South Korea is reeling under a massive Covid-19 wave. But with the situation in India having vastly improved, the Korean Cultural Centre (KCCC, India) here has resumed its different programmes in offline mode.
Much to the delight of the Indian fans of the South Korean culture, the Centre at the ‘KCCI Reboot’ event held on March 22, announced that classes for Samulnori, K-Pop, Korean language, Taekwondo besides special exhibitions of exchanges between Korean and Indian artists, Korean traditional culture experience rooms and libraries among others will be run offline.
Hwang Il-yong, Director of Korean Cultural Centre India, Adwaita Gadanayak, DG, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), and Saurabh Wasson, Head of Exhibitors relations , India Art Fair were among many distinguished guests besides fans present at the ‘KCCI Reboot’ event.
The director said, “The Centre (Situated at Lajpat Nagar in the national capital) returns to our Indian friends.
“The registrations of all offline classes will be resumed. Korean culture, which has been firmly rooted and expanded during the pandemic, is about to explode like dynamite, KCCI will play the role of its fuse.”
Chang Jae-bok, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to India, said, “The Korean entertainment business- the K-Pop and K-Drama can have the creativity to please the world community and young people in the world.”