Under the agreement signed between the Government of India and the Republic of Korea, the Ministry of Culture assigned the sending of an 18 member Manipuri dance group of Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy to Seoul. In addition to this, Sangeet Natak Akademi was also assigned to organize a puppet exhibition at Busan, Gimhae in South Korea. Both the programmes were under the title ‘Glimpses of Indian Days in Korea'.

The Akademi-sponsored 18-member group was headed by Shri Th. Chaotombi Singh, choreographer and Production Unit-in-Charge of JNMDA, while Shri Ashok Sagar Bhagat of the National School of Drama was technical director. Smt. Helen Acharya, Deputy Secretary (Dance), was the leader of the group. A dance drama, Keibul Lamjao, and Manipuri dance items including Dhol Cholom, Pena Singing, Nupi Pala, Pung Cholom and Basant Ras were presented at National Theatre of Korea, Seoul on 13 and 14 October 2006 and also at Jeonju City on 15 October 2006. The programmes were presented in association with
the Embassy of India in Korea.

The Putul Yatra puppet exhibition was organized at the Inje University, Busan, Gimhae, inaugurated by the Ambassador of India in Korea on 2 November 2006. The exhibition was on view up to 12 November 2006. An eight-member group — four puppeteers
led by Shri Puran Bhat, Shri Neeraj Sahai, designer, Shri B.B. Chugh, Deputy Secretary (Administration), Shri O.P. Bharati, Programme Officer (Drama), and Shri Jayant Raj Chaudhary, Museum Supervisor, were sent to Busan, Gimhae, for the exhibition. The exhibition received wide acclaim in Korea.