The International Gita Mahotsav 2018 was formally inaugurated today at Kurukshetra amidst chanting of Mantras and blowing of Shankh in front of Brahma Sarovar. On this occasion, Acting President of Mauritius, Mr Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory, Haryana Governor, Mr Satyadeo Narain Arya and Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal performed prayers at Brahma Sarovar by worshipping the holy scripture, Shrimad Bhagvad Gita and formally inaugurated the International Gita Mahotsav 2018 to be held from December 13 to December 18.
On the arrival of Acting President of Mauritius, Mr Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory, Haryana Governor, Mr Satyadeo Narain Arya and Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, Gujarat Education Minister, Mr Bhupendrasinh Manubha Chudasama at Brahma Sarovar, the dignitaries were welcomed with Haryana's traditional instrumental performances. Education Minister, Mr Ram Bilas Sharma, Urban Local Bodies Minister, Mrs Kavita Jain, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Mr Krishan Kumar,MLA Mr Subhash Sudha, MLA, Mr Pawan Saini were also present on this occasion besides others.
Later all the guests visited the Haryana Pavilion and saw the cultural heritage of Haryana in this pavilion and tasted Hariyanvi dishes. After this they also visited state-level exhibition organized by Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, an exhibition organized by the Haryana Saraswati Heritage Board and after that they visited the Gujarat pavilion.
The guests had a look at the model of Saraswati river and Vice President of Haryana Saraswati Heritage Development Board, Mr Prashant Bharadwaj described about development of the Saraswati river and the efforts made so far. Education Minister, Mr Ram Bilas Sharma honored all the guests by presenting the holy scripture, Gita and a Shawl.
GITA STUDY AND RESEARCH CENTRE: The Vice-Chancellor, Kurukshetra University, Dr. Kailash Chandra Sharma announced to open Gita Study and Research Centre in the university for the study of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, at the inaugural ceremony of International Gita Seminar in Kurukshetra today.
He said that a proposal in this regard was sent to the Vice Chancellor and Governor, Mr. Satyadeo Narain Arya from the Philosophy Department of the University. He has granted permission to create a special center for Buddhism at Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Studies Center and Gita Study and Research Center at Kurukshetra University. In the coming days, the students would get to study Buddhism and Shrimad Bhagavad Gita in the centres, he added.
The Vice-Chancellor said that Kurukshetra University, before this, students are taking education through the certificate course on Bhagwadgita in the Directorate of Philosophy and Distance Education. He said that students are already taking education through certificate course on Bhagavad Gita in Department of Philosophy and Directorate of Distance Education of the University.
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