The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is celebrating its 71st Foundation Day today. Swami Vivekanand Cultural Centre at Indian Embassy in Beijing celebrated ICCR Foundation Day today in the presence of a huge gathering of ICCR scholars in China and their disciples who learnt Indian dance and music. On the occasion, the ICCR has unveiled 'Little Guru' app, world's first Gamified Sanskrit learning App which was jointly launched in Beijing by Ambassador Vikram Misri and renowned Chinese scholar on Sanskrit and India studies, Professor Wang Bangwei. Many Sanskrit Professors from Peking University and the students were also present.<br />'' <br />''Ambassador Vikram Misri highlighted ICCR's role in promoting cultural, academic and intellectual exchanges between India and the rest of the world. He said nearly 300 students in China in last few years have availed ICCR scholarships and hoped that more Chinese students will avail of these scholarships.<br />'' <br />''Appreciating the launch of Sanskrit Guru app, Prof. Wang said that outside India, China has a very long history of Sanskrit research alongwith studies on Budhism.<br />''<br />''This year, ICCR has also annnoucned two new fellowships dedicated to music – Bhimsen Joshi fellowship for music and Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan fellowship for Music to encourage research in the field of Indian music. Renowned ICCR scholars Ms. Jin Shanshan, a bharatnatyam exponent and Ms. Yu Feifei, a kathak exponent also gave captivating performances. They also expressed gratitude to ICCR for giving a new direction to their lives.<br />''<br />''Chinese kids who are learning Indian dance forms also gave a beautiful presentation. India is also celebrating Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate 75 years of independence which was the prevailing theme of the entire event.<br />