Celebrations in India are a larger than life affair and have been instrumental in establishing a distinguished identity for the country as a whole on the global map. But how can events and these festivities be used to foster India’s growth?
Well, the answer was given by Shri Maheish Girri, Member of Parliament, East Delhi in his keynote address at the launch of BW APPLAUSE on 5th September at Shangrila Eros.
Shri Girri began his address by sharing that though he had recently joined politics and had no background in it he is a spiritual person and has looked and observed India very closely.
He said, “I fervently believe that India is a country is a land of festivals and despite of being a land of festivals India has not been able to capitalize on its festivities to attract tourists.Be it Mathura or Varanasi, Karnataka or Kanyakuvari we have a lot of tourists attractions in India but we have never laid emphasis on keeping them clean.”
Highlighting the recent developments made in this area Shri Girri said, “I salute the efforts of Hon. Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi who on 15th of August for the first time advocated taking care of very small things in the country. These things might be small but if the entire country takes care of such small things the face of the entire country will change.
As an example, “The Swaccha Bharat Campaign” is one such initiative which has been appreciated and applauded by anyone. Even all the religious places associated with Lord Rama are being connected by various transportation mediums. Such is the vision of our respected Prime Minister.”
Suggesting how can events and India’s culture can be used for its growth Shri. Girri voiced his opinion by saying, “I feel that we has Indians have not promoted our culture the way it should have been promoted. When a pizza from Italy can come to India then why can’t an Indian Paratha go to Italy. We have so many cultural and religious heritages which have not been promoted at all but thanks to our prime minister such things are being taken care of now.
I congratulate BW Businessworld and BW APPLAUSE for the launch and feel they will be instrumental in taking the vision of our Prime Minister ahead by showcasing the importance of India, its heritage and its events.”
