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Language, cultural heritage of Rajasthan

celebrated at indian Consulate in nY

The Indian mission and Jaipur Foot USA organize an event as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’
on occasion of the 75th year of India’s independence

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he language and cultural heri-
tage of Rajasthan was celebrat-
Ted with fervor at the Consulate
General of India here on the occasion
of International Mother Language
Day, showcasing the state’s rich fla-
vors and vibrant colors. The Consul-
ate and Jaipur Foot USA organized
the special celebration of the language
and cultural heritage of Rajasthan on
Monday as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Am-
rit Mahotsav’ on occasion of the 75th
year of India’s independence, accord-
ing to a PTI report.
Consul General Randhir Jaiswal
recalled that Bangladesh had start-
ed the initiative to celebrate Inter-
national Mother Language Day. It
was approved at the 1999 UNESCO
General Conference and has been
observed throughout the world since
2000 on February 21, said the report.
He underlined that the people of
India, irrespective of their mother
tongue, are in some way or the other
connected with the diverse and rich Consul General of India in New York, Randhir Jaiswal
languages and dialects spoken across
the country. Jaipur Foot USA Chair-
man and international convener of gy’s Pain Service, will be spending
Akhil Bharatiya Rajasthani Bhasha over Rs one crore for the camp in
Manyata Sangharsh Samiti Prem which Jaipur Foot fitments, calipers,
Bhandari, citing Father of the Nation wheelchairs and tricycles and oth-
Mahatma Gandhi underscored the er health-related equipment will be
importance of the mother language provided free of cost to the special-
in a person’s life and children’s up- ly-abled.
bringing and development, it added. The camp is aimed at benefiting
Bhandari requested Prime Min- not just those in need from Rajasthan
ister Narendra Modi to include Ra- but from any state across India. The
jasthani and Bhojpuri languages in camp by Jaipur Foot organization
the 8th Schedule of the Indian Con- Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Saha-
stitution and that Rajasthan Chief yata Samiti-BMVSS, led by Padma
Minister Ashok Gehlot should make Bhushan D.R. Mehta, will be held
Rajasthani as “Raj Bhasha.” On the on the occasion of the 131st birth
occasion, he also announced that a anniversary of Baba Saheb Bhimrao
Jaipur Foot camp will be sponsored Ambedkar in April this year.
by US-based globally renowned phy- Poet & TV anchor Ashok Vyas
sician Dr Subhash Jain in Jodhpur’s kept the audience spellbound as
Khichan village. Jain, who has been moderator, he highlighted the cul- Prem Bhandari, Chairman, Jaipur Foot, uSA
an attending physician at Memori- tural impact of Rajasthani folk songs
al Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and traditional dances. He hails from of affection, was lively, a bit nostal- of Sita Ram Lalas (Created dictio-
where he was the founding chief Jodhpur and his Rajasthani poem gic with a message for world peace. nary in Rajasthani), Vijay Dan Detha
of the Department of Anesthiolo- “Apnayat” in praise of the abundance He acknowledged the contribution Continued at next page... >>

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