INDIA: Brand Ambassadors Of Haryana Tourism, Dharmendra And Hema

Haryana Tourism Minister Ram Bilas Sharma has said that renowned film actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini would be the brand ambassadors of Haryana Tourism Department. While giving this information, the minister said that both actors would be invited in the upcoming Surajkund International Crafts Mela on February 1, 2016.

He said that this time, Telangana and China would participate in the fair as Theme State and Theme Country, respectively.

He said that Gita Jayanti Samaroh was organised in Kurukshetra at state level and in all the districts of the state, in which about 20 lakh people participated. He added that next year, Gita Jayanti would be celebrated at the international level. He said that a three-day festival would be organized in districts Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra and Kaithal, through which the route of Sarasvati River passes, on the occasion of Basant Panchami. Information pertaining to Sarasvati River would be disseminated during this event.

In reply to a question, the Tourism Minister said that Sahitya Akademis in Haryana would be re-constituted in January so as to provide good writers and other literateurs with the opportunity to express their talent. In reply to a question, Sharma said that school children would be taught shlokas of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita from the next academic session. He said that the wrong education policy of the previous government had led to lower standards of education. However, the present government has taken a decision to reconduct the Class-8 Board examinations.