CM announces Gita Chair in Mauritius

Chandigarh: Chief  Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced that a Chair on the  Bhagavad Gita would be established at Mahatma Gandhi Institute in  Mauritius to carry out study and research. He said Kurukshetra University would assist in the work. He was interacting with prominent personalities in Mauritius. He said this Chair would play a vital role  in social and moral uplift of people. He suggested competitions on recitation of 700 'shlokas' and their discourse. He said people of Mauritius should visit India as this would open new doors of exchange between  both countries. Khattar also made a courtesy call on acting Mauritius President Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory in Port Louis. He said Gita Jayanti Mahotsav was being held in the state at the international level for the last three years. Welcoming Khattar Vyapoory said last year he got the opportunity to participate in the International Gita Mahotsav in Haryana. TNS