The Dalai Lama,Prime Minister of Tibetan government-in-exile Samdhong Rinpoche along with over 400 Lamas,the chief minister of Sikkim and other followers of Buddhism will take part in an international conference at the Maharaja Sayajirao University premises on January 15. MSU Vice-Chancellor Prof Ramesh Goyal,told media persons: There will be more than 400 Lamas in addition to the dignitaries who have confirmed their participation. They are the Dalai Lama,Samdhong Rinpoche,and the chief minister of Sikkim . He said 144 of the 183 abstracts received by them for presentation have been finalised. Of these,45 are international abstracts. Also,there are more than 250 delegates from outside Gujarat, he added. He said arrangements are afoot to make the event a grand success. We have received a grant of Rs 1 crore from the state government for the event. An exhibition will be held to promote tourism in the state, said Prof Goyal. He added that the universitys annual convocation will take place on January 24 and state Governor Kamla Beniwal will be the chief guest. We will also have the National Assessment and Accreditation Council committee visiting MSU somewhere in the second week of February. The preparations for the NAAC accreditation are in the full swing, he said.
