Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar on Tuesday presided over a meeting to chalk out the finer points in the preparations for the International Gita Mahotsav to be celebrated in Kurukshetra from December 6 to 10, 2016.
About 18,000 people are expected to participate in the Mahotsav and chant 18 shlokas of Gita which would be telecast live via YouTube during the celebrations which are being elevated to global level this year. last year, Gita Jayanti was celebrated all over the state. Prior to that, the celebrations were confined to Kurukshetra.
Haryana Government would invite such researchers, bloggers and persons as may be working in different fields but have contributed towards the promotion of Gita one way or the other. Besides, scholars from various countries would also be invited to speak on Gita. President, Pranab Mukherjee, would be the chief guest at the Mahotsav and would inaugurate and lay foundation stones of various programmes and schemes.
As many as 574 participants from different parts of the country would reach Kurukshetra on December 6 wearing traditional dresses with Gita shlokas printed on them. later, they would donate their dresses which would be kept in a museum or mobile museum for visitors. A photo and coffee table book with brief summary of these participants would be prepared.
The Chief Minister said website of the International Gita Mahotsav www.internationalgitamahotsav2016.com was ready and so far more than 20,000 people had visited it. Besides, a stall for the Mahotsav would be set up at Haryana Pavilion in the International Trade Fair which would begin from November 14 at Pragati Maidan in Delhi. Teams from all over the country and abroad have been invited for presenting cultural performances.
Ambassadors and other prominent personalities of various countries would also be invited for the Mahotsav. Besides, Union Ministers, Governors, Chief Ministers and minister of other states and heads of various social and religious institutions would also be invited. All members of Swarna Jayanti Utsav Committee too would get the invites.