Monday, November 14, 2016

President Pranab Mukherjee to be present for Vikramshila Mahotsav


The state government of Bihar has taken a decision to celebrate Vikramshila Mahotsav on February 25-26 every year and has included the program in the list of government-sponsored events. The event would be held on the half-excavated site of Vikramshila which was the ancient site of learning built by king Dharma Pala of the Pala dynasty between 750 and 800AD.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 13 November 2016.
President Pranab Mukherjee is planned to visit the half-excavated ruins of Vikramshila on November 26-27. His itinerary includes visit to Deoghar and travel to Vikramshila and Guru Dham in Bounsi in Banka. The visit is based on the request of Nishi Kant Dubey, BJP MP from Godda and also a native of Bhawanipur village near Vikramshila.
The President would use a helicopter and take the aerial route to reach both NTPC and Vikramshila, hence the administration is focusing on the construction of helipads and security also is being beefed up.
The Press Club of Eastern Bihar, Bhagalpur, a body of mediapersons of eastern Bihar districts, will present a souvenir to the President during his visit to Vikramshila on November 27. The souvenir will be exclusively on Vikramshila affairs and will contain articles in English, Hindi and Bengali by eminent persons to depict the history of the ancient varsity and its present status.


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