Namaste Zimbabwe kicks off in Harare this Friday

Patience Muchemwa

The Embassy of India in Zimbabwe is set to host the third edition of the Namaste Zimbabwe Cultural Festival and promises another immersive experience of the best of Indian culture.

The fiesta kicks off this Friday at Celebration Centre. The performing artistes, who flew into the country on Wednesday, will give the best of Indian music and classical dances to Harare audiences.

A source told Zim Now that the fiesta will bring India to various part of the country, including a performance at Bulawayo Theatre on Sunday November 26 and will end with a show in Mutare on November 29. .

The live events are specially designed to showcase and celebrate India’s rich heritage in Zimbabwe.

Namaste is a traditional Hindu greeting in which one puts their hands together, fingers up, at chest level, and bows to the other person while pronouncing the word “Namaste”.

A loose translation of the Sanskrit word means “I bow to you”. The greeting has become a modern world-wide tradition and is generally meant to convey greetings, respect and benevolence to the recipient.

India and Zimbabwe have centuries old ties and have enjoyed cordial relations in all that time.