On the eve of the state visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to India, a presentation of the 10-volume book “Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in the World collections” took place at the memorial complex of Lal Bahadur Shastri in Delhi.
In Uzbekistan, the name of the second Prime Minister of independent India is remembered with deep respect. Not only representatives of the older generation, but also the younger generation are proud that the historic declaration of 1966 between India and Pakistan was signed in Tashkent.
The son of the famous Prime Minister, Anil Shastri, today leads the India-Uzbekistan Friendship Society. The Friendship Society, whose members are well-known politicians, public figures, scientists, journalists, makes a worthy contribution to the further development of friendly relations between the Uzbek and Indian peoples.
Chairman of the India-Uzbekistan Friendship Society Anil Shastri, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to India Farhod Arziev and others noted that in our countries the first state visit of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to India is of great interest. The participants of the event expressed confidence that the results of the meetings and negotiations during the visit would open up new prospects for the further development of mutually beneficial relations between the two major states of Central and South Asia.
The series of books “The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in the World Collections” tells about the samples of the rich and unique spiritual and cultural heritage of our people, stored in famous and popular museums around the world.
Members of the initiative group of the project, together with well-known Uzbek and Indian scientists, began to study samples of the richest cultural heritage of our people in museums, libraries and other treasuries of India. The results of the scientific research will be included in new volumes of the book series.
Book launches will also take place at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jamia Millia University, Jama Masjid Delhi and the Center for Islamic Culture of India. On September 25, an exhibition titled “India-Uzbekistan: Dialogue of Cultures” will open at the National Museum of India, which will last until October 24.
