3-day long Emperor Vikramaditya Mahanritya Mahamanchan was inaugurated in the Red Fort premises
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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said that Maharaja Vikramaditya made that era and India proud with his rule. Emperor Vikramaditya had an incomparable contribution in the development of our cultural consciousness. He is still an ideal for rulers. He was very fond of his subjects.
He taught the rulers how a king should serve his subjects. He developed the nation of India by protecting and promoting the development of art, culture, literature and science during his reign.
Vice President was addressing the inauguration program of Samrat Vikramaditya Mahanritya Mahamanchan organized by the Madhya Pradesh government at Madhodas Park in the Red Fort complex of Delhi on Saturday evening. Vice President Shri Dhangarh and other guests inaugurated this three-day Samrat Vikramaditya Mahanritya Mahamanchan event by lighting the lamp. Samrat Vikramaditya Mahanritya Mahamanchan will continue till 14 April. The program started with the national anthem.
Vice President Mr Dhankhar said that our culture is an example of how easy and simple life can be with Indian life values. He said that Indianness is our identity and nationalism is our ultimate religion. Emperor Vikramaditya made an invaluable contribution to the building of the nation during his reign. Our country is changing under the able leadership of Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi. Development is taking place everywhere in India, from the depths of the earth to the heights of the sky. India’s old prestige is being restored and revived due to the foresight of Prime Minister Mr Modi. He said that language is the axis of our cultural consciousness. We should be proud of our language. In our new National Education Policy too, special attention has been given to the spread of India’s cultural consciousness and education based on Indian knowledge traditions.
Vice President Shri Dhankhar congratulated and thanked Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav for this great event being organized by the Madhya Pradesh government in Delhi and said that this process should continue in future as well in collaboration with the Central and Delhi governments. We should always strive to promote our culture and he is happy that this work is being done with great dedication and efficiency in Madhya Pradesh. He said that we have to maintain our cultural heritage and we should also make efforts to get it recognized at the global level.
Union Minister of Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Governor of Madhya Pradesh Shri Mangu Bhai Patel, Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav, Chief Minister of Delhi Smt. Rekha Gupta, Shri Shivprakashji, Vice President’s wife Dr. Smt. Sudesh Dhankhar, Principal Secretary of Tourism and Culture of MP Shri Shivshekhar Shukla, Principal Secretary of Anand Department Shri Raghavendra Kumar Singh, Culture Advisor to Chief Minister Dr. Shriram Tiwari, Dr. Atul Jain along with ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Delhi government, MLAs and more than 250 artists of Vikramaditya Mahanritya Mahamanchan including a large number of art loving citizens of MP and Delhi were present in the program.
Emperor Veer Vikramaditya was a symbol of patience, bravery and sensitivity – Chief Minister Dr. Yadav
Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav, while describing the reign of Emperor Veer Vikramaditya as a glorious period of Indian history, said that Vikramaditya has an indelible contribution in preserving and improving our culture. He only transformed governance into a system of good governance. He was a symbol of indomitable courage, patience, bravery and sensitivity. He made his subjects debt-free. He was endowed with many qualities. We get inspiration from Emperor Veer Vikramaditya to give the poor, helpless and deprived their rights. He said that Emperor Vikramaditya will always be praiseworthy for us. He has taught us the lesson of serving the public. He used to go among the people in disguise to see the happiness and sorrow of his subjects. This sensitivity of his shows that the happiness of the ruler lies in the happiness of the people.
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav said that our culture has always been rich and will remain so in future too. Our culture will keep flowing like the uninterrupted flow of Maa Ganga. We are proud of our glorious past and we have to convey this feeling to the new generation as well. This is our basic intention behind staging the grand play Vikramaditya in the country’s capital Delhi. He appealed to everyone to take advantage of this event to see, understand and enjoy the glorious period of our history.
Vikramaditya’s rule was a stepping stone to cultural development – Union Minister Shri Shekhawat
Union Minister of Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that the organization of Samrat Vikramaditya Mahanritya in Delhi by the Madhya Pradesh government not only brings alive the history of the country but also strengthens our cultural consciousness. He said that the reign of Emperor Vikramaditya was the highest period of cultural flourishing in India. The staging of Mahanritya based on his rule is a staging of that golden era of Vikramaditya. He was a promoter of knowledge, science, skills and an example of bravery. He was an ideal ruler. He tried to take the culture of India to the highest level through his Navratnas. The staging of Veer Vikramaditya’s reign is a new trend, a new step, which has been started by the Madhya Pradesh government. He congratulated and wished Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav for this initiative.
It is a matter of great fortune for Delhi and me- CM Rekha Gupta
Delhi Chief Minister Mrs. Rekha Gupta expressed her gratitude to Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav. She said that Dr. Yadav has given the people of Delhi an opportunity to see and understand the character and valor of Vikramaditya. It is my and Delhi’s great fortune that Delhi got to see this day today. It is a matter of good fortune that a grand play on Emperor Vikramaditya, a symbol of valor and valor, is being staged here. Delhiites are coming face to face with history today. They are seeing the character of Emperor Vikramaditya with their own eyes, for this, many thanks to Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav.
The grand play will continue till 14 April
The grand drama of Emperor Vikramaditya will also be staged on 13 and 14 April. In this, 250 artists are bringing alive the life story of Emperor Vikramaditya. Special effects of palanquins, chariots, horses and LED graphics are being used to make the scenes of this drama lively. An exhibition of ‘Vikramaditya period coins and stamps’ is also being organised by Maharaja Vikramaditya Shodhpeeth in the programme. An exhibition ‘Arsha Bharat’ has also been organised focusing on the Indian Rishi scientific tradition. The life and contribution of more than 100 sages is being displayed in it. Exhibitions have also been organised here on the subject of ‘Development and achievements of Madhya Pradesh’ by the Public Relations Department and by the Tourism and Industry Department.
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