Ngokuqhuma kombala kunye nemincili, kunye neZiko leNkomfa yaMazwe ngaMazwe yaseSeychelles ligcwele amandla okuvula ngokusesikweni okokuqala kweSychelles-Imibhiyozo yoSuku lwaseIndiya, ukuvulwa ngokusesikweni kweSeychelles-India ngoSuku lweIndiya kubonise umgca ogcwele iinkwenkwezi, kubandakanya iTanmoy Bose i-percussionist eyaziwayo; Umdlali wetafile uSivamani, ugqirha obalaseleyo waseIndiya kunye nomdlali weengoma; kunye ne-Navreen, owaziwa kakhulu njenge-flautist, ebonakalisa abadlali abaziwayo e-India namhlanje.
Ngorhatya lwalusingathwe ngu-Ushoni Sen, owayesakuba ngu-Miss India Universe. Ukuvulwa ngokusesikweni kweSeychelles-India Day kwaqala ngokukhanyiswa kwesibane nguMphathiswa waseSeychelles u-Idith Alexander kunye noNksk Sarah Rene, umfazi walowo wayesakuba nguMongameli u-France u-Albert Rene, kunye no-HE i-Indian High Commissioner, kunye ne-Bollywood superstar, u-Mr. R Madhavan .
Ibizwe ngabaququzeleli njenge "ntsuku ezintathu zokutya okuneziqholo," ukuvulwa ngokusesikweni kweSeychelles-India Day Celebrations kwasungulwa nguMnumzana Danny Faure, uSekela Mongameli weRiphabhlikhi yaseSeychelles. Usekela Mongameli uFaure usebenzise intetho yakhe ukuvuyisana ne-Ofisi yoMphathiswa Wezokhenketho neNkcubeko, iKhomishini ePhakamileyo yase-India, kunye ne-Seychelles-India Day Celebration Committee ngokwenza umsitho omkhulu eSeychelles. I-Sekela Mongameli ibuyise ubudlelwane obukhoyo phakathi kweSeychelles ne-India, "amazwe amabini abelana ngolwandle olunye," utshilo.
Kwintetho yakhe yokuvula kumsitho wangokuhlwa, u-Alain St. Angel, uMphathiswa Wezokhenketho neNkcubeko, wase-Seychelles, uthe iMibhiyozo yoSuku lwe-Seychelles-India ijolise ekunikezeleni ingqalelo kuluntu lwaseIndiya kuyo yonke into abayenzileyo ukunceda ukwakha isizwe namhlanje.
“Sele kuyiminyaka sibhiyozela iLa Francophonie, i-Fet Afrik, iCommonwealth, emva koko sitsibe i-India ne-China saya ngqo ekubhiyozeleni uMnyhadala wesiCreole nto leyo esiyiyo namhlanje. Kodwa ukuze sibe kule ndawo sikuyo namhlanje, ukuze sibe yile nto siyiyo namhlanje, sivela kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo kwaye sivela kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo zehlabathi. Ewe sivela eFrance, e-Afrika, e-UK, e-India nase China, kwaye ngokuhlwanje ndonwabile kuba iSebe lezoKhenketho neNkcubeko likwazile ukugcwalisa le mingxunya mibini kuludwe lwemisitho yesizwe ebhiyozelwa lilizwe lethu. Njengokuba ngoku sibhiyozela uSychelles-India Day wethu wokuqala, sizakube sibhiyozela ukusukela ngomhla wamashumi amathathu ananye kuJanyuwari kulo nyaka uzayo weSeychelles-China Day Celebrations, utshilo uMphathiswa u-Alain St. Ange.
UMphathiswa uSngenge uphinde wasebenzisa intetho yakhe yokuvula ukubhenela kubantu abadumileyo be-Bollywood abakhona eSeychelles kwimibhiyozo yoSuku lweSeychelles-India ukusasaza igama laseSeychelles njengendawo ekuyiwa kuyo ngeholide ngomehluko.
“Kuyasivuyisa ukuba kunye nawe apha. Ndiyathemba ukuba xa ubuyela ekhaya uya kuba ngoonozakuzaku baseSeychelles. Inqaku lakho lokuqala lokujonga ilizwe lethu, umbono wakho wokuqala, kukuba iSeychelles ngumlingo. Nceda udlulisele le nto e-India kwaye ube ngoonozakuzaku abalungileyo baseSeychelles, ”utshilo uMphathiswa u-Alain St. Angel, umphathiswa wase-Seychelles ojongene nezoKhenketho neNkcubeko.
Umphathiswa usebenzise intetho yakhe ukuhambisa umyalezo kuluntu lwaseSeychelles-Indo.
“Namhlanje kukho intando yezopolitiko ekusebenzeni nani kwaye sinibone nonke nimanyene njengeqela elibalulekileyo kuluntu lwethu. Namhlanje sibona njengomzekelo wokuphehlelelwa kweSeychelles-iMibhiyozo yoSuku lwaseIndiya, kwaye oku kubonisa ukuba urhulumente waseSeychelles umi emva kwakho kunye nawe, kuba siyaqonda ukuba ungamandla aqinileyo nahloniphekileyo. Uluhlobo olomeleleyo lwamashishini, kwaye siyabuxabisa ubukho bakho eSeychelles nayo yonke imizamo yakho yokulunga kweSeychelles. Ke ngoku njengoko senze inyathelo elikhulu phambili, masiqinisekise ukuba asibuyeli mva kwakhona. Masiqhubeke sizimanya ngokwethu. Masisebenzisane ukuze lo msitho, iSeychelles-India Day Celebrations, uhlale kwikhalenda yemisitho yaseSeychelles, ”utshilo uMphathiswa uSnge.
UMkomishinala oPhakamileyo wase-India wathi xa ethatha iqonga wathi uyavuya kwaye unebhongo lokuba yinxalenye yalo msitho ubaluleke kangaka, ukumiliselwa kweSikhumbuzo saseSychelles-India Day.
“Kokokuqala ukuba isibane sabantu abadumileyo baseIndiya bahlanganisane eSiychelles. Kuluvuyo kum ukuwamkela nanjengoko emele ilifa elityebileyo lenkcubeko yamaNdiya evela kumabala emiboniso bhanyabhanya, umculo, umdaniso, kunye nokutya apha eSeychelles, utshilo uMkomishinala oPhakamileyo waseIndiya.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Today we see as an example the launch of a Seychelles-India Day Celebrations, and this shows that the government of Seychelles stands behind you and with you, because we recognize that you are a solid and respected force.
- Yes we came from France, Africa, the UK, India, and China, and tonight I am so happy that the Ministry of Tourism and Culture has been able to fill in these two holes in the list of national events celebrated by our country.
- With an explosion of color and excitement, and with a Seychelles International Conference Centre full to capacity for the official opening evening of the first Seychelles-India Day Celebrations, the Seychelles-India Day's official opening performance featured a star-studded line up, including Tanmoy Bose the known percussionist.
