<p>Being held in cooperation with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Embassy of India, "Maximum India" will feature "perhaps not a million, but many wonderful and unusual aspects of the country's diverse arts and culture, from folkloric to classical and contemporary."<br /><br />It will feature dance, music, and theatre performed by India's most acclaimed artists as also film selections from the world's most robust movie industry, featuring both indie and Bollywood films.<br /><br />Prize-winning authors reading, debating, conversing, and sharing their insights; exhibitions that astonish and confront; incredible and unimaginable crafts from exquisite collections; jewels that dazzle from the princely era of the Mughals and Maharajas, will be another feature.<br /><br />And, to top it all, there will be feasts of Indian food for the entire three-week period of the festival, prepared by 12 world-class, award-winning Indian chefs, representing all regions of the country, the Kennedy Centre said.<br /><br />The performers include some of the most respected names in Indian classical music, L. Subramaniam and Rajan & Sajan Misra; rock band Parikrama; classical and contemporary dance presentations from the Kerala Kalamandalam Kathakali Troupe, Tanusree Shankar Dance Company, Natyalakshana, Odissi Vision & Movement Centre, and Gulabo Sapera & Party; and a glimpse into Bollywood's quintessential song-and-dance routines in Ticket to Bollywood.<br /><br />The Maximum India logo is a coming together of all the languages that make India the diverse land that it is. It combines the many scripts India has; it showcases its oneness in its diversity. Fusing the scripts with a contemporary type style, the logo is traditional yet contemporary; just like India.<br /><br />"India amazes with the majesty and mystery of its culture. Its brilliance is that it is a country of extremes-intellect, innovation, survival, and experimentation," it said announcing the festival.<br /><br />"We have travelled, researched, and scoured the country for the best it can offer, and India offers the maximum. This festival will truly be maximum India," the centre promised.</p>
<p>Being held in cooperation with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Embassy of India, "Maximum India" will feature "perhaps not a million, but many wonderful and unusual aspects of the country's diverse arts and culture, from folkloric to classical and contemporary."<br /><br />It will feature dance, music, and theatre performed by India's most acclaimed artists as also film selections from the world's most robust movie industry, featuring both indie and Bollywood films.<br /><br />Prize-winning authors reading, debating, conversing, and sharing their insights; exhibitions that astonish and confront; incredible and unimaginable crafts from exquisite collections; jewels that dazzle from the princely era of the Mughals and Maharajas, will be another feature.<br /><br />And, to top it all, there will be feasts of Indian food for the entire three-week period of the festival, prepared by 12 world-class, award-winning Indian chefs, representing all regions of the country, the Kennedy Centre said.<br /><br />The performers include some of the most respected names in Indian classical music, L. Subramaniam and Rajan & Sajan Misra; rock band Parikrama; classical and contemporary dance presentations from the Kerala Kalamandalam Kathakali Troupe, Tanusree Shankar Dance Company, Natyalakshana, Odissi Vision & Movement Centre, and Gulabo Sapera & Party; and a glimpse into Bollywood's quintessential song-and-dance routines in Ticket to Bollywood.<br /><br />The Maximum India logo is a coming together of all the languages that make India the diverse land that it is. It combines the many scripts India has; it showcases its oneness in its diversity. Fusing the scripts with a contemporary type style, the logo is traditional yet contemporary; just like India.<br /><br />"India amazes with the majesty and mystery of its culture. Its brilliance is that it is a country of extremes-intellect, innovation, survival, and experimentation," it said announcing the festival.<br /><br />"We have travelled, researched, and scoured the country for the best it can offer, and India offers the maximum. This festival will truly be maximum India," the centre promised.</p>