1 million mennesker!
180 land!
17,000 artister!
Næringsliv, politikk og trosledere!
Verdens Kulturfestival - The World Culture Festival - i Washington DC i månedsskiftet september-oktober i år, forente alle sammen til én stor verdensfamilie.
Slik sammenfattet initiativtaker Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar målsettingen med festivalen: “La oss skape mer lykke i samfunnet. La oss frembringe flere smil og tørke vekk tårer!”
Enten du opplevde den selv eller ei, så vil du ikke gå glipp av dette sammendraget med høydepunktene fra den store tredagersfeiringen: https://youtu.be/NAx9L5uTdqg
Gurudevs historiske tale på den første dagen:
https://youtu.be/P3UOFwdLx0Y?si=JHT0JFYZ8jUQtiFe
Gurudevs tale og den globale fredsmeditasjonen på den andre dagen: https://youtu.be/_0hOm1rutuU?si=PbnEvfNLZqxN4MWR
Her kan du se opptak fra hele World Culture Festival, alle tre dagene: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH-0HZ0SQ_PEfRWzuXvCFz4ri0UNr5S9H&si=4-U03nxTOqxPEfkm
Her er noen av presseklippene fra de mest prominente mediene i dagene rundt festivalen. Omtalen handlet om alt fra arrangementets monumentale dimensjon, den gedigne bredden i opptredenene og målsettingen bak arrangementet om å fremme global enhet gjennom musikk, kunst, mat og meditasjon.
1. The Times of India (https://bit.ly/3LGj4RM) talked about the large scale of the event with 17,000 artists and Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar being at forefront of this cultural Olympics
2. New Indian Express ( https://bit.ly/3PxhhQ1) recognised the importance Art of Living’s World Culture Festival in spreading a message of unity around the world
3. ANI News (https://bit.ly/3ZACJIi) championed the celebrations and how Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar, through the WCF, will bridge the divide of borders, religion and race by uniting people from over 180 countries
4. The Week (https://bit.ly/46v4sN2) spoke about how the preparations for the WCF, in one of the most prestigious locations in USA, are in full swing
5. Outlook (https://bit.ly/46yHhkZ) talked about Washington readying itself to welcome the Festival and celebrating a historic, cultural confluence.
6. News 18 (https://bit.ly/3tim7sI) hailed the function as a ‘Global Celebration’
7. Logical Indian (https://bit.ly/48wvdSY) spoke about the global impact of the Festival and how the WCF is a ‘celebration of Harmony’
8. OP India (https://bit.ly/3rA5Y1p), in addition to talking about the massive scale of the WCF celebration, also spoke about the impact of the WCF in creating a channel for more positive bilateral relationship between the two countries with the arrival of EAM S Jaishankar in the USA
9. Lokmat (https://bit.ly/3rFkrsR) also highlighted the arrival of Indian EAM S Jaishankar’s arrival in the USA to attend the WCF in Washington DC
10. Indian Express (https://bit.ly/3Zz0mRs) published Gurudev’s article on bringing down the walls between cultures and civilisations across the world and recognising that we are a one-world family with a footnote on the upcoming World Culture Festival
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