New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) An understanding on cultural cooperation inked Thursday by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his British counterpart David Cameron will provide the framework for a significant expansion of the rich cultural exchanges between the two countries, an official statement said.

The expanded activity under the agreement will include the first-ever exhibition in India of the Indian-born sculptor Anish Kapoor in Delhi and Mumbai, the statement said.

The Britain-based Complicite Theatre will bring its acclaimed production of ‘A Disappearing Number’, inspired by the life of Indian-born mathematical genius Ramanujan, to Mumbai and Hyderabad.

And the first edition of the Hay Literary Festival in India will take place in Thiruvananthapuram in November.

The UK-India Museums and Galleries Partnership Agreement, signed in June, will see closer collaboration between museums in India and Britain in knowledge sharing, exhibitions, education and conservation.

It will also see a joint initiative by all festivals in Edinburgh – known for its arts and culture festivals – to develop India-focused programming from 2012 to 2014; and ‘Shard’, a new programme to support the digitisation of records of common interest to both India and Britain, the statement said.

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) An understanding on cultural cooperation inked Thursday by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his British counterpart David Cameron will provide the framework for a significant expansion of the rich cultural exchanges between the two countries, an official statement said.

The expanded activity under the agreement will include the first-ever exhibition in India of the Indian-born sculptor Anish Kapoor in Delhi and Mumbai, the statement said.

The Britain-based Complicite Theatre will bring its acclaimed production of ‘A Disappearing Number’, inspired by the life of Indian-born mathematical genius Ramanujan, to Mumbai and Hyderabad.

And the first edition of the Hay Literary Festival in India will take place in Thiruvananthapuram in November.

The UK-India Museums and Galleries Partnership Agreement, signed in June, will see closer collaboration between museums in India and Britain in knowledge sharing, exhibitions, education and conservation.

It will also see a joint initiative by all festivals in Edinburgh – known for its arts and culture festivals – to develop India-focused programming from 2012 to 2014; and ‘Shard’, a new programme to support the digitisation of records of common interest to both India and Britain, the statement said.