Spaniards take stage

The launch of Instituto Cervantes, the Spanish Cultural and Education Centre in the capital.

What
The launch of Instituto Cervantes, the Spanish Cultural and Education Centre in the capital.

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Where
Hanuman Road, Connaught Place

Who
Prince Don Felipe and Princess Doña Letizia of Spain, inaugurated the Centre. Bharatnatyam dancer Geeta Chandran performed on a Sanskrit fragment of Spanish poem Songs between the Soul and the Husband penned by San Juan de la Cruz. Cervantes India Director, Oscar Pujol, who translated the poem, played the gracious host. Upping the charm of the do were fashion designer Poonam Bhagat, National Gallery of Modern Arts director Rajiv Lochan and curator and art critic Rajeev Sethi.