CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
ICCR 71st Foundation Day: Observed on Apr 09
- The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is celebrating its 71st Foundation Day on April 09.
- Swami Vivekanand Cultural Centre at Indian Embassy in Beijing celebrated ICCR Foundation Day on April 09.
- In the presence of a huge gathering of ICCR scholars in China and their disciples who learnt Indian dance and music.
- The ICCR has unveiled ‘Little Guru’ app, world’s first Gamified Sanskrit learning App which was jointly launched in Beijing by Ambassador Vikram Misri and renowned Chinese scholar on Sanskrit and India studies, Professor Wang Bangwei.
- Many Sanskrit Professors from Peking University and the students were also present.
- Ambassador Vikram Misri highlighted ICCR’s role in promoting cultural, academic and intellectual exchanges between India and the rest of the world.
- He said nearly 300 students in China in the last few years have availed ICCR scholarships and hoped that more Chinese students will avail of these scholarships.
