{"id":25160,"date":"2025-01-06T16:52:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T16:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25160"},"modified":"2025-01-06T16:52:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T16:52:23","slug":"prime-minister-modi-pays-tribute-to-indian-guyanese-cultural-legacy-through-monument-visits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/prime-minister-modi-pays-tribute-to-indian-guyanese-cultural-legacy-through-monument-visits\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Modi Pays Tribute to Indian-Guyanese Cultural Legacy through Monument Visits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Delicia Janneire | November 21, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited several key monuments in Georgetown today, reaffirming the deep-rooted cultural bond between India and Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His visit included stops at the Indian Arrival Monument and the Mahatma Gandhi statue, both symbols of the shared history and heritage between the two nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accompanied by Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret&#8217;d) Mark Phillips, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat, and other government officials, Prime Minister Modi began his tour at the Indian Arrival Monument Garden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this significant site, he took part in a tree-planting ceremony and laid flowers at the base of a replica of the S.S. Whitby, one of the ships that brought indentured laborers to British Guiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following this, he visited the Mahatma Gandhi Monument located in the Promenade Gardens, where he paid tribute to the enduring legacy of Gandhi, a figure of immense importance to the Indian diaspora. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Phillips, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony, and Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr. Vindhya Persaud joined him during this homage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The day also included a visit to the Saraswati Vidya Niketan school in Cornelia Ida, where Prime Minister Modi engaged with students and teachers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was treated to a cultural presentation and toured the school\u2019s facilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The school visit was attended by several ministers, including Priya Manickchand, Oneidge Walrond, Sonia Parag, Susan Rodrigues, and Deodat Indar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Modi\u2019s visit underscored the significance of Indian heritage in Guyana and the lasting contributions of Indian immigrants and their descendants to the nation\u2019s cultural fabric.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janneire | November 21, 2024 Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited several key monuments in Georgetown today, reaffirming the deep-rooted cultural bond between India and Guyana. His visit included&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25149,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25160"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25161,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25160\/revisions\/25161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}