India, March 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Chetana Ganashram is a project of the Kuriakose Elias Service Society (KESS) and an initiative of CMI Devamatha Public School, Thrissur.

Addressing the gathering, the Vice-President said that Bharat has a rich musical tradition dating back thousands of years. "The music of Bharat is not merely sound, it is a spiritual journey, a meditation, a prayer, and a celebration of life. He described music as the purest expression of Bharat's ancient civilizational soul and It is a powerful thread that weaves millions of hearts into one shared rhythm.

Highlighting the civilizational depth of Indian music, he noted that from the hymns of the Vedas to the devotional outpourings of saints...