NMA puts light on historic wedding saga of Rukmini from Arunachal, with Shri Krishna from Gujarat
NMA Chairperson, Tarun Vijay said that it is planned that people from Gujarat will visit Bhishmak Nagar in Arunachal Pradesh, and vice versa to increase cultural tourism between far eastern and far western corners of the nation.
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New Delhi, Jun 18: In a recent attempt to evoke newer chapters from Indian history that could emphasize on the 'Indianness' of Arunachal's culture, a meeting was held between Deputy CM Arunachal Pradesh Chowna Mein and top National Monumental Authority (NMA) officials led by Chairman Tarun Vijay, on Friday (Jun 17).
The meeting between Deputy CM Arunachal Pradesh Chowna Mein and top National Monumental Authority (NMA) officials led by Chairman Tarun Vijay took place to decide about strengthening Arunachal’s age old cultural connect with Gujarat through Rukmini and Bhagwan Krishna story. On similar lines, the NMA is aiming for monument preservation and organizing a Rukmini Krishna Yatra between Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat on a large scale and to promote it at the national level.
NMA Chairperson, Tarun Vijay said that it is planned that people from Gujarat will visit Bhishmak Nagar and vice versa to increase cultural tourism between far eastern and far western corners of the nation. It is aimed at promoting the idea of national unity and Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The NMA team visited legendary Bhishmak Nagar ruins of Rukmini palace and met several village elders who narrated beautiful saga of Rukmini’s marriage to Shri Krishna that is still sung in Idu Mishmi tribal songs.
In Gujarat's Porbandar, Krishna’s marriage with Arunachal’s Rukmini is also celebrated. Tarun Vijay said that he is specially accompanied by Hemraj Kamdar, a renowned architect and cultural conceptualizer from Gujarat and Prof Kailash Rao from Andhra Pradesh to help visualize the Mission National Unity through Rukmini- Krishna legend. Tarun Vijay also said that in the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav year it is important to strengthen threads of national unity through 'Civilization connects'.
According to the Culture Ministry's recent statement, Arunachal Pradesh needs a very special attention for preservation of its cultural memory as the verbal history transferred from one generation to other is disappearing rapidly since village elders and Igus (traditional healers and priests) are dwindling in numbers. The NMA visited a number of indigenous archaeological sites and is preparing a detailed report to preserve tangible and intangible cultural heritage of this sensitive border state.