Amritsar to host C20 conference

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Amritsar, April 11

India’s G20 presidency year will host several cultural programmes across the country over the span of a year. Accordingly, the city will be hosting a C20 (Civil Organisation) event for which the Government of India has constituted 14 working groups to hold conferences on different topics to highlight the relevance of salient features of our culture and legacy to be included in the mission statement of G20.

One such working group is on ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ (world is one family). To conduct one such C20 event in Amritsar, the Chinmaya Mission has been nominated by the government, which will be hosting the C20 national conference for North Zone at Amritsar on April 17. The day-long event will be inaugurated by Punjab Governor Banwari Lal Purohit. Renowned speakers and delegates drawn from Delhi, Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab will be participating in the conference. The speakers at the event include prominent religious and spiritual leaders, former defence personnel, educators and senior academicians.

“The conference sessions have been divided into three sub-themes —- defence, education and dharma. As we are all are aware that this year India is the president of G20 summit, the Government of India has chalked out a number of programmes to be organised during the entire year. We will be hosting the C20 event and it’s an open invitation to members of the civil society to come and participate,” said Avinash Mohindru, president of Chinmaya Mission, Amritsar, who is also the city coordinator for organising the conference.

The proceedings of the conference will be prepared and sent to the national coordinator who will forward the consolidated report to the Government of India for including it in the mission statement for discussion and adoption at the G20 Summit being held at New Delhi in September this year.

List of speakers

Swami Mitrananda, Head, Chinmaya Mission, Chennai; Prof Manjeet Singh, former Jathedar of Akal Takht, Amritsar; Maulana Usman Ludhianavi, Shahi Imam of Punjab, Acharya Pradyumnji Maharaj, Mukhya Updeshik Patanjali Yog Peeth Haridwar; Prof SS Bahl, Dean Academics, GNDU; Swami Chidrupananda; Lt Gen (retd) SN Handa PVSM, AVSM Lt Gen (retd) Mohinder Puri PVSM , UYSM and Lt Gen (retd) KJ Singh PVSM, AVSM & Bar