Sculptures of Russian artist Svyatoslav Roerich and his wife Devika Rani unveiled in Kullu

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<strong>Life-sized sculptures of Russian artist Svyatoslav Roerich (1904-1993) and his wife and former Indian actress Devika Rani (1908-1994) have been unveiled at the Roerich House Museum, located in the Kullu valley in the foothills of the Himalayas.</strong></p>
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The ceremony held on Sunday was attended by representatives of the local authorities of Himachal Pradesh, public figures, diplomats and journalists.<br />
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These are the first life-sized sculptures of Roerich and Rani in India. The first sculptural image of Svyatoslav Roerich — his bust — was opened several years ago in the southern Indian city of Trivandrum, which also has a street named after him.<br />
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Highlighting the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and India, the Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov also conveyed his greetings on the occasion of the traditional Russia-India Spring Culture Festival at the International Roerich Memorial Trust.<br />
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In his message which was read out at the event, Alipov said that endeavours to preserve the legacy – by maintaining of estates and museums in Naggar or Tataguni, taking care of legendary paintings and conducting regular events – contribute tremendously to safeguarding a very special nature of ties between Moscow and New Delhi.</p>
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"Understanding of our proud unparalleled achievements – be it industrial, nuclear power, defence, space dimensions, etc. – would have been incomplete without realizing the shared universal humanitarian values that are behind them, which were in fact cultivated by the Roerichs here in India," said Alipov.<br />
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The link, he said, has bound souls of the two nations shaping the rock-solid foundations for the relationship to steadily grow further.<br />
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Svyatoslav and his wife Devika, a famous Indian film actress, had lived in the Indian south for many years, where their former estate Tataguni is located — 20 km from the city of Bangalore. They bequeathed that their manor be turned into a scientific and cultural centre.</p>
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