Indian Ambassador to China Vikram Doraiswami interacted with 100 final-year students and their teachers from Beijing's Renmin University at an outreach event organised by the embassy here.
The Indian Embassy in Beijing hosted the group on Thursday for an afternoon of conversation, culture and cinema, the mission said in a series of social media posts on Saturday.
Doraiswami welcomed the students and addressed the gathering. Young Indian diplomats also spoke about their everyday work and gave the students an overview of India's diversity, ideas and aspirations. The students participated in the Bharat Ko Janiye quiz conducted at the event, the embassy said.
The programme also featured an interactive demonstration of Bharatanatyam by Chinese dancer Jin Shanshan, who introduced the students to the classical dance form and its mudras (symbolic hand gestures).
Zhuang Jing, a table artist and teacher at the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre in Beijing, introduced the students to the rhythms of Hindustani music. A live demonstration showed how the same rhythms are used in Bollywood, with Devdas as an example.
The students also took part in an interactive question-and-answer session with the ambassador.
The event concluded with Indian snacks and dinner, followed by a screening of the Bollywood film "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara".
"A memorable day indeed for the students and our officers alike," the embassy said.