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Russian-Indian cultural and educational centre of Leo Tolstoy & Mahatma Gandhi established in Delhi

Updated: Feb 8, 2023



December 13th, 2022


On December 13th the next major event of the Program “BRICS People Choosing Life”co-organised by IYES Foundation with RPO "BRICS. World of Traditions", took place at Delhi Public School, Dwarka. The Treaty of cooperation between the Indian school and State budgetary educational institution of Moscow “School No. 1409” for the project to create the Russian-Indian cultural and educational centre of Leo Tolstoy and Mahatma Gandhi was signed on the premises of Delhi Public School, Dwarka.



The list of Honored guests of the meeting included the first secretary, head of the cultural department of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in India Yulia Aryaeva, the Head of the Russian House in Delhi Oleg Osipov, the Vice-Principal of the Russian Embassy school, the members of the delegation headed by the President of RPO “BRICS. World of Traditions” Lyudmila Sekacheva, as well as the representatives of the Russian Embassy in India and Russian House in Delhi.


The meeting was opened by the chairperson of Delhi public school, Dwarka, Kiran Datar who emphasized that “in the world of today crammed with aggression and violence it is essential to teach children the lesson of “one person, one world, one humanity, one peace”.


In her address Yulia Aryaeva informed about the Embassy’s support to the initiative to create the Centre of Tolstoy and Gandhi which will be an important step on the way of developing bilateral Russian-Indian relations in culture and education.


During their speeches, the Principal of School, Dwarka, Sunita Tanwar, and Lyudmila Sekacheva agreed that “the principal aim of the program is saving and popularizing moral heritage and the philosophy of non-violence preached by two its apologists Mahatma Gandhi and Leo Tolstoy”.


The event also included a cultural program prepared by the students of Delhi school, Dwarka. In turn, students of the Russian Embassy school performed with a song in two languages and a brilliant dance. The exhibition illustrating life, work and ideas of Mahatma Gandhi and Leo Tolstoy was exhibited at school, as well as a colorful exposition of paintings from Moscow school No. 1409 was shown, with paintings being given as gifts to orphan houses in New Delhi.


The event was covered by ITAR TASS, newspaper “The Times of India”, media-platform “Janhit Times”, India, and other Indian media.


According to the Indian newspaper, “the project to create Leo Tolstoy and Mahatma Gandhi’s centre is a vital part of the social and cultural program dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Russia”.



The same day a business mission was held at the Russian House in New Delhi with assistance and participation of the Trade Representation of Russia in India. The business mission included the presentation of high-quality goods and products manufacture by the enterprises of Samara.


About 30 Indian businesses interested in developing partnerships with Russian exporting companies participated in the event.


Around 700 people took part in the Delhi phase of the Program.


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