Keli International Kalamela

The first Keli Kalamela was conducted in 2003, aiming to create a platform for competitions in various arts disciplines for children and youngsters of Indians living in Switzerland . We were overwhelmed by the great success that we achieved in our very first attempt. From the sincere appreciation and encouragements poured in from various corners of the society, Keli conceived the idea of bringing the Pravasi Indian Youths together from all over the world at a festival and make it an international extravaganza.

The first Keli International Kalamela was held in 2004 in Zürich, Switzerland . It ended up as the pioneer Pravasi Indian Youth Festival in Switzerland . The event was a great success and acclaimed by one and all. By organizing the 1st International Kalamela with more than 150 participants from various countries, we experienced the Kalamela as a unifying bond to promote international understanding among the Pravasi Indians. The second Kalamela in 2005 proved to be even greater in many aspects. Inspired by the experiences from the first two events, the third Kalamela was expanded with adding more disciplines, attracting more participants from neighbouring European countries, as well as from the Gulf countries.