IRO - DSVV

Asia’s first

Centre for Baltic Culture and Studies - CBCS

Asia’s first Centre for Baltic Culture and Studies (CBCS) was inaugurated in August 2016 by H. E. Mr. Aivars Groza, Ambassador of Republic of Latvia, H. E. Mr. Laimonas Talat-Kapsa, Ambassador of Republic of Lithuania along with, H. E. Mr. Riho Kruuv, Ambassador of Republic of Estonia, H. E. Mr. Krishna Kant Paul, Governor of Uttarakhand State, the Chancellor of DSVV, H. H. Dr. Pranav Pandya Ji and Prof. Ina Druviete, Vice Rector, University of Latvia. It envisions to foster & promote the cultural activities of both India and Baltic Countries in respective nations. The CBCS intends to discover and disseminate the knowledge about the shared history, heritage and culture of India and the Baltic Nations while foster and promoting cultural activities of both Indian and Baltic countries in their respective nations. It also intends to teach Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian languages as open electives, promote cross language translations of important works of mutual interest and also preparing Hindi-Latvian, Hindi-Lithuanian dictionaries.

Various International Initiatives & Accolades

Member as Judge in Templeton Prize Committee Member – ICCR Governing Council.

Invited representative of India by Ministry of AYUSH for successfully enlisting Yoga in Intangible Cultural Heritage List by UNESCO.

As invited member of India Development Foundation- A Ministry of External Affairs initiative

As Co-founder of the First Centre for Baltic Culture and Studies of Asia

As director of GCR (a UN Security Council initiative)

As core committee member of International Day of Yoga

TESTIMONIALS

Another great opportunity to visit the Baltic Center. Thankyou for the efforts to build the bridges between the people of India and latvia. Thank you for your great friendship and hospitality.

Mr. Artis Bērtulis , Ambassador of Latvia to India

Thank you for a warm welcome and for the wonderful job that you are doing in promoting India - Lithuania ties by educating young people and bringing our societies closer to each other. Keep on doing your wonderful and important work.

Mr. Julius Pranevičius, Ambassador of Lithuania to India