TV BRICS strengthens cooperation with India in Russian language popularisation

Russia and India are stepping up cooperation in popularising the Russian language and culture. In 2025, the BRICS partners will organise more educational projects for young people and Russian teachers in the Asian republic. Charanjit Singh, President of the Indian Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature (INDAPRYAL), and Janna Tolstikova, CEO of TV BRICS, signed a relevant cooperation agreement. Information assistance to foreigners in learning Russian is provided by TV BRICS' international outreach project “Modern Russian”.

"INDAPRYAL and Indian universities have been fruitfully cooperating with TV BRICS for several years. The level of our joint programmes is very high. I am sure that after the signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation, our interaction will reach even greater heights and our Russians as well as students of Russian language, literature and culture will be able to deepen their knowledge and get acquainted with new aspects of the Russian culture and society. TV BRICS provides interesting news about BRICS member and partner countries, including education, economic and cultural topics. As cooperation grows, our Russians are increasingly turning to this reliable source of information," said Charanjit Singh.

The Indian Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature was established in 2004 to promote the teaching and popularisation of Russian language and literature in India, to promote Russian language as an important means of intercultural communication, to strengthen India-Russia cooperation and ties between Russian specialists of both countries, to organise scientific and pedagogical exchanges between India, Russia, and CIS countries.

"Interaction with INDAPRYAL is not only about professional but also about friendly ties. Indian Russians are reliable and responsible partners, which allows us to prepare and conduct mass international projects, educational teleconferences, organise interactive learning, make communication lively and direct. I would like to express my special gratitude to Mr. Singh, Head of INDAPRYAL, as well as to the teachers of the Centre for Russian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University and the staff of the Russian House in New Delhi. With their active participation, the TV BRICS project "Modern Russian" held four language and country studies teleconferences on various topics: students were able to expand their understanding of Russian cuisine and table traditions in Russia, the peculiarities of celebrating 'Maslenitsa' (Pancake Day), crafts and handicrafts. A teleconference on A. S. Pushkin's poetic and philosophical legacy and his perception of happiness was held with the participation of students and teachers from 20 leading universities from ten states of India. We have many more interesting ideas for productive interaction in the pipeline"

Tamara Skok Director of the Department of Innovative Linguistic Projects

The international information and educational project "Modern Russian" was created in 2007 to popularise the Russian language, improve the literacy level of the population and provide linguistic assistance. It is implemented by TV BRICS. It has no analogues in Russia and abroad in terms of a set of practical philological activities. Information resources and consulting services of the project are used in more than 150 countries of the world. "Modern Russian" is the winner of the All-Russian contest of intellectual projects “Derzhava” and the All-Russian contest of PR-projects on preserving and strengthening the position of the Russian language in the Russian Federation. It cooperates with the Pushkin State Russian Language Institute and the Russkiy Mir Foundation.