Team News Riveting
New Delhi, January 30
The diverse colours and spiritual strength of Indian culture have always attracted people from all over the world and it found reference in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Mann Ki Baat”.
In his address in the 85th Episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister said: “If I tell you that Indian culture is very popular in America, Canada, Dubai, Singapore, Western Europe and Japan, you will find this very common; you will not be surprised. But, if I say that Indian culture has a big attraction in Latin America and South America too, you will definitely think once. Whether it is a matter of promoting Khadi in Mexico or an attempt to popularize Indian traditions in Brazil, we have discussed these topics earlier in ‘Mann Ki Baat’. Today I will tell you about the Indian culture making its mark in Argentina. Our culture is very much liked in Argentina.”
In 2018, during his visit to Argentina, he participated in a yoga program – ‘Yoga for Peace’. There is an organization in Argentina – Hastinapur Foundation, Modi said. “You will be surprised to hear… whither Argentina… and Hastinapur Foundation there too! This foundation is involved in the propagation of Indian Vedic traditions in Argentina. It was founded 40 years ago by a lady, Professor Aida Albrecht.”
Professor Aida Albrecht is going to turn 90 today. How her association with India happened is also very interesting. When she was 18 years old, she was first introduced to the power of Indian culture. She also spent a lot of time in India. She studied about Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads in depth. Today the Hastinapur Foundation has more than 40,000 members and about 30 branches in Argentina and other Latin American countries. Hastinapur Foundation has also published more than 100 Vedic and philosophical texts in Spanish language. Her ashram is also very enchanting. Twelve temples have been built in the ashram, in which there are idols of many Gods and Goddesses. There is also a temple at the center of all this which has been built for Advaitwadi Dhyan.
Modi said hundreds of such examples prove that Indian culture is a priceless heritage not only for India, but for the whole world. People all over the world want to know it, want to understand it, and want to live it. “We should also try to make our cultural heritage a part of our life with full responsibility and try to take it to all the people,” the Prime Minister added.
