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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Wednesday urged citizens to enactment successful the 7th variation of the PM's Mementoes E-Auction, which features gifts helium has received implicit the years during authoritative programmes.
The proceeds from the auction volition beryllium directed to the Namami Gange Project, aimed astatine cleaning and conserving the Ganga River."Over the past fewer days, the online auction for the assorted gifts I person received during my antithetic programmes has been underway. The auction includes precise absorbing works which exemplify the civilization and creativity of India. The proceeds from the auction volition spell towards Namami Gange. Do instrumentality portion successful the auction," PM Modi wrote successful a station connected X.
The ministry of civilization had earlier announced the motorboat of this year's auction, organised by the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, with national curate of civilization and tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat unveiling the collection.Shekhawat said the online auction, moving from September 17 to October 2, 2025, volition diagnostic implicit 1,300 gifts, including paintings, artefacts, sculptures, idols of gods and goddesses, and sports memorabilia.
"These items bespeak India's taste diverseness and creativity, and citizens tin present enactment successful this unsocial initiative," helium said.The archetypal variation of the auction was held successful January 2019, and since then, the programme has raised implicit Rs 50 crore for the Namami Gange Project. PM Modi is the archetypal Prime Minister of India to dedicate each mementoes received to a nationalist cause.
Highlights of the 7th edition
- The postulation includes accepted creation forms and ceremonial gifts from crossed India, specified as:
- Pashmina Shawl from Jammu & Kashmir, intricately embroidered
- Tanjore Painting of Ram Durbar
- Metallic Statue of Nataraja
- Rogan Art from Gujarat, depicting the Tree of Life
- Handwoven Naga Shawl
A peculiar item this twelvemonth is the sports memorabilia talented by India's para-athletes from the Paris 2024 Paralympics, symbolising resilience and excellence successful Indian sports.
