A mannequin statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose made by sculptor Arun Yogiraj and mementos of Commonwealth Games medalists gifted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi are amongst over 1,200 objects beginning Saturday.
An idol of Lord Ganesha, a trident, fashions of the upcoming Ram temple in Ayodhya and the Kashi-Viswanath temple in Varanasi may even be a part of the e-auction, Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy stated at a press convention right here on Friday. Gifts and mementos given to the Prime Minister, the proceeds of which is able to go to the Namami Gange Mission.
Yogiraj together with a crew of artisans had carved a 28-feet monolithic statue of Netaji, which was just lately unveiled by Modi at India Gate, and introduced a mannequin statue of Bose to the PM in April. “Glad to meet @yogiraj_arun today. Grateful to Netaji Bose for sharing this extraordinary statue,” Modi had tweeted on April 5.
The younger artist, who additionally sculpted the statue of Adi Shankaracharya put in in Kedarnath in November 2021, had shared pictures of a black mannequin statue of Netaji after assembly the Prime Minister in April this yr.
He had tweeted, “Had an opportunity to present the 2 feet monolithic stone model of Subhash Chandra Bose to @narendramodi ji.”
Talking to reporters, Reddy stated sports activities memorabilia gifted to the prime minister by a number of gamers will likely be a part of the public sale. A ministry official stated 25 new sports activities memorabilia could be a part of the public sale.
“These players include the CWG 2022 medalists who participated in the Paralympic Games 2022 and the Thomas Cup 2022. Several sportspersons who have earned laurels for India in the latest Commonwealth Games have gifted sporting equipment to win medals. These will be part of the auction,” Reddy stated.
CWG 2022 was held in Birmingham, UK, the place many Indian gamers shone with their performances to win a complete of 61 medals.
The public sale will likely be carried out by way of the online Portal pmmementos.gov.in, and can finish on October 2. Some of the items are on show on the National Gallery of Modern Art. These objects can be considered on the web site.
This would be the fourth version of the e-auction of coveted and memorable items introduced to Modi, this time with over 1,200 objects being auctioned, the Culture Ministry stated.
The 2021 version was held from 17 September to 7 October.
Models of the upcoming Ram temple in Ayodhya and the Kashi-Viswanath temple in Varanasi may even be a part of the e-auction of items and mementos introduced to the Prime Minister, the proceeds of which is able to go to the Namami Gange mission. (Express picture by Praveen Khanna)
“In 2019, such items were auctioned to the public through open bidding. At that time, 1,805 gifts were auctioned in the first round, and 2,772 gifts were auctioned in the second round. In 2021 also the e-auction was conducted in September and we had 1,348 items in the auction. This year, around 1,200 souvenirs and gift items have been put up in e-auction,” Reddy stated.
“The souvenirs going up for auction include exquisite paintings, sculptures, handicrafts and folk artifacts. Many of these things are traditionally given as gifts, such as traditional angavastras, shawls, headgear, ceremonial swords,” the minister stated.
Reddy stated Modi “is the primary Prime Minister of India who has determined to public sale all of the items he receives for a noble reason behind conservation of the Ganga river – the lifeline of the nation by way of the Namami Gange Mission. I urge you to take part generously within the public sale and contribute to the noble mission.
Union Minister of State for Culture and Parliamentary Affairs, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Union Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi had been additionally current throughout the briefing.
“In the last auction, people of every state and origin actively participated in the auction,” Meghwal stated.
Lekhi highlighted the significance of the varied mementos introduced to the Prime Minister and defined how the e-auction gives an “extraordinary opportunity for people to contribute to Namami Gange”.
To make the journey much more fulfilling, guided excursions normally and guided excursions in signal language for the disabled particularly have been organized. Catalogs may even be made accessible in Braille. The Ministry of Culture stated in an announcement that the exhibition space will likely be open to the general public from September 17 to October 2.
It stated the funds raised by way of the public sale would contribute to a worthy trigger, the ‘Namami Gange Programme’, the flagship venture that seeks to preserve and rejuvenate our nationwide river.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
