India Leads Historic Youth Team to 1st SCO Youth Delphic Games in Bishkek

• India sends its first official national delegation of 65 members, including 41 young artists, to the 1st Youth Delphic Games for SCO Nations in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
• The delegation, departing March 22, 2026, will showcase diverse Indian arts like folk music, dance, visual arts, and DJ arts, marking a new era of cultural diplomacy.
• Bijender Goel, Founder of Modern Pythian Games, will address SCO nations, presenting a vision for transforming arts into a structured, sustainable global industry.
• The Modern Pythian Games, revived by Goel after 1,630 years, aim to integrate online and offline cultural ecosystems, potentially contributing over EUR1,000 billion to the global economy.
• The Indian team includes cultural leaders like B. H. Anilkumar (Chief of Mission) and Sandip Soparrakar (Chief Choreographer), with Indian artists Sneha Venkatramani and Sulbha Joshi serving on the International Jury.