New Delhi: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva arrived in Delhi on Thursday. On her arrival at the New Delhi airport, she was welcomed with tunes of Odisha’s famous Sambalpuri folk songs.
On hearing the melody of the Sambalpuri song and watching
the artist’s dance performance, Georgieva could not stop herself ffrom shaking a leg and joining in with the Sambalpuri artists.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan shared a video of the
event on X, expressing his pride in Odia culture “Difficult to resist Sambalpuri beats. MD International Monetory Fund, K Georgieva, arrives in India for the G20 summit to a Sambalpuri song and dance welcome. Odia Pride,” Pradhan wrote in a post on X.
Difficult to resist #Sambalpuri beats .
MD International Monetary Fund Ms. @KGeorgieva arrives in India for #G20 summit to a #Sambalpuri song and dance welcome . #OdiaPride pic.twitter.com/4tx0nmhUfK
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) September 8, 2023
Presidents of various countries,Prime Ministers, and heads of
international organizations are arriving in India to attend the G-20 meeting, which is being held under the chairmanship of India from September 9 to 10.
