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India Celebrates 11th Ayurveda Day in Bangladesh, Fostering Cultural Ties
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News18•24-09-2026, 03:30
India Celebrates 11th Ayurveda Day in Bangladesh, Fostering Cultural Ties
- •The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, High Commission of India in Dhaka, celebrated the 11th Ayurveda Day with the theme ‘Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow’.
- •The event featured an academic segment with a workshop on preventive healthcare and sustainable health practices, led by experts from Bangladeshi Ayurvedic institutions.
- •A cultural segment included the inauguration of a Ganpati Tapestry by artist Shahin Sobhana Surovi and a musical performance by Ranjan Chandra Sarkar, showcasing shared cultural connections.
- •High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi emphasized the relevance of traditional knowledge systems and the platform's role in strengthening India-Bangladesh people-to-people ties.
- •The program concluded with felicitation and certificate distribution, drawing participation from students and faculty of leading Ayurvedic and Unani institutions in Bangladesh.
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The 11th Ayurveda Day was celebrated at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) in Gulshan, Dhaka, by the High Commission of India in Bangladesh.
The theme for this year's 11th Ayurveda Day celebrations was “Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow”.
The academic workshop was conducted by Md Jakir Hossain and Mohammad Mamun Mia from Nur-Majid Ayurvedic College, alongside Prof Babul Akter from Hamdard University.
