India’s cultural heritage receiving growing recognition internationally: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India’s music, dance, cinema and cuisine continue to connect the country with societies across the world, asserting that its cultural heritage is receiving growing recognition internationally.

In a written message to the participants at the ‘Brihattar Bharat: International Conference on Bharat's Cultural Connections Across the Globe’ being held at the Vigyan Bhawan from October 14-16, Mr. Modi also said that besides preserving monuments, the government is also preserving India’s manuscript heritage through the Gyan Bharatam initiative.

Union Culture Secretary Vivek Aggarwal read out the Prime Minister’s message at the inaugural session of the conference.

Efforts to bring back antiquities from foreign countries have gained a “renewed momentum”, while India's cultural heritage is receiving growing recognition at the international level, Mr. Modi said.