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Ms Seviley (ex Miss Turkey) from Istanbul seen in Punjaban Costume during Burjukcekmecee Festival 2007

 

 

 

 
Mr Ruhi Noda from Lefkas Islands (Greece) seen with Punjabi Dhol during Lefkas International Festival 2005
 


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The folklore ensemble "PUNJAB CULTURAL PROMOTION COUNCIL" (PCPC) welcomes you to its official website.  This cultural body is working to promote the rich cultural heritage of the Punjab state in North-India, and Indian folklore on national and international horizons.  PCPC represents folk songs, folk music and folk dances from Punjab region of Northern-India.

      

                             PCPC artists pose for media                  ISCA President Mr. Mogens Kirkeby (in pink turbon)
                             during Doha Int Fest 2007                    seen with PCPC Director Mr Davinder Singh Chhina
                                                                                           (in yellow turbon) in ISCA Office, Denmark

PCPC has fifty three 53 International Folk Dance Festivals to its credit and its dancers have performed in over 500 concerts in national  and international festivals to propagate mission of peace and goodwill.  Folk ensemble PCPC provides a platform for the youth to display and exhibit their natural instincts and channellise their energies for cultural promotion of the state and the country and inculcating the cultural values amongst them.

 

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Punjab cultural promotion council is committed to work for 'culture of peace', International friendship, multiculturalism, cross country cultural relations and cultural-exchange with other states and nations.

PCPC under the directorship of Mr. Davinder Singh Chhina is committed to the propagation of 'True-spirit of Sikhism' worldwide.  PCPC is engaged in highlighting Sikh Turbans as the dignity of Sikhs and separate identity of Sikh faith, Sikh way of life and Sikh principles, with much emphasis on works for humanity.

Humanitarian approach of PCPC:

 

PCPC organised International festival in Sydney (Australia) on 20th Feb 2005 in aid of Tsunami victims and the collections were donated to UNICEF for affected people of the Tsunami disaster.


 

School Projects for Educational, Sports and Cultural Exchanges...

PCPC has already launched these school projects.  PCPC Director Mr. Chhina led a group of students from Baba Farid Public School (Bhatinda, Punjab) to a three nation (Denmark, Sweden and Turkey) sightseeing tour in June 2006.  This group also participated in one of the world's biggest sports and cultural extravaganza - Danish Festival of Sports and Culture at HADERSLEV, organised by world famous gymnastic body, DGI International, based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

 

PCPC is already on the ISCA panel for exchange programs for students.  Interested schools may send their details to mailing or email address given in Contact Us section so that they can be considered for future world programmes of PCPC.


 


PCPC hosted 31 International folk artists i.e. dancers, choreographers, musicians and students from Greece and Russia for participation in four major international events in Punjab - February 08



International Folk artists from Greece and Russia seen along with PCPC's director Mr Davinder Singh Chhina at the Golden Temple, Amritsar (left) and outside the world famous 'Museum on Rural Life of Punjab', Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Right) during the Punjab International Festival's festivities and sightseeing tours.
               

 

   
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