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Ahilyabai Holkar was the harbinger of social change: Manoj Kumar | News India

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Lucknow, September 17 (HS). National Co-Organization Minister of All India Sahitya Parishad Manoj Kumar said on Tuesday that Ahilyabai Holkar was the bearer of social change. She worked for the upliftment of the nomadic society. She started Bhil Cowrie for the Bhils and inspired them for agriculture. She used to go to the war zone herself to encourage the soldiers. She formed a women's army. The queen prepared the framework for industry, trade and economic development. She carried out economic reforms to increase the income of the state.

Manoj Kumar while addressing the seminar on 'Life Philosophy of Ahilya Bai Holkar' in Munshi Premchand Auditorium of Hindi Sansthan said that Sant Swaroopa Ahilya Bai Holkar was a goddess incarnate. Living a saintly life, she ruled with devotion. 'Shri Shankar Agya' was written on her royal orders. There was a system of leaving land open for cows to graze and feeding food for birds and fishes. The seminar was organized under the aegis of All India Sahitya Parishad Avadh Province.

The program was presided over by Dr. Sushil Chandra Trivedi, National President of All India Sahitya Parishad. He said that Ahilya Bai Holkar raised the flag of cultural unity in the country by fighting against the Mughal Empire by creating small states. Ahilya Bai did the most work for cultural unity in the country in the last 2000 years.

National Joint General Secretary of All India Sahitya Parishad, Dr. Pawan Putra Badal said that the fragrance of relationships is found only in India. Conspiracies are being hatched to break the family tradition of India. Serials of heroes and heroines are being made to break the family system of India. We have to keep the future generation connected to our tradition and culture.

On this occasion, many prominent people including State President of Sahitya Parishad Vijay Tripathi, State General Secretary Dwarika Prasad Rastogi, State Co-Minister Dr. Baljeet Kumar Srivastava were present.