhibition and Fine Arts Fair.
• March, Wang Bingnan, President of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, led a 12 member delegation to visit India. The delegation met Vice President of India Basappa Danappa Jatti, Prime Minister of India Morarji Desai, Foreign Affairs Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Indira Gandhi.
• April, Indian badminton team reached Beijing to participate in the Third Asian Badminton Invitational Tournament.
• June, an Indian doctors' delegation led by Dr. Basu inspected the practice of acupuncture in Beijing and Shanghai.
• July, the Federation of Film Societies of India and India-China Friendship Association, West Bengal, jointly organised Chinese film festival in Calcutta. In the same month, famous Indian director Mrinal Sen and his wife visited China.
• September, a Chinese agricultural delegation came to India on an inspection tour.
• November, an Indian mining delegation visited Beijing, Fushun, Shenyang, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Datong in China.
• November end, an Indian dance troupe visited China to give performances.
• Famous Bengali writer Maitreyi Devi visited China.