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across the world. He cautioned against cant changes that have diluted sites related to Lord Ram to boost
one upmanship on the ancient prac- the proposed legislation. The ministry tourism within India and improve cul-
tice, saying it belongs to all countries headed by Maneka Gandhi had tural ties with Nepal and Sri Lanka.
and all communities. proposed that the chairperson "We have drawn a plan for this and will
should be a retired judge and the com- start next year," Sharma said.
The International Yoga Day was ob- mission should have the power to ar-
served the world over - from Australia rest, similar to powers given to the A batch of 101 miniatures related to
to the UK and China to Afghanistan. National Human Rights Commission Ramayana has already been sent to
(NHRC). the National Gallery of Australia to be
Aadhaar is not mandatory exhibited till the end of August.
for voting rights In the present bill, the chairperson can
be a person of eminence as well and One key component of the diplomatic
The Election Commission clarified that powers of arrest have not been given effort, 'The festivals of India', is a com-
having an aadhaar or unique identifi- to the commission bination of dance performances, mu-
cation number was not mandatory for sical shows and other theme based ex-
enrolment in the electoral rolls. Cultural push to improve hibitions and will showcase the tra-
international ties ditions of Ramlila and Ramkatha (story
This came after several complaints the of Ram) to portray India's "rich cultural
commission has received that election The culture minister , Mahesh Sharma diversity".
officers were rejecting enrolment re- is of the view that India 's rich cultural
quest without an Aadhaar number. heritage can be showcased in order to A token of love from
"now furnishing of the Aadhaar num- bring harmony across the globe and Karnataka to the Gujarat
ber will not be ground for rejection or also to boost the tourism. CM
objection to application for new enrol-
ment or for deletion of name for the Hereby, the country can popularize the The Chief Minister of Gujarat,
electoral roll. Collection of Aadhaar is Ramayana and Ramlila abroad Anandiben Patel's collection of sarees
only for authentication of details of through festivals and exhibitions as just got richer with a diaphanous silk
electors and confidentiality and se- part of a broader cultural push to in- saree gifted by a silk weaver couple
crecy of data," the EC clarified. vigorate ties across the globe. from Karnataka to Ahmedabad.
NCW to be empowered as The promotional events may be held in The couple in their early 70s, Gurum
NDRC: Maneka Gandhi China, Mauritius and countries where Narayanappa and his wife Kamalamma
the Ramayana and Ramlila are already travelled all the way from
National Commission for Women popular, sources say. "The Ramayana Sunkadakatte near Bengaluru to the
(NCW), charged with protecting and Ramlila are essential ingredients of Capital of Gujarat, Gandhinagar just to
women rights, could soon be granted our heritage and identity. If we show- gift a 6.5 metre Karnataka silk saree
powers of a civil court to investigate, case their richness to people in other that weighed about one fourth of the
summon and penalize. The bill could countries, it will enrich their under- normal saree. The saree, weighing
be taken up by the Union Cabinet with standing of our country. This in turn will about 200 grams was prepared with
the Women and Child Development give a fillip to our tourism," the minis- extensive manual labour of 20-25 days
(WCD) ministry which is keen on bring- ter said. and estimated to cost anywhere be-
ing the legislation in the monsoon ses- tween Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 40,000 in the
sion of Parliament. The Centre recently announced a plan market.
to build a Ramayana tourist circuit
The amended bill excludes two signifi- starting from Ayodhya and develop all "The Chief Minister expressed pleasure
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