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Prime Minister´s Gift To President Of Kazakhstan

Palace Of Peace And Accord


Mr. Narendra Modi´s gift to Mr. Nursultan. (Source: PIB/GR/TYP/BIN/USPA/WN)
USPA NEWS - The Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi´s gift to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Mr. Nursultan Nazarbayev, at Akorda Palace, Kazakhstan on July 08, 2015. The President Nazarbayev has held the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions every three years at the Palace of Peace.
The Prime Minister presented the President Mr. Nursultan Nazarbayev a set of books relating to religions born in India on July 8. The President Nazarbayev has held the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions every three years at the Palace of Peace and Accord in Astana since 2003.

The presentation set includes an English translation of Guru Granth Sahib, as also specially commissioned reproductions from the manuscripts collection of National Museum, Delhi.
The reproductions include one of Jainism´s most revered texts, Bhadrabahu´s Kalpasutra (15th century AD) in Prakrit; one of Buddhism´s most important scriptures Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (12th century AD) in Sanskrit; and a Persian translation of Valmiki´s Ramayana (18th century AD) in nastaliq script.

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