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WHAT'S NEW
‘SANT NAGARI’ PLANNED IN
GUJARAT •
The Gujarat government is planning to
showcase a ‘Sant Nagari’ (city of saints), a
`575-crore project conceived by
PM Narendra Modi when he was at the
helm in the state, to foreign investors at the
Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors’ Summit
from January 10-13, 2017. The project, which
is expected to come up on 539 acres at
Mahor village in north Gujarat, will bring
together the teachings of Gautam Buddha,
Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Guru Gobind
Singh, Sant Kabir and Khwaja Moinuddin
Chishti under one roof.
INCREDIBLE INDIA WAS THE OFFICIAL PARTNER
AT WORLD TRAVEL MARKET LONDON 2016
With 42 co-exhibitors and partners, Incredible India put on a
fantastic show at the World Travel Market (WTM) 2016, which took
place from November 7-9 in London. Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister
of State for Tourism & Culture, inaugurated the WTM along with
Simon Press, Executive Director, WTM London (in picture).
Dr. Sharma stated that the government has invested more than
$400 million in tourism infrastructure in the last 18 months.
KOCHI-MUZIRIS BIENNALE HOSTS
NOVEL COLLABORATIVE PROJECT ON
KERALA-GULF LINKS
The Trans-Indian Ocean Artists Exchange aims to build
on the historical forms of traffic between Kerala and West
Asia. As part of the four-phase project, Emirati artists
Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim (in picture) and Mohammed
Kazem are currently finishing a two-month residency at
Pepper House, Fort Kochi. This will culminate in a display
of their works at the Pepper House Residency Exhibition.
SHUTTERSTOCK (GUJARAT)
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