New Delhi | More than 500 ambassadors, diplomats, business leaders, scholars, cultural figures, entrepreneurs and investors from the five BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- will come together for a two-day forum, exploring how culture, knowledge systems, heritage and creative expression can build meaningful connections between nations.

The second edition of the Global Impact Forum (GIF) will be held at The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai on September 5-6, organisers AP Globale announced at an event here on Monday evening.

Conceptualised as an "international soft power festival", the forum will feature panel discussions, addresses and workshops exploring the cultural intersections and shared traditions across the participating nations.

Speaking about the association between Russia and India, Maria Kudriashova, second secretary at the Russian Embassy in India, said that the two nations share a "long-standing friendship rooted in mutual respect, trust and a deep understanding of each other's cultures, traditions and priorities".

"Today, this relationship has evolved into a special and privileged strategic partnership spanning trade and investment, energy, science and technology, education, culture and people-to-people connections.

"The Global Impact Forum comes at an important moment as India hosts the BRICS Presidency and seeks to further strengthen cooperation across the Global South. BRICS provides an important platform for India and Russia to work together towards a more balanced international order and practical cooperation," she said.

The programme will bring together diverse traditions and disciplines from Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine to Kalaripayattu and Kung Fu/Tai Chi, classical dance and Capoeira, Tagore and Tolstoy, cinema, music, sport and indigenous traditions.