A scientific and cultural conference dedicated to Magtymguly Fragi was held in India

On December 4, 2023, at the Indian International Center in New Delhi, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of India, together with the India-Central Asia Foundation, held a scientific and cultural conference on the topic “Magtymguly Fragi and the spiritual and cultural world of the East.”

The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, scientific intelligentsia and teachers of Indian universities, heads of diplomatic missions and representative offices of international organizations accredited in India, Turkmen students, as well as representatives of the media.

Representatives of the Turkmen diplomatic mission informed the participants about the large-scale events being held in honor of the 300th anniversary of the birth of the great Turkmen poet Magtymguly Fragi in Turkmenistan and abroad.

At the conference, Turkmen and Indian scientists highly appreciated the rich heritage of Magtymguly Fragi’s creativity in promoting the ideas of peace, humanism, education and instilling spiritual universal values for many generations.

As part of the event, a presentation of a new collection of selected works of the poet, translated into Hindi, took place, which aroused increased interest among the participants. A unanimous opinion was expressed on the need to further expand cooperation between Turkmenistan and India within the framework of the scientific study of the poet’s works.

At the end of the conference, there were speeches by artists of Turkmenistan, a demonstration of exhibits of folk applied art, books and photo materials dedicated to the history, culture, national traditions and achievements of modern Turkmenistan.