New Delhi:
Making the first stop of his official 6-nation visit at Uzbekistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with indologists and scholars in Tashkent and conveyed his greetings to the country.
Addressing the Indian community members, Modi said, "I met your PM & President yesterday. Music being played in the background was Indian. And surprisingly Pres. knew abt all the music. I believe that for personality development, language plays a huge role. A common language binds strangers who meet in a foreign land."
A leader among scholars and friends. PM @narendramodi meets with Indologists, students of Hindi and community members pic.twitter.com/Q8IGl0MSjy
— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) July 7, 2015
"Language is a window to the immense amount of knowledge that it offers. Water takes the form of whatever it is mixed with, language is like that too. It imbibes from ages, places, traditions. If we do a DNA test of a language, its heart will be found to be very big because it absorbs everyone and everything. It is inclusive," he added.
And the fusion of Kathak & Uzbek folk dance Tantana is perfect for the occasion pic.twitter.com/15LkILqhsn
— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) July 7, 2015
Earlier, Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Vikas Swarup took to twitter to share the information.
He wrote, "A leader among scholars and friends. PM @narendramodi meets with Indologists, students of Hindi and community members," he posted.
Modi arrived in Tashkent on the first leg of his eight-day tour to five central Asian countries and Russia.
On arrival he said that India is looking forward to combating the menace along with Uzbekistan and hoped to expand bilateral ties with the country in matters related to economic cooperation, advancing stability and promoting regional integration.
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