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HERITAGE | ‘Shri Guru Ravidas Maharaj Ji’ Airport
Connecting Future Generations with the Saintly Tradition and Heritage
Now call it Shri Guru Ravidas
Maharaj Ji Airport, Adampur
India is working to connect future
generations with its heritage and
preserve it alongside development. Sharmony and goodwill, imparting teachings of equality,
In this vein, on the 649th birth
anniversary of Saint Ravidas,
who presented a vision for the
future of India based on justice
and compassion, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi visited Punjab.
Here, he inaugurated an airport
terminal building and also renamed
the Adampur airport as ‘Shri Guru
Ravidas Maharaj Ji Airport, Adampur’
to connect the saintly tradition and
heritage with future generations.
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ocial reformer and saint Ravidas Maharaj showed the
nation the path of service. He lit the lamp of social
compassion, and human dignity, which inspire India’s social
values. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Punjab
on the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas Maharaj, said that it
has been decided that the Adampur Airport will now be known
as Shri Guru Ravidass Maharaj Ji Airport. This is a joyous day for
countless people. It is a fitting tribute to the timeless ideals of
Shri Guru Ravidass Maharaj Ji. His message of equality, com-
passion and service continues to motivate us all greatly.
Further enhancing the state’s aviation infrastructure, Prime
Minister Modi inaugurated the new terminal building at
Halwara Airport. PM Modi said that the inauguration of a termi-
nal building at the Halwara Airport is a moment of immense joy
for the people of Punjab, especially Ludhiana and surrounding