New Souvenir Shop inaugurated at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre
This initiative is an important step to promote cultural heritage, support creativity, and help artisans.
This initiative is an important step to promote cultural heritage, support creativity, and help artisans.
The budget places strong emphasis on infrastructure, welfare, and growth sectors, with tourism and culture emerging as key focus areas aimed at strengthening Uttar Pradesh’s identity as the spiritual and cultural heartland of India.
The ceremonial departure took place at Bandaranaike International Airport in the presence of Sri Lankan Ministers and the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka.
Nearly 700 students and teachers from private schools, studying up to Class 1, participated in the programme, which introduced children to Indian art, culture and heritage through interactive and activity-based learning.
The Chief Minister has said that the rich cultural, spiritual and historical identity of Uttar Pradesh should be clearly visible.
Spread over 65 acres, the site will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 25, marking the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
In her message, Banerjee highlighted Bengal's rich cultural heritage, citing the likes of Rabindranath Tagore, Nazrul Islam, Ramakrishna, and Vivekananda, and asserted that the soil of Bengal has never bowed to divisive forces.
“I felt its power very early,” Vijayalakshmi, world-renowned Indian classical dancer, said as she recalled her first encounters with the dance at the tender age of 11.
A large number of devotees arrived not only from Ayodhya but also from neighbouring districts such as Sultanpur, Basti, Ambedkar Nagar, and Barabanki, in addition to several other parts of North India.
He was speaking after hoisting the ‘Dharma Dwaja’ (saffron flag) on the ‘shikhar’ (top) of the Ram Temple here along with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.