While the heads of nations and states and world leaders were busy deliberating over important issues at the ongoing G20 Summit in Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi’s Pragati Maidan, their spouses were treated to a special lunch at Jaipur House on Saturday.
G20 leader’s spouses witnessed the tepestry of India’s Modern Art 🇮🇳
While Global leaders deliberate over the global challenges at the #G20 Summit, their spouses experience the grandeur of India’s contemporary art at the exhibition organised at @ngma_delhi & Jaipur House in New… pic.twitter.com/UkHohXlsgA
— G Kishan Reddy (@kishanreddybjp) September 10, 2023
After enjoying specially curated millet-based dishes and street food, they were given a guided tour of an exhibition of culturally-rich artefacts at the National Gallery of Modern Art. Among those who visited NGMA were the first ladies from Turkiye, Japan, the UK, Australia and Mauritius, among others.
Sharing details of their visit to the exhibition, an official of NGMA told PTI: “After lunch at Jaipur House, spouses of some world leaders enjoyed an exhibition hosted at the NGMA that opened today. The exhibition has been showcased especially for them.”
The exhibition is a special one and is titled “Roots and Routes” which explores India’s civilisational heritage, ethos and interconnectedness.
Among the exhibits in NGMA were the 5,000-year-old chariot, a French book collection about ancient Indian instruments, traditional earrings, jewellery, quilts, Pashmina shawls and vintage collection of sarees and dupattas.
NGMA which is under the Union Ministry of Culture houses a rich collection of artworks, including paintings, sculptures and photographs. It was inaugurated at Jaipur House in 1954.
Showcasing India’s triumphs in agriculture to the #G20 Leaders’ Spouses!
A special visit to @icarindia Indian Agriculture Research Institute Campus, PUSA was organised for the visiting G20 Leaders’ spouses today.
The spouses explored an exhibition displaying India’s strength… pic.twitter.com/Q20PG7dmSh
— G20 India (@g20org) September 9, 2023
Earlier, the spouses of some leaders paid a visit to Indian Agricultural Research Institute in the Pusa campus to learn about millet farming. There they met some of the women farmers and also looked at the fields in which special types of millets are being grown.
#G20 Leaders’ Summit begins in New Delhi today
Spouses of participating G20 Head of States visits special agriculture exhibition organized by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare at IARI Campus, PUSA, today
Exhibition features many fascinating elements like ‘Agri… pic.twitter.com/qVPv7KxEGs
— PIB India (@PIB_India) September 9, 2023
The event also featured a culinary segment in which millet-based dishes from each of the G20 member nations was displayed. Apart from this, members of Farmer Producer Organizations hailing from diverse tribes of India, showcased food items prepared with millets and marketed throughout the country. The visitors also interacted with women leaders involved in the millet value chain, from those engaged in producing to processing to marketing from varied regions of India.
All these events were organised on the sidelines of the two-day G20 Summit.
