Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that Indian Culture and Public Life have multiplicity of joy and emotional attachments to our traditions. Due to blind westernization and modern life, happiness and liveliness have alienated from the life. Chouhan was inaugurating the exhibition oragnised under the three day Lok Manthan programme being started from November 12 at Vidhan Sabha campus today. The programme is being organized in cooperation of Culture Department, Pragya Pravah and Bharat Bhavan. Eminent thinkers holding strong faith in Rashtra Sarvopari (Nation is Paramount) philosophy are taking part in Lok Manthan programme.
Chouhan said that India is a great and ancient country. It has 5 thousand old history. When civilization of India was at peak, there was no existence of many countries. Institutions like Takshshila and Nalanda were in existence here. He further said that folk culture of India is knitted from traditions and values of life. This is unique and diversified. He mentioned that the developed countries of the world have progressed but have lost zeal towards life. Adherence to only western thinking and culture is wrong. Chouhan further mentioned that Indian public life is prospering with positivity and liveliness. It believes in present and has its own philosophy of life. Moreover, it has own vision towards life and jubilations. Here death is celebrated too.
Chouhan said that the state government will act to take forward the deliberations being undertaken in Lok Manthan. Principal Secretary Culture Manoj Shrivastava informed about the Concept of Lok Manthan progamme and exhibition.
Speaker Vidha Sabha Sitasaran Sharma, Chief Minister Chouhan and his wife Sadhana Singh installed a traditional Kalash before the idol of Vagdevi and lit the lamp. They also performed Tulsi Pooja as per the tribal traditional ceremony. MP Alok Sanjar, Sah-Sarkaryawah RSS Dattatray Hosbole and Sadanand Sapre of Pragya Pravah were present on the occasion.
Exhibition being organised at Vidhan Sabha premises under the Lok Manthan programme site is unique in its nature. The exhibition has been prepared as an image of Indian traditions, culture, environment, art and tribal life. This exhibition will remain open for people for three days.
Moreover, this exhibition displays trident of human, nature and Indian traditions. The exhibition site has been divided into eight segments. Center holds Brahma Sthan having blooming lotus in water. Also, pictures beside tribal traditions, arts and culture have been exhibited. Pictures of Sanatan culture have been displayed as we enter the exhibition.