Baltic centre to come up at Dev Sanskriti University
Haridwar, June 19
Uttarakhand will soon have its own Baltic centre. It will be established by the Government of Latvia at Dev Sanskriti University in Haridwar. Baltic centre is a platform for contemporary artistes, where they can display their work.
The agreement in this regard was reached during a meeting of Dr Chinmay Pandya, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Dev Sanskriti University, with Uldis Lailpeter, Deputy State Secretary, Culture, Latvia Government, recently.
Dr Pandya, who returned from his Europe tour yesterday, said students and research scholars from Latvia would come to India and research on the Indian culture and other related aspects at the baltic centre.
“Dev Sanskriti University already has a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Latvia University on international relations and tourism. The Baltic centre will further strengthen this cooperation between the two countries,” said Dr Pandya. He also met Inguna Sudaraba, chairperson of Latvian Parliamentary Committee, and Madra Apsalon, president of International Cooperation and European Union Policy Division, during his visit.
Former Ireland President Mary McAleese also called upon Dr Chinmay Pandya during his one-day visit to Ireland. Both discussed the Indian culture, spirituality, yoga, education and ways to strengthen mutual collaboration during the meeting.
McAleese was President of Ireland from 1997-2011, serving the longest term as a President. “On International Yoga Day, Shantikunj-Dev Sanskriti University yoga trainers will hold yoga camps across Europe, including in Latvia, Ireland, Britain and France. Worldwide, more than 4,000 yoga teachers and practitioners associated with Gayatri Shantikunj will impart yoga training to 1.5 lakh foreign people on International Yoga Day,” Dr Pandya added.
