Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Friday announced that a Chair on Gita would be established in Mahatma Gandhi Institute at Mauritius to carry out study and research work on Gita.
“The assistance of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra would be taken for this purpose,” Manohar Lal said while interacting with the prominent personalities in Mauritius. A Press statement issued here said that this Chair would play a vital role in the social and moral uplift of people of India and Mauritius.
He suggested that competitions on recitation of all 700 shalokas and their discourse should be organized so that maximum people could assimilate the message of Gita.
He said that the roots of people of Mauritius are connected to India and therefore, they should visit India as this would open new doors of exchange between both the countries not only in the field of culture but also in trade and industry. This would benefit both the countries, Manohar Lal added.
Acting President of Mauritius, Mr Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory said that Sanskrit is also the huge contribution of India to the world and there is need to promote it.
Representative of various social, educational and other organizations were also present on this occasion.