Paperman Media (Bhubaneswar )- Ten students from KISS are on a trip to Romania to participate in an international cultural festival. There, they will perform Shakespeare's plays in Odisha's tribal Santali language.
Performing Santali dance abroad is a first for KISS students. Earlier, KISS students mainly traveled abroad to participate in international sports competitions. Now, they have visited European countries like Romania to promote tribal dance performances and cultural exchange programs. More than 150 students from 30 countries participated in the program. The performance of KISS students has been highly appreciated there.
After they first arrived at the University of Craiova in Romania, they were greeted by the Indian Ambassador to Romania, Dr. Manoj Mahapatra. Under the direct supervision of him, they stayed there and performed a cultural program at the University of Craiova. Apart from that, they had a cultural exchange with tribal Santali dance performances.
With the help of the Erasmus Student Mobility program, the students of KISS have participated in this two-month educational and cultural internship. Along with the KISS students, 10 students of KIIT are also on this visit. This is the first time that KIIT and KISS students have participated in such a program together in a European country like Romania.
They will stay there for 2 months. There they will perform the plays of the famous playwright Shakespeare in the tribal language of Odisha. For the first time, students of any educational institution will perform Shakespeare's plays in tribal languages on an international stage. This is said to be a matter of pride and honor for KISS, the tribal community and the entire state of Odisha.
The important thing is that students of both KIIT and KIIS will perform together on Romeo-Juliet, Macbeth-Hamlet written by Shakespeare in Santali language. The Santali language, Ol Chiki script, has recently completed 100 years. Along with this, the students will get a certificate for the course on Romanian culture and language.
Expressing happiness over this, KIIT and KIIS founder Dr Achyut Samanta said, KIIS students used to go abroad and earn fame in the fields of sports and education. Now they will earn fame internationally by performing cultural programs. This is a matter of joy for everyone of Odisha.
