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Left - Right: Dr. Radhu Agrawal, H.E. Naresh Chandra, ambassador to India in U.S.A., Mr. Jaswant Singh, Vice- Chairman Planning Commission, Pujya Swamiji, Hon. Shri Vajpayee, Ms. Catherine Fry, Dr. K.L. Seshagiri Rao | ||||||
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Left: Hon. Prime Minister prepares to leave, as he receives a thunderous standing ovation. Right: The Hon. PM speaks to Pujya Swamiji about the significance and timeliness of the encyclopedia Project |
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Left: Hom. Vajpayee delivers his thoughtful and enthusiastic address. Right: The historic sealing of the publishing agreement. |
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Pujya Swamiji speaks at the banquet; He is joined by (left to right) Shri Shyam Sunder Shah of Calcutta, Mr. H.R. Shah of TV Asia, Dr. B. Doobay, President Vishnu Temple, Toronto, and Dr. Radju Agrawal former President, IHRF. | ||||||
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Hon. Prime Minister Vajpayee began his speech in clear, eloquent English and then moved into passionate, emotional Hindi; he called upon all Indians to help preserve their ageless, rich culture and to give their daan to the Encyclopedia project. Shri Vajpayee spoke for 20 minutes, inspiring laughter, tears and standing ovation from the international audience. | ||||||
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Platinum Pioneers with Hon. Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee:
Standing L-R: Mr. Kishan Khandelwal, Dr. C.C. Patel, Dr. Praful Desai,
Mr. Harshad Desai, Mr. Om Sharma, Dr. Naran Patel, Dr. Drishan Aggarwal,
Dr. Naval Kant, Mr. Hasu Shah, Mr. D.S. Patel, Mr. C.Z. Patel. Seated L-R: Dr. Tarangini Patel, Dr. Nila Kant, Mrs. Arunima Sinha, Dr. Bharati Desai, Mrs. Krishna Sharma, Dr. K.L.S. Rao, Dr. Kaushal K. Sinha, Pujya Swamiji, Hon. Vajpayee, Dr. Radhu Agrawal, Dr. Madhu Aggarwal, Mrs. Surya Patel, Mrs. Harsha Shah, Mrs. Hasu Patel, Mrs. Veena Khandelwal, Dr. Sarojini Desai. |
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Left - Right: Mr. H.P. RamaYatra Mr. Mike Patel Dr. Radhu Agrawal Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji. |
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* Please note that, due to a variety of factors, The University of South Carolina and IHRF decided that this monumental work should not be published by the University of South Carolina Press, so USC is no longer the publisher. However, we express our deepest gratitude for their continuous and continuing support of IHRF and of the Encyclopedia. |
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