CENTENARIES AND ANNIVERSARIES
 

1400th Anniversary of Hijra (The Islamic Calendar Year)

On the recommendations of the Advisory Committee under the Chair- manship of the Vice-President of India. following programmes were imple- mented during the year 1981-82

(i) An International Qirrat (Recitation of Holy Quran) Com- petition was held at Vigyan Bhawan on May 1-2, 1981. The competition was inaugurated by the Minister of External Affairs, on May 1, 1981. Besides India, 12 countries namely, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maladives, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Jordan, Syria Libya and Turkey participated.

(ii) An Exhibition on Islamic Heritage of India was inaugurated by the President of India on October 26, 1981 at the National Museum. The exhibits were collected from various Museums, Libraries and Institutions from all over India and included manuscripts, calligraphy, miniatures, precious and semi precious stones etc.

(iii) Government of India, Ministry of Works and Housing has allotted a plot of land for the India Islamic Cultural Centre in the Lodi Road Institutional area.

(iv) Shri M. S. Sathyu eminent producer has been entrusted with the work of 'production of a film on "Islamic Heritage of India".

Jayaprakash Narayan Memorial Committee

The first meeting of the Jayaprakash Narayan Memorial Committee was held in New Delhi on June 29, 1981 under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister of India.

Subramania Bharati Centenary Celebration

An All India Committee to finalise programme for Subramania Bharati Centenary Celebration has been set up under the Chairmanship of Shri Kamalapati Tripathi. Approval of Shri Tripathi is awaited. Members will be nominated after his acceptance is received.

Other Programmes

Financial assistance has been provided for centenary/anniversary celebrations for Millenary birth anniversary of Abu-Ali-ibn-Abdullah-Ibn- Sina. Chananji Chaturvedi, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Faiz Ahmed Faiz etc.

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