President Pranab Mukherjee would be the chief guest in the International Gita Mahotsav-2016 to be held in Kurukshetra and would lay foundation stones of some projects besides inaugurating various projects and schemes.
This was announced by Haryana Tourism Minister Ram Bilas Sharma who has invited the people from across the globe to the International Gita Mahotsav-2016 to be held at Kurukshetra from December 6 to 10.
Sharma, who was addressing a gathering during the ‘World Tourism Night’ organised at the Montcalm Hotel in london, on Wednesday described the Bhagawad Gita as knowledge, science and tradition which, in real terms, guide the world, a press statement issued on his behalf said.
President Pranab Mukherjee would be the chief guest in the International Gita Mahotsav-2016, said he.
The Minister said researchers, bloggers and other persons who have worked for the promotion of the Gita, besides scholars of various countries would be invited for the International Gita Mahotsav-2016.
He said the global chanting of 18 shlokas of the Gita would be done during the Mahotsav and it would be telecast live via YouTube.
He said that the website of International Gita Mahotsav www.internationalgitamahotsav2016.com is ready.
Apart from this, a stall would be set up at Haryana Pavilion in International Trade Fair which would begin from November 14 at Pragati Maidan in Delhi, to get registered for International Gita Mahotsav, he said.
While underlining the religious and historical importance of the Saraswati river, Sharma said that now scientific proofs have been found about the existence of Saraswati river.
He said that the State Government has set up Haryana Saraswati Heritage Development Board for development of the river. The digging work of the river has been started at village Mughalwali in district Yamunanagar.
The State Government has a plan to find out and develop the course of Saraswati river and pilgrimages related to it, the Minister said.
He said that books related to the river, monographs, journals and biographies of those scholars who contributed in development of Saraswati Heritage Area would be published by the Board.