📚 On June 6, on the occasion of the #RussianLanguageDay and the 225th birth anniversary of Alexander Pushkin, representatives of the Russian Embassy in India, the Russian House in New Delhi, the Indian Association of Russian Compatriots, Russian philologists and students studying Russian at the Delhi universities laid flowers at the poet's monument located in the center of the Indian capital.

👥 On this day, the Russian House in New Delhi also hosted the Pushkin Readings, in which over 50 admireres of the great Russian poet took part. Among them were Prof Neelakshi Suryanarayan, Prof Abhai Maurya, Dr Sonu Saini, Prof Meeta Narain, Assoc Prof Meenu Bhatnagar, Asst Prof Anju Rani.

📝 Participants of the event read the works of the classic in Russian, English and Hindi. An award ceremony took place to award the most active students of Russian language courses at the Russian House. There was also a quiz on knowledge of the work of Alexander Pushkin.

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📖 On August 13, the Centre Russian Studies of Jawaharlal Nehru University held a presentation of four editions created to develop Russian-Indian cooperation in the field of literature.

1. "Katai Mushkil Nahi" by Madhav Kaushik (Hindi poetry translated into Russian by Sonu Saini)

2. "Indian Pushkin - Shailendra" by Indrajeet Singh (Hindi prose translated into Russian by Sonu Saini)

3. "Handbook on Theory, Practice and Analysis of a Literary Text" by Sonu Saini and Irina Poplavskaya

4. "Russian in Exercises" (Updated Edition 2024) by S.A. Khovronina

🟣The event was organized by Sonu Saini, the Head of the Russian Language Center at J.Nehru University.

🟣The event was attended by Yulia Aryaeva, Counsellor of the Russian Embassy in India. A number of Russian translators from different cities of Russia participated in the event online.

ℹ️ The books are available for purchase on the website of the VK Global Publications.

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🇷🇺🧑‍🎓🇮🇳 A trip to India for Russian schoolchildren is being organised this autumn as part of an international initiative of “MIR PROSVESHENIYA” (World of education).

🟣 A group of students from educational institutions in Rostov-on-Don and Lugansk will visit the Sancta Maria International School in Faridabad, Haryana, to strengthen cultural and academic ties between the two countries.

🟣 The programme of the stay envisages participation of Russian schoolchildren in the educational process, organisation of seminars on Russian culture and holding joint events to mark the Indian Diwali holiday and the Russian Day of National Unity.

🇷🇺🤝🇮🇳 The event is designed to develop the interest of Indian teenagers in mastering the Russian language and getting acquainted with Russian culture. The administration of "Sancta Maria" has expressed interest in the possible inclusion of the Russian language in the curriculum. The organisation of a return tour of Indian students to Russia is also being considered in the future.

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🇷🇺🤝🇮🇳 On August 23, a basic agreement was signed between St. Petersburg State University (SPbSU) and the University of Kerala. The ceremony was held in an online format with the assistance of the Honorary Consulate of the Russian Federation and the Russian House in Trivandrum.

⚡️ The event was attended by Dr Sergey Andryshin, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation of SPbSU, and Prof K.S. Anilkumarom, Registrar of the University of Kerala.

⚡️ Under the agreement, SPbSU will support the professional development of Russian language teachers at the University of Kerala. In turn, the Indian university will facilitate the opening of a Malayalam language course at SPbSU.

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📚 On September 9, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (#JNU) in New Delhi hosted a ceremonial opening of the Second Professional Education Programme in Russian Language, Literature and Culture.

🏫 The event was jointly organised by the JNU Centre for Russian Studies (#CRS) and the Minin University of Nizhny Novgorod.

🇷🇺 🤝 🇮🇳 It was attended by representatives from both universities, including Prof. Richa Sawant, Chairperson of the CRS, and Prof. Viktor Sdobnyakov, Rector of the Minin University, who welcomed the gathering online and introduced the Russian teachers of the programme to the JNU students.

🟣 Special guests: Ulia Aryaeva, Counsellor of the Russian Embassy in India, and Elena Remizova, Head of the Russian House in New Delhi.

🟣The programme is designed for a fortnight and includes a series of classes on the following topics: "Travelling around Russia with Russian writers", "Such a different Russia", "Everything secret becomes obvious" (Russian language metaphor), "Politeness strategies in Russian-speaking culture".

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🇷🇺🇮🇳 On September 28, at the Russian House in New Delhi, Minister Counsellor & DCM of the Russian Embassy in India Roman Babushkin addressed the meeting of the Indian Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature (INDAPRYAL) dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the organization.

📰 He noted the great contribution of INDAPRYAL to strengthening the position of the Russian language in India. In the context of the steady expansion of the bilateral cooperation, Roman Babushkin expressed confidence that the demand for specialists with Russian language skills will also grow. In this regard, he underscored the importance of continuing efforts to further develop Russian studies in India.

👥 Prof. Charanjit Singh, President of INDAPRYAL, and Dr Elena Remizova, Representative of Rossotrudnichestvo in India, also addressed the participants of the meeting with welcoming words.

🔘During the event, a message from Vladimir Tolstoy, President of MAPRYAL as well as reports on the state of Russian language teaching in different regions of India were heard.

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