Commencing with Buddha Vandana, a prayer paying homage to Lord Buddha, the event featured artists from across Maharashtra singing 'Bhim Geet'
Ramdas Athawale, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment and president of the Republican Party of India, played a pivotal role in organising the conference
Ramdas Athawale conveyed that the conference attendees had appealed to the Russian and Ukrainian governments to cease the conflict in Eastern Europe
On Friday, hundreds of Buddhist monks took out a rally in Worli suburb of central Mumbai, a day before 'Dhamma Diksha', an international conference on Buddhism to be held in the city
The rally was held a day before 'Dhamma Diksha', an international conference on Buddhism in the city's Mahalaxmi Race Course on Saturday
The event was organised by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Dhamma Diksha Celebration Committee. The committee had organised the international conference on Buddhism
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