Cultural preservation a national responsibility: Odisha Governor

Calling for building an India where culture and economy strengthen and elevate one another, Hari Babu cited the example of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

“Ayodhya is a very small town. It doesn’t have any facilities. If a large number of people go, there is no place to stay. But today, with the completion of the Ram temple, Ayodhya is having an International Airport, and many big groups are planning to build star hotels there,” the Governor said.

The Governor said Ram Temple has changed the whole economy of Ayodhya. “The temple led to the creation of hundreds of jobs — by way of transporting people, running taxi services,  selling flowers or puja items and so on,” the Odisha Governor said.

In his address, Gujarat Minister for Forests and Environment, Climate Change, Science and Technology Arjun Modhwadia said that entrepreneurship and start-ups is the need of the hour. “Entrepreneurship finds a unique place in the culture and tradition of the country. So, economic phenomena and cultural phenomena are interestingly interconnected,” he said.

Sunil Shukla, Director General, EDII, said the Entrepreneurship Fortnight  (Udyamita Pakhwada) organised across 10 states and 3 Union Territories helped them reach out to women, youth and the society at large.  The outreach covered over 3,000 individuals, including 1,500 women and 1,000 youth, he said. More than 100 local enterprises showcased their products at exhibitions organised during the Entrepreneurship Fortnight.