Indian missions abroad marks International Gita Mahotsav, showcased ‘timeless wisdom’
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – According to the Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday, several Indian diplomatic missions worldwide celebrated International Gita Mahotsav, reflected on the timeless relevance and enduring wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita in contemporary times.
MEA press release issued stated that in Kenya, as part of the celebrations, the Indian High Commission in Nairobi, in association with the Hindu Council of Kenya, organized an event featuring a video message of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar delivered on the occasion of the 10th International Gita Mahotsav.
Indian High Commissioner to Kenya Adarsh Swaika thanked the Hindu Council for partnering with the mission and expressed appreciation to representatives of associations and organizations in Kenya that are involved in the teaching of the Bhagavad Gita.
The event reiterated the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita, which continues to be relevant in the present day and age.
According to the Indian High Commission in Nairobi, discourses on Shrimad Bhagavad Gita and chanting of shlokas were presented by representatives and students of ISKCON, Chinmaya Mission, Bhakti Marga and the Hindu Council of Kenya, the press release said.
The International Gita Mahotsav is being held in Kurukshetra, Haryana, from November 15 to December 5. The Gita Mahostav is celebrated to promote Bhagavad Gita’s teachings of duty, righteousness, and knowledge on the Ekadashi of the Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) in the month of Margashirsha (Indian Calendar) when Lord Krishna delivered the eternal sermons of Gita to Arjun on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
Additionally, in the United States, coinciding with the ongoing International Gita Mahotsav in Kurukshetra, the Consulate General of India in Houston joined Geeta Pariwar in the US in celebrating Geeta Jayanti at Vitthal Rukmini Mandir in Houston.
Indian Consul in Houston Prashant Sona emphasized that the teachings of the Gita are not only a spiritual guide but also a living cultural heritage of India that continues to inspire harmony, responsibility and resilience in modern life.
Indian Consulate General in Houston posted on X that “At Vitthal Rukmini Mandir, collective recitation and reflections on the Gita brought these timeless teachings into focus, clarity in decision-making, balance amid success and failure, and compassion in action,”.
