‘Let our Amar Chitra Kathas be the world’s next Harry Potters’: Nita Ambani

During a keynote address on the subject, ‘Taking Indian Culture to the World’, Nita Ambani said the influence of Indian culture had spread across the globe, even before the birth of the internet or even cinema.

“The light of India has travelled far and wide for thousands of years. Hundreds of Buddhist monks from all over the world travelled on foot to India in ancient times in search of cultural and spiritual knowledge. In Japan and Indonesia, Hindu deities like Laxmi, Saraswati, Shiva, Ram, and Ganesh are worshipped even today. The splendour of India’s temple architecture can be seen in Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Borobudur in Indonesia, and the ruins of Cham temples in Vietnam,” she said, adding that Indian philosophy has left a deep imprint on some of the greatest thinkers and philosophers of the world.

Speaking about how the country’s sacred traditions and modern dynamism spurred the energy of the world’s youngest population, she said that India is the very cradle of civilization. Nita Ambani said that while India has gifted the world its wisdom, its beauty, and its soul, somewhere its voice had softened. “But now it’s rising again. And for that, we owe gratitude to Prime Minister Modiji whose unwavering vision and leadership have reignited India’s voice on the world stage with pride and purpose,” said Nita Ambani.