Invitation for 150th Year Celebration of ASI at Bangalore

Dear Friends,

You might all be well aware that our century old Department is conducting its 150^th years of Anniversary and I am very much proud to say that Shri Manmohan Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India had inaugurated the year long programme on 20^th December 2011 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi to mark the Anniversary.

Further, Bangalore and Dharwad Circles of ASI in a joint venture is also celebrating the 150^th year of Anniversary at Hotel Woodlands, Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road, Bangalore on 30^th December 2011 at 11.30 hrs. On this occasion, Photo Exhibition of the Cultural Heritage of Karnataka will be put up at the venue. Shri Hansraj Bharadwaj, Hon’ble Governor of Karnataka is inaugurating the Photo Exhibition and launching the Website to mark the occasion and Dr Gautam Sen Gupta, Director General, ASI, New Delhi will preside over.

On behalf of Bangalore-Dharwad Circles of ASI and on behalf of this esteemed Association, I hereby take the opportunity to extend an Invitation to all the members of ASA across the country to take part in the ensuing programme in large numbers and make the entire programme a grand grand success.

Hope to Meet all of you in person on 30^th at Bangalore.

WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY AND MERRY CHRISTMAS