In honor of the birthday of the great Kazakh thinker, poet, and founder of written Kazakh literature, Abai Kunanbayuly, a flower-laying ceremony was held at his bust, which was inaugurated in 2022 in the capital's San Martin Park, next to Abai Marg Street, DKnews.kz reports.
In addition to the staff of the Kazakh and foreign diplomatic missions in India, the ceremony was attended by Dr. K. Srinivasarao, the head of India's National Academy of Literature, «Sahitya Akademi». As part of the event, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to India, Nurlan Zhalgasbayev, presented 50 hard copies of the books «Words of Edification» by Abai Kunanbayuly, translated into Hindi and republished by the Embassy in 2022, to the Academy’s book collection.
It is important to note that Abai Kunanbayuly's “Words of Edification” were first translated into Hindi by Sahitya Akademi in 1995 as part of the celebration of the poet's 150th anniversary in India.
The bust of Abai Kunanbayuly was unveiled on June 2, 2022 with the participation of the India’s Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture of India Ms. Meenakshi Lekhi, along with officials from both countries, members of media and business circles, as well as representatives of the creative intelligentsia and residents of the Indian capital.
The official opening ceremony of Abai Street (Abai Marg) in New Delhi took place in February 2002.
