On 28 January 2018 at the Ramada Hotel under the program "Ainalandy nurlandyr" teachers and students of the Indian Studies Department, Middle East and South Asia Chair, Faculty of Oriental Studies together with the Embassy of India to Kazakhstan, and with the Indian Chamber of Commerce and culture held an international Hindi day. Students of Almaty, studying Indian culture and Hindi, in honor of this holiday performed on stage with Indian dances and songs in Hindi, showing their successes.

In his speech, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to Kazakhstan Mr. Prabhat Kumar expressing his satisfaction with the work of centres on teaching Hindi, efforts of the students of

the University said: "The celebration of this event on the Kazakh land is proof of our friendship. After listening to the Indian song and the excellent performance of Indian dance here, I felt like I was in India…. The key to strengthening of Kazakh-Indian friendship - in the hands of young professionals indologists". At the end of the speech, the Ambassador thanked the guests and organizers of the event.