Rashtrapati Bhavan's 'Durbar Hall' and 'Ashok Hall' have been renamed 'Ganatantra Mandap', 'Ashok Mandap', respectively. The Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan is used to host Civil and Defence Investiture Ceremonies wherein the President of India confers prestigious honours to the recipients.
Swearing-in ceremonies of incoming governments, additions to the Council of Ministers and the swearing in of the Chief Justices of India are all conducted at the Durbar Hall.
The Ashok Hall, which originally was a ballroom, is used for presentation of credentials by Heads of Missions of foreign countries and as a formal place of introductions for the visiting and Indian delegations prior to the commencement of the State Banquets hosted by the President.
A PIB release on the renaming of the two halls read, "Rashtrapati Bhavan, the office and the residence of the President of India, is a symbol of the nation, and an invaluable heritage of the people. Continuous efforts are being made to make it more accessible to people. There has been a consistent endeavour to make the ambience of the Rashtrapati Bhavan reflective of the Indian cultural values and ethos."
"Accordingly, President Droupadi Murmu is pleased to rename two of the important halls of Rashtrapati Bhavan 바카라 namely, 바카라Durbar Hall바카라 and 바카라Ashok Hall바카라 바카라 as 바카라Ganatantra Mandap바카라 and 바카라Ashok Mandap바카라 respectively," the release said.
"The term 'Durbar' refers to courts and assemblies of Indian rulers and the British. It lost relevance after India became a Republic, that is, 바카라Ganatantra바카라. The concept of 바카라Ganatantra바카라 is deeply rooted in Indian society since the ancient times, making 바카라Ganatantra Mandap바카라 an apt name for the venue," the release said.
"The word 바카라Ashok바카라 connotes someone who is 바카라free from all sufferings바카라 or is 바카라bereft of any sorrow바카라. Also, 바카라Ashoka바카라 refers to Emperor Ashok, a symbol of unity and peaceful co-existence. The National Emblem of the Republic of India is the lion capital of Ashok from Sarnath," the PIB release on the name change said on Thursday.
"The word also refers to the Ashok tree which has deep significance in Indian religious traditions as well as arts and culture. Renaming 바카라Ashok Hall바카라 as 바카라Ashok Mandap바카라 brings uniformity in language and removes the traces of anglicisation while upholding the key values associated with the word 'Ashok'", the release stated.
