सोमवार, 11 जनवरी 2016

World Book Fair: Cultural Practices become the attraction of visitors


Vananchal News Network

New Delhi: Cultural practices on theme pavilion became the attraction of visiotors in the New Delhi World Book Fair-2016 on Monday.‘Cultural Heritage of India’as the theme of World Book Fair-2016 is playing a crucial role to emphasise on the philosophy, knowledge traditions and multilingual literary practices which have shaped the culture and civilization of not only India but have impacted the same beyond the boundaries of India for thousands of years. 

The architecture of the Exhibition has designed to connect the past with the present. The Theme Pavilion displays more than 800 titles on Indian art, culture, music, dance, philosophy in various Indian languages. The old manuscripts like Ramayan Lanka Kanda by Srimata Sankardeva, Atharva Veda among others have also been displayed at the Pavilion.

A number of activities were organized at the Pavilion including a panel discussion on the topic ‘Science through Sanskrit: Exploring Possibilities’. The speakers shared their views about the scientific development in ancient times as mentioned in Sanskrit texts. They opined that in earlier times, India has a developed scientific system and they invented several technologies which are the basis of odern day science. The speakers on the occasion were Shri Shreeji Devpujari, Dr C S R Prabhu and Shri Ra Jyotishi. Shri Baldeo Bhai Sharma, Chairman, NBT was also present on the occasion.

Presentation of Indian classical dance Odissi by Kasturi Pattnaiyak and her troupe, Bamboo Dance by Vanlalpawla & his troupe; Chari and Bhawai Dance by Suresh & Veena Vyas; Devotional songs by Leepika Bhattacharya and a dramatic erformance based on Jaidev’s Gita Govinda by the artists of East Zone Cultural Centre, Kolkata mesmerized the audience.
 (PRESS RELEASE)

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