Vajpayee’s centenary celebrations to start on Dec. 24
The Hindu
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birth centenary celebrations launch on December 24 with keynote address by Sudanshu Trivedi.
The birth centenary celebrations of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be officially launched on December 24 at 4 p.m. at Taj Deccan by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Foundation (ABV Foundation).
Rajya Sabha Member Sudanshu Trivedi will deliver a keynote address on “The Lotus in the Pond: Celebrating Vajpayee’s Legacy” to inaugurate the celebrations. Union Minister for Coal G. Kishan Reddy and former Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao will be the guests.
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