In a significant initiative to take Maharishi Valmiki ideals, teachings and invaluable contributions to the masses, a statue of Maharishi Valmiki was installed at Valmiki Vatika, Prerna Sthal, on the banks of the Gomti in Lucknow on Monday. The installation was organised under the aegis of the Maharishi Valmiki Prakatotsav and Shobhayatra Organising Committee. Mayor Sushma Kharkwal formally inaugurated the statue by cutting the ribbon.
On the occasion, members of the community pledged to follow Maharishi Valmiki ideals and strengthen social unity. Committee president Chaudhary Brijesh Pujari said that installation of statue was a matter of pride for Valmiki community.
Councillor Pramod Singh Rajan, councillor from Nishatganj Ward, Municipal Corporation Employees’ Union president Anand Verma, and several members of community attended programme. The organisatios patron and former member of the Uttar Pradesh State Safai Karamchari Commission, Shyam Lal Valmiki, along with Pramod Hans and Dinesh Valmiki, also participated in the event.
Under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh is placing emphasis on honouring legacy of great personalities and promoting social harmony through celebrations of their birth anniversaries and commemorative occasions. Maharishi Valmiki is one of great sages of Indian culture and literature. Renowned for composing the Ramayana, his teachings continue to inspire society to uphold truth, dignity and moral values.
Mayor Sushma Kharkwal inaugurates Statue at Valmiki Vatika on Maharishi Valmiki Prakatotsav
Emphasis on promoting social harmony, cultural heritage and respect for great oersonalities
