Hon'ble Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar inaugurated the website of 350th Prakash Parv celebration on 15th September 2016 in a grand ceremony at Patna. Smt. Anita Devi, Hon'ble Minister of Tourism and other dignitaries graced the occasion.
Hon’ble Chief Minister and other dignitaries on the dais while Smt. Anita Devi, Hon'ble Minister of Tourism delivers her speech
Year 2017 commemorates 350th birth anniversary of the 10th Sikh Guru, Shri Guru Gobind Singh. In Patna, this will be celebrated with grandeur from 30th December 2016 to 8th January 2017. Lakhs of Sikh devotees from around the world are expected to be participating in the celebration. Various information pertaining to this week- long celebration are accessible at the website (URL: http://350thprakashparv.bih.nic.in/) such as modes of transportation for reaching Patna, Hotel accommodation and other facilities. There are also informative and dedicated pages on the history of Takhat Saheb and life philosophy of Shri Guru Gobind Singh.
The website was designed, hosted and technically supported by NIC-Bihar based on the request of Department of Tourism, Government of Bihar. Under the guidance of Shri Rabindra Kumar Singh, ASIO (Bihar), the activities of the event were coordinated by Shri Shailesh Kumar Shrivastava (TD) and Shri Niraj Tiwari (Scientist-B) of NIC. Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh, SIO (Bihar) applauded the efforts of the NIC team and congratulated them for the site’s successful launch.