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Cover Story   Development and Legacy


        India is also bringing back its cultural heritage
        from abroad. Today India is also making 15 tourist
        circuits for Swadesh Darshan. Be it the Ramayana
        circuit,  Buddhist circuit,  Sufi circuit, or  Tirthankar
        circuit, the main aim is to make culture an important
        link in the initiative started to realize the vision of a
        developed India. The cultural places of the country
        are  becoming  attractive  destinations  for  foreign
        tourists. Today Indian sites are finding a place in
        the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. India is making a
        tryst with its glorious history by building museums.
        India is taking efforts to bring the stories of freedom
        fighters to the fore to make people aware of their
        sacrifices.  Be  it  the  Pradhanmantri  Sangrahalaya
        or  the  Netaji  Subhash  Chandra  Bose  Museum,
        the Statue of Unity, or the reconstruction of the
        Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Museum a new India is
        being built in which new thinking and age-old culture
        go hand in hand.


        INDIA IS MORE THAN A NATION; IT IS ALSO A
        CULTURE AND AN IDEA
          Dharma for India means our collective commitment
        to our duties! The aim of our resolutions is the
        welfare  of the  world  and the service  of mankind.
        The cultural glory of a nation is colossal only when
        it is  successful  on the  global  stage.  To reach  the
        pinnacle  of  success,  it  is  also  necessary  that  the
        nation touches its cultural zenith, and stands tall
        with  pride  in  its  identity.  In  this  Azadi  Ka  Amrit      Today once again, in this
        Kaal  India called for the Panch Pran which includes
        'freedom  from  the  mentality  of  slavery'  and  'pride        Amrit Kaal of Azadi, 'Amar
        in its heritage'. Today the construction of the grand            Avantika' is proclaiming
        Ram temple in Ayodhya is being undertaken at full
        pace. Vishwanath Dham in Kashi is swelling the pride             the cultural immortality
        of the cultural capital of India. Development works              of India. Ujjain, which
        in Somnath are setting new records. New chapters                 has been the focal point
        of development are being written in the Kedarnath-
        Badrinath pilgrimage region in Uttarakhand.                      of Indian culture for
          For  the  first  time  after  independence,  the  Char         thousands of years, is
        Dham is going to be connected by all-weather roads
        through  the  Char  Dham  Project.  Not  only  this  but         once again heralding a new
        the  Kartarpur  Sahib  Corridor  came  to  fruition  and         era of India's grandeur.
        Hemkund Sahib will be connected by ropeway.
        Similarly, Swadesh  Darshan  and  PRASHAD  Yojana                - Narendra Modi,
        are restoring the glory of many centres of spiritual             Prime Minister
        consciousness of the nation across the country.
          Recently the grand 'Mahakal Lok' was inaugurated

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