dubai india will be the guest of honour country at the uaes prestigious monthlong annual cultural festival the largest classical arts event in the gulf regionthe festival celebrating art and culture will see the participation of over 500 international artistes and 40 composers from 30 countries in march next yeareminent indian artists including musician ustad amjad ali khan and dancer and choreographer gilles chuyen will attend the festivalnavdeep suri indian ambassador to the uae said that it is a matter of pride that india has been chosen as the guest of honour for the 2018 edition of abu dhabi festivalby collaborating with abu dhabi festival adf 2018 we hope to supplement these efforts to take indian culture mainstream and make sure that there is a much better understanding of an india beyond bollywood that is why the focus is on showcasing some of indias magnificent diversity he saidsuri expressed hope that adf 2018 will provide opportunity to nonindians to enjoy indian culture and indians to enjoy cultures of participating countries