The Manohar lal Khattar Government has invited Gujarat Government to become partner state for the International Gita Mahotsava to be organised in the state from December 7 to 23.
The Chief Minister Manohar lal has written to his Gujarat counterpart, Vijay Rupani in this regard.
Soon after receiving the confirmation from the Gujarat Government, both the states would start preparations for the Mahotsava.
In his letter to Gujarat Chief Minister, Manohar lal said that from the year 2016 onwards, the present State Government has been organizing the Gita Jayanti Mahotsava of international level.
He said that President Ram Nath Kovind had inaugurated the Gita Jayanti Mahotsava organised last year in which Uttar Pradesh was the partner state. Apart from the heads of various spiritual and religious organizations, about 30 lakh people from country and abroad participated in the celebrations. This year, the Haryana Government has decided to organise the International Gita Mahotsava from December 7 to 23, Manohar lal said.
International crafts mela, international seminar on Gita, exhibitions by spiritual institutions and glorious cultural programmes based on Mahabharata and lord Shri Krishna would be the main attraction of the celebrations, he added.
Since 2016, various special activities are being organised for different groups of people, including students, Gita scholars, students and teachers of subjects such as archaeology and religious studies, and other visitors during Gita Jayanti Mahotsava in Kurukshetra. To spread the message of Gita to the world community, global chanting of Srimadbhagvad Gita is also held during the celebrations.