There is never a better place to witness the tremendous soft power that India enjoys than to see foreigners enjoy Indian cuisine or sway to Bollywood tunes. Yesterday, we were witness to this.
We headed to Seoul to attend the annual Indian Ball - a fundraiser held after Diwali that brings together Koreans, Indians and other expatriates to join in for the festivities.
The evening began with performances by artists to the tunes of Bollywood numbers...
The menu for the night...
The starters were quite tempting...
Witnessing the performances...
She claimed to have performed for the reality show, Bigg Boss, back home in India...
Getting the audience to shake a leg...
"Make In India" was the theme of the night - Prime Minister Modi's magic is infectiously all pervasive!
There is my lovely thali...
The Americans around us were enjoying the Bollywood overdose...
Luckily, an overdose of Bollywood doesn't kill...
Jalebi, rabdi with rose petals...
Now the audience gets to shake a leg...
It was particularly pleasing to see foreigners enjoying every bit of it...
And especially Koreans going beyond K-pop and enjoying Bollywood bhangra hits in traditional Hanbok attire (see the video at 00:27)!!!!
Indeed, India's soft power was in full flow...
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