Madhya Pradesh

• 28 Dec 2022

Vikramotsav-2023

Why In News?

• On December 27, 2022 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan informed in a meeting related to Vikramotsav at The Chief Minister's residence Samtva Bhawan in Bhopal that Vikramotsav will be organized in Ujjain from February 18to March 22, 2023.

Key Points

• Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that efforts should be made to make the program of lighting lamps on the first day of Vikramotsav of the year 2023large and dignified, so that the program is recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records.
• From Mahashivaratri to Pratipada, devotional singing, exhibition, handicraft trade fair, theatrical presentation, book fair, competition of bhajan troupes, film festival, National Ved Samagam, National Youth Science Conference, Kavi Sammelan, Publication Launch, Apart from presentations of episodes of Ramayana and Mahabharata by teams from different countries, there will be a national seminar on 'Culture, Literature and Archeology in Greater India'.
• During Vikramotsav, the launch programs of Vikram Panchangam and Vikramaditya Vedic Clock will also be held. Various departments of the government, Maharaj Vikramaditya Shodhpeeth, Swaraj Sansthan Directorate, Vikram University, Maharishi Panini Sanskrit University, Sandipani Ved Vidyalaya, Avantika University, Acharya Varahamihir Observatory and other social organizations will cooperate in the activities.