DHARAMSHALA: A joint Indo-Tibetan cultural event was held yesterday in Dharamsala to raise financial relief for the victims of natural disaster in Kinnaur district in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

Mr Indresh Kumar, a senior functionary from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), was the chief guest. Other dignitaries include Ven Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok, member of Tibetan Parliament and Mr Ajay Mankotia, President of Indo-Tibetan friendship association, Dharamsala.

The Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) and Indian college students presented Tibetan folk songs and dances during the event.

Staff from the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), Central Tibetan Administration, distributed books on Tibet to the audience during the event.

The charity show was organised by the Indo-Tibetan Himalayan Parivar in collaboration with INTACH (Indian National Trust for Arts & Cultural Heritage). The proceeds from the cultural show will be used to help resettle affected families in the Kinnaur natural disaster.