Plaque of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam unveiled at Permanent Mission of India to UN in New York
   Date :13-Oct-2023

Plaque of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam  
 
 
 
 
By Yoshita Singh
NEW YORK,
A PLAQUE with the inscription ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ has been installed in the premises of the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations here, embodying New Delhi’s commitment to unity and global collaboration.
The plaque was unveiled at a special ceremony on Wednesday by the President of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe and India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj. The gold-hued plaque with the phrase ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ written in Hindi and ‘The World is One Family’ in English adorns a wall inside the entrance of the premises of India’s Permanent Mission in the city. The unveiling of the plaque took place a day after the Permanent Mission of India, along with the ICCR, organised an international conference on ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ at the United Nations headquarters.
 
India’s G20 Presidency for the year 2023 adopted the theme “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth - One Family - One Future”, signifying India’s commitment to effectively fostering unity and collaboration in addressing global challenges. “In a way, the philosophy behind ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ has created what, in the modern parlance, we can call as brand India. This is the identity of India; this is the world view of India,” Sahasrabuddhe said at the unveiling, which was attended by several Indian officials in the UN system, diplomats as well as ICCR officials, including Director General Kumar Tuhin and Deputy Director General Abhay Kumar. Sahasrabuddhe said that to have the plaque displayed in a “proper manner” on the premises of the Indian permanent mission is “very, very appropriate” and added that it was an “honour” to unveil the plaque in the presence of the dignitaries.