The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh released a special cover for the Indian Mountaineering Foundation as a part of its Golden Jubilee Celebrations in New Delhi today. Addressing the Foundation, the Prime Minister said: “It gives me great pleasure to be here amidst you at this function to mark the golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation. On this historic occasion I extend my greetings and felicitations to all members of the IMF. I pay my homage to the memory of those courageous mountaineers and adventurers who are not with us today.
The majesty and the mystique of the mighty Himalayas have always had a special place in the hearts of the people of India. As Major Ahluwalia just now put it so eloquently the Himalyas through centuries have been the abode of Gods and a source of spiritual awakening for this ancient land of ours. An ancient sage had observed that, “The Himalayas is the king of the mountains … and is seen to rise aloft like a cloud in the centre of the earth.” The Himalayas are an eternal part of India’s ancient but living civilization.
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