On his maiden vist to China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi would inaugurate the first Gandhian Studies Centre at Shanghai’s prestigious Fudan University on May 16. The staff for the center will be provided by Indian Council of Cultural Relations.
It is stated that Modi will announce about setting up of a Yoga College at Yunnan Minzu University in China’s Yunnan province. India will provide Yoga specialists and help China to bring about a standardisation of Yoga techniques. In recent years Yoga has become a very popular fitness programme in China.
Rabindranath Tagore and Jawaharlal Nehru were regarded more popular in China than Gandhi as the two figured among the 60 foreign leaders who most influenced China in a poll conducted in 2009.
Tidbits
- Pravasi Bharatiya Divas commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa in Bombay.
- Gandhi Memorial Museum, established in 1959, is a memorial museum for Gandhi located in the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India.
- Gandhi’s birthday, 2 October, is commemorated world-wide as the International Day of Nonviolence.
GK Questions
- What is the name of a museum inaugurated by Modi, which is based on the life and works of Mahatma Gandhi? Dandi Kutir
- Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is observed on which day every year? January 9
- What is the theme of 2015 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas? “Apna Bharat, Apna Gaurav”.
