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Hema Malini Regrets Missing Sri Sri's Culture Fest

Darpan News Desk IANS, 13 Mar, 2016 02:16 PM
  • Hema Malini Regrets Missing Sri Sri's Culture Fest
Bollywood actress and BJP's Lok Sabha member Hema Malini has lauded Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for his attempt "to integrate all cultures of the world" with the Art of Living's World Culture Festival (WCF) in Delhi.
 
"Hats off to Sri Sri (Ravi Shankar) for this wonderful attempt to integrate all cultures of the world in one massive programme spread over three days," Hema, a trained Bharatnatyam dancer, tweeted.
 
The "Sholay" actress also shared that her "great regret" is missing the three-day grand event, which is taking place on the Yamuna floodplains in the capital.
 
"My great regret - because of the horrible traffic jam, I cld not attend the World Culture Fest. Such a wonderful initiative, never attempted before," she added.
 
The WCF has been attended by several Bharatiya Janata Party chief ministers including Shivraj Singh Chouhan of Madhya Pradesh, Raman Singh of Chhattisgarh, and Devendra Fadnavis of Maharashtra, apart from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, central ministers and other political leaders.
 
The ongoing event, which concludes on Sunday, has participants and guests from all over the globe.

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