Bhopal. A dignified ceremony was organized in Raj Bhavan today on November 1, the foundation day of 8 states and 4 union territories including the state foundation day. In the program, the foundation day of the states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Delhi and Tamil Nadu and the Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Lakshadweep and Puducherry was celebrated with great fervor. At the beginning of the program, a short film showing the cultural, social and geographical splendor of Madhya Pradesh was also screened.
On the instructions of Governor Mangubhai Patel, the foundation day celebration of various states “Akhandta Ka Utsav” is organized in Raj Bhavan Madhya Pradesh. In this series, residents of Madhya Pradesh, natives of Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh and Union Territory Ladakh participated in the program organized in Raj Bhavan. In the program, the participants gave details of the cultural, historical and archaeological splendor of their states. The Governor was thanked for organizing the foundation day of the states. Greetings were exchanged on the foundation day of the states.
The Governor’s Additional Secretary Shri Umashankar Bhargava welcomed the natives of different states and congratulated everyone on the foundation day. He said that unity in diversity is the specialty of Indian culture. It is the identity of every citizen of the country. He said that all the countrymen should work together and unanimously for the ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. This is the intention of this event. On behalf of the Governor, he presented pictures of tribal art of Madhya Pradesh as souvenirs to the natives of other states participating in the program.
At the end of the program, a lunch was organized. The program was conducted by Controller Household Smt. Shilpi Diwakar. Librarian Shri Amit Dixit expressed his gratitude.
