{"id":2104,"date":"2019-04-13T10:32:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T10:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the-edict.in\/?p=2104"},"modified":"2019-04-16T09:51:46","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T09:51:46","slug":"ubuntu-2019-celebrates-culture-and-diversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/edictarchive.the-edict.in\/index.php\/2019\/04\/13\/ubuntu-2019-celebrates-culture-and-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"UBUNTU 2019 CELEBRATES CULTURE AND DIVERSITY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Panel discussion at Ubuntu 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Clinton Manoti, Class\u00a0of\u00a02020<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ubuntu\n2019, the Indo-International cultural exchange festival, organized by the AUISA\nin collaboration with the The Cultural Ministry took place on the 5th<\/sup>\nof April 2019. Ubuntu in Nguni Bantu translates to \u2018humanity\u2019. It is a term\nreflective of the philosophy \u2018I am\nbecause you are.\u2019 <\/em>The primary aim of this festival was to strengthen social-cultural\nbonds among students of various ethnicities and nationalities. It also aimed to\nestablish a prosperous environment for the exchange of opinions and cultures in\nline with representing the oneness of students across various universities in\nIndia from different nations and continents. This was the 2nd<\/sup> Ubuntu\nfestival having had the first one in 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nevent started with a panel discussion in the MPH, as guests from different\nparts of Delhi and Delhi NCR trickled in. Absera Mekonnen, the AUISA President\nled the formal inauguration of the event and officially opened the panel\ndiscussions. The discussions were divided into two categories, formal and\ninformal. The formal panel discussion was comprised of: Mr. Girish Sinha, a\nformer Colonel in the Indian Army and now part of the transition team of the UN\u2019s\nSecretary General, Mr. Jayaramulu Lingutla, Secretary of the Indian Federation\nof United Nations Association, Mr. Jamal Uddin Ahmed, Counsellor of Bangladesh High\nCommission and Mr. Merveil Ntambwe Ngongo, President of Association of African Students\nin India. This panel broke down the topic of \u2018cross-cultural identity\u2019. What it\nmeant to exist as one with completely different cultures in a single space. The\ncomplications and the difficulties that come with such diversity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nsecond panel discussion was an informal one. It comprised of: Mr. Ajeck Nobert\nwho is the Events Coordinator of Association of African Students in India, Mr.\nChidozie Agumadu, Embassies and High Commissions Coordinator of Association of\nAfrican Students in India, Mr. Papa Assane Mbengue who is the counsellor in\ncharge of Political Affairs, promoting Investment, tourism, trade and development\nof private sector partnerships at the Senegalese Embassy and Mr. Mohit Puri,\nLocal Committee President, AIESEC in Delhi IIT. This panel was responsible for deconstructing\n\u2018The role of globalisation in constructing culture.\u2019 What it means to live in a\nso called globalised world and how that translates to people\u2019s behaviour and\ninteraction with each other. Does easier connectivity around the world lead to\na whole new culture, does it influence the culture already present in a place?\nThese were some of the questions these panel tried to address. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ubuntu 2019 participants at the atrium enjoying music and dance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The\nparticipants then headed to the mess for a sumptuous lunch and thereafter to\nthe atrium for an afternoon of dance and music. There was a mix of music from\ndifferent countries and continents, and clearly, all the participants were\nmesmerized by the other countries\u2019 moves and dances. Meanwhile, subway was very\nmuch in attendance including the sale of local artefacts that speak of culture\nin and across India. The atrium was decorated with flags across the world as\nthe attendees all clad in their local attire. It was colourful, and one could\nalmost have confused it for \u2018holi\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following afternoon was the highlight of the event. There were various performances ranging from Tibet, Bhutan, Senegal, Ghana, Kenya, India and finally a Fashion show. Our very own Abhinaya dance group set the stage with an electrifying performance. The Tibetan dance group gave their organized yet peaceful dance. Roshan Roy, a first year, got a standing ovation for his captivating singing voice. There were sighs and applause all over Dr. Reddy\u2019s Auditorium. The last performance by the boneless trio of Apollinaire Apo, Aicha Fall and Tenzin Choezom was one of the highlights of the events. They combined dances in and across Africa, with fast and slow beats, in French, English and other African local languages. The crowd was moving along with them and they clearly longed for more. The fashion show was another highlight. Everyone who took part was astoundingly beautiful led by the event\u2019s organizer Nebiyat Seifedin. All the participants who wore their traditional clothes turned and twisted as they smiled to the crowd wittily. It would be disrespectful not to mention the ever funny MC, Dabwitso Zumani Phiri with his quirky moves on stage and his knack for humour. He kept the audience entertained at all times together with his partner Aditya Mohan. This part ended with an open session where everyone was invited to the stage to dance to the famous 2010 World Cup songs by Shakira and K\u2019nan, \u2018Wakawaka\u2019 and \u2018Wavin Flag\u2019 respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With\nover 200+ participants across the city and a collection of dignitaries, Ubuntu\n2.0 explored cultural diversity among a range of other topics. It was a fun day\nwhere everyone could just come and feel accommodated. Later in the night, there\nwas a dance session in the atrium to call off that eventful day. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Clinton Manoti, Class\u00a0of\u00a02020 Ubuntu 2019, the Indo-International cultural exchange festival, organized by the AUISA in collaboration with the The Cultural Ministry took place on the 5th of April 2019. Ubuntu in Nguni Bantu translates to \u2018humanity\u2019. It is a term reflective of the philosophy \u2018I am because you are.\u2019 The primary aim of this festival…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[153],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/edictarchive.the-edict.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/edictarchive.the-edict.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/edictarchive.the-edict.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/edictarchive.the-edict.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/edictarchive.the-edict.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2104"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/edictarchive.the-edict.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2180,"href":"http:\/\/edictarchive.the-edict.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104\/revisions\/2180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/edictarchive.the-edict.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/edictarchive.the-edict.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/edictarchive.the-edict.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}