Bibhu Mohapatra Set to Meet Queen Elizabeth II

U.K-INDIA EXPRESS: When Queen Elizabeth II welcomes a melange of guests to tonight’s launch event for the U.K. India Year of Culture on Monday pat Buckingham Palace, Bibhu Mohapatra will be among the creative types and dignitaries. Born in India, the designer now calls New York home. This year’s cultural exchange program will celebrate the 70th anniversary of Indian independence from England and their shared cultural ties. The occasion is the culmination of a five-year British Council program that aims to attract a new young Indian audience to the U.K.’s top tier of contemporary creativity. Through a digital campaign, the British Council’s targeted online audience is 50 million. The government  of India is also organizing cultural events in the U.K. to help build deeper connections. British Prime Minister Theresa May’s first non-E.U. country visit was to India and that involved preliminary talks about a free trade deal pending Britain’s departure from the E.U. A spokesman fort Monhapatra said Sunday that the designer was looking forward to meeting the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, as well as the many government and cultural representatives from India and the U.K. at the reception. Specialists in the arts, fashion, literature, food and sports are expected in

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