‘Let’s bring back to India rare books & manuscripts’
President Droupadi Murmu gave the call while inaugurating the ‘Festival of Libraries’ being organised by the Ministry of Culture with the aim to promote development and digitisation of libraries.
The Ministry of Culture is e-Auctioning the gifts and mementos received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the recent past, said a senior officer of the Culture Ministry here on Thursday.
The proceedings of the e-auction would go to the Namami Gange Mission aimed at conserving and rejuvenating the Ganga, the officer said. The Memorabilia also include the sports gear and equipment of the medal-winning Olympians and Paralympians.
The Ministry is e auctioning a replica of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir, Chardham, Rudraksh Convention Centre, models, sculptures, paintings, angavastras among others
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“Those who are interested could participate in the 21-day long e-auction through the website https://pmmementos.gov.in from September 17 to 7 October,” the Ministry said.
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