Varanasi, Dec. 10 -- A Russian delegation, which came to India accompanying Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Sampurnanand Sanskrit University in Varanasi, the capital of all knowledge, on Tuesday.
This academic visit was a beautiful confluence of the vibrant energies of two ancient cultures - India and Russia.
The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Bihari Lal Sharma, accorded a grand traditional welcome to the Russian delegates. Vedic chants resonated throughout the campus during the visit.
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sharma said that the unique friendship between India and Russia, along with their mutual cultural similarities and dedication to each other, is centuries old.
"Today, two great intellectual powers of the world (Ind...