66 Indian Republic Day
Celebrations in Germany as a good sign for Ayurveda.
On 26 January 2015, the Indian Consul in Germany, Raveesh Kumar, invited on the occasion of the 66th Indian Republic Day in the banquet hall of the Steigenberger Hotel Frankfurt. President Dr. Harsha Gramminger represented the European Ayurveda Association (EUAA) at the event. Consul Raveesh Kumar reiterated several times that he wants to support the dissemination of Ayurveda just as the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi does.
Eveline Lemke (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen [Green Party]), Vice Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate and Minister for Economic Affairs, Climate Protection, Energy and Regional Planning, was present too. Lemke showed great interest in Ayurveda in Germany.
About Republic Day
Republic Day honors the date on which the Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950 replacing the Government of India Act (1935) as the governing document of India. The Constitution was passed by the Constituent Assembly of India on 26 November 1949 but was adopted on 26 January 1950 with a democratic government system, completing the country’s transition toward becoming an independent republic. 26 January was selected for this purpose because it was this day in 1930 when the Declaration of Indian Independence (Purna Swaraj) was proclaimed by the Indian National Congress. It is one of three national holidays in India, the other two being Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti (Source: Wikipedia).