(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed. The project will be undertaken by the Madhya Pradesh Spirituality Department and MP Road Development Corporation and constructed from Chitrakoot to Amarkantak through Satna, Panna, Amanganj, Katni, Jabalpur, Mandla, Dindori, and Shahdol districts.ĭuring the last MP Assembly elections, the Congress in its poll manifesto had also announced the implementation of the Ram Van Gaman Path project in the state. The essence of Rmyaa can be boiled down to two words: Plurality and Righteousness. Rmyaa is the epic poem of the richest and longest surviving civilization on the face of the planet. The MP government has in this year's state budget also earmarked a sum of Rs one crore for the preparation of feasibility and detailed project reports of the 'Ram Van Gaman Path' project, which seeks to retrace the route taken by Lord Ram on his way to exile. Read Ramayana - An International Initiative. Last month, MP's Higher Education Minister Mohan Yadav had announced that the first-year students of graduation courses in-state colleges and universities will be offered the epic 'Ramcharitmanas' as an elective subject under philosophy discipline in the art stream. Mandakini Ramkinkar, a scholar who delivers a discourse on 'Ramayana' and other prominent citizens were also present at the event. On the occasion, Thakur also inaugurated a picture exhibition on Shabri, a character from 'Ramayana' who was an ardent devotee of Lord Ram. It is being organized by Madhya Pradesh's culture department. A total of eight people, including four students, will be selected from each district of the state on the basis of the competition which the minister inaugurated on Sunday. Thakur made the announcement while inaugurating another general knowledge competition based on instances of value creation depicted in 'Ayodhya Kand', one of the chapters of the epic 'Ramcharitmanas', at Dr B R Ambedkar University of Social Science in Mhow town of Indore district on Sunday evening. ''The winners of the competition will get an opportunity to travel by air to Ayodhya," the statement said, without divulging when the competition would be held and how many winners would be selected. The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh will hold a general knowledge competition based on the Hindu epic 'Ramayana' and winners will get a chance to travel by air to Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya city, where a grand Ram temple is being constructed, MP's Tourism, Culture and Spirituality Minister Usha Thakur has said.Ī general knowledge competition based on the 'Ramayana' will be organized at national and international levels, an official statement on Sunday said quoting the minister. PTI | Bhopal | Updated: 18-10-2021 10:30 IST | Created: 18-10-2021 10:18 IST A visual from Ramlila (file photo) Image Credit: ANI