The World Culture Festival 2016 - Let us be a Part

of the Biggest Cultural Event

Can 35973 artists fit on a 7-acre stage?

Er, um. Well, yes and no. Depends on how you look at it.
The World Culture Festival preparation stats are in, and they are jaw-droppingly
incredible.
An estimated 3.5 million visitors are expected to attend the 11-13th March, 2016
event held to celebrate The Art of Livings 35 years of service to humanity,
spirituality and human values. Hundreds of achievers and celebrities from across
the globe are set to share their experiences and their expertise from a 7-acre stage
set in a 1000-acre venue in the heart of New Delhi. Thousands of volunteers are
working endless man-hours preparing for the mammoth event. And we are hoping
the 3.5 million will include you too!
And the 35,973 artistes? Spread over three days, these 35,973 scene-stealers
have, over many months, auditioned for, orchestrated, rehearsed and fine-tuned
their performances at locales all over the world.
And they are doing all this to enchant you with their music, and their dance, with
their creativity and artistry, their stunning costumes and their repertoires which
come from the pages of antiquity: Odissi, Kathakali, Bharatanatyam, Bhangra,
Garba, Ghoomar and many more. Each recital will see hundreds and even
thousands dancers on the stage.

So too for the music the feast of life which will have hundreds of sitarists,
Dhangari dhols (tribal drums), African drummers, among many others, playing on
in their respective categories. It will be music to the years, too, because you are
bound to talk compulsively about this extravaganza to your descendants, even.
And for those who like a bit of modernity on the side, thank you, there are hip hop
performances from the U.S., and the Brazilian Samba. There is a grand orchestra
symphony featuring 8500 musicians playing 40 types of instruments, and the list
goes on and on.
This explains the 35,973 artistes, who will come on stage over three days, in a
never-before and maybe-not-again (unless it is The Art of Livings 40-years-ofservice celebrations) procession of breathtaking artistry.
We at The Art of Living are waiting to welcome you to the celebrations. Come,
celebrate life and celebrate living with 3.5 million members of our Vasudhaiva
Kutumbakam One-World Family. So, guys, mark this on your calendar: 11th-13th
March, 2016. See you there!

7 million minds to merge at the World Culture Festival

Appoint yourself as an ambassador of peace!
Taking group therapy to unprecedented scale, melting national boundaries and
erasing the line between the online-offline binary, we at the Art of Living are set to
celebrate 35 years of service to humanity with the World Culture Festival
(WCF). With 3.5 million minds set to congregate at the venue in New Delhi and
another 3.5 million estimated to join through live webcast, WCF will be a historical
event on every scale. We invite you to join in the celebrations and become an
ambassador of world peace.
The epicenter of this mind-boggling event will be a 7-acre stage in New Delhi, and
the person conducting it Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, spiritual leader,
humanitarian and founder of The Art of Living.
When people from over 155 countries will be blissfully meditating, seeking to
positively impact world peace, do you wish to synergize with us in spreading this
beautiful message that all the peoples of this world can co-exist peacefully and in
harmonious cooperation while celebrating their diversity?
Gurudev explains the relevance of meditation to our divisive times: When you are
sitting with your eyes closed and meditating, you are not doing anything, yet the
vibration that you are generating from within is changing the world.
Bhanumathi Narasimhan, Director, Women Welfare and Child Care Programs, The
Art of Living opines, In the midst of the widespread terror in the world, it's
important for all the good people to stand united, making the voice of peace louder

and stronger. Global meditation will create a field of peaceful and positive vibrations
spreading across the planet."
The WCF is a pioneering event, where spiritual leaders, politicians, business
leaders, peacemakers, thought-leaders, artists and common people will unite to
spread the message of global peace and of harmony in diversity. 35,973 artists will
showcase their rich cultures in a dazzling pageant of dance, music and artistry.
The benefits of meditation are endorsed by people across demographics of age,
social status, culture, nationalities, and religions as well. Listen to Michael
Fischmann, author, on his daily tryst with meditation: A deep experience of peace
and serenity that I get with meditation sets my minds tone and mood for the entire
day
Join the celebrations on ground in New Delhi or through live webcast from 11-13th
March, 2016.