A district level celebration committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioners concerned, an official release said here today.
Additional Deputy Commissioners would be the Vice-Chairman and City Magistrate would be the member secretary of the committee, it said.
Similarly, SDM (Concerned), Vice-Chancellor or Registrar, District Information, Public Relations Officer, District Education Officer along with other officials of various state departments would be the members of the committee.
At least 20 members would be nominated by Deputy Commissioner which includes people from all walks of life and eminent NGOs and organisation especially engaged in the promotion of holy Bhagvad Gita, the release said.
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organised for students, Gita scholars, and other visitors.
The activities include an international seminar on the Bhagvad Gita and national-level exhibitions by spiritual, religious and educational organisations.
An international book fair on the Bhagvad Gita, cultural programmes and a crafts Mela, will also be organised.
Apart from this, half marathon race and 'Prabhat pheris' would be held at various levels across the state.
A photography competition would also be held and winning photographs would be displayed during the event. A coffee table book on Gita Jayanti Samaroh will also be released.
Tableaux would also be prepared for Nagar Shobha Yatra to be conducted on December 10.
He also recalled the words of Swami Vivekananda who
had said that "while 17th century belonged to England, 18th century belonged to France, 19th to Germany, 20th to America, and 21st century would belong to India."
The Governor said that India was passing through a process of reawakening, young India would lead the world in the 21st century and Bhagwad Gita would serve as the guiding principle.
The Gita contains the principles for leading a holistic life, which can result in contentment and bring about a fine balance between the material and spiritual successes, he said.
He lauded the organizers for scaling up the Gita Jayanti celebrations to international level where delegates from over a dozen countries participated in the seminar in Kurukshetra University, and global chanting of the shalokas of Gita would be done in 25 countries at the same time.
Speaking on the occasion, Haryana Education and Tourism Minister, Ram Bilas Sharma, said that Bhagwad Gita which contained the saga of a battle, has several messages for every aspect of life. The Gita has been included in the curriculum of school education to infuse values in the young minds.
Maulana Kokab Mujtaba, President, Ulema Foundation, Sawgawan Sadat, Amroha, and a scholar on Bhagwad Gita, made a vivid scholarly analysis of various aspects of the Gita which inspire the entire humanity.
He stressed the need for translating Bhagwad Gita into Urdu and other languages so that it is read and understood by people from other religions and they appreciate the universal character of Gita.
Shyam Gupta, National Convenor of Ekal Abhiyan, said that in order to achieve a national representation on Gita Jayanti, one person from each of the 574 districts of the country had been invited.
David Frawley, founder of American Institute of Vedic Studies, Bhai Satpal Singh, Chairman, Ram Das Mission in US, also spoke on the occassion.