Moscow, The Indian community in Russia is eagerly awaiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Moscow and will seek his support for building a Hindu temple in the country, a new Indian school building and the availability of more direct flights to India.
Prime Minister Modi will be in Moscow from July 8 to 9 at the invitation of President Putin for the 22nd Annual India-Russia Summit on Tuesday.
Members of the Indian diaspora in Russia expressed their excitement over Prime Minister Modi's visit to Russia while speaking to ideos here.
Members of the diaspora also expressed their desire for a Hindu temple, a new Indian school building and the availability of more flights to India.
"There are few things that are missing in the society. For example, we would demand a Hindu temple through Prime Minister Modi. There are some problems with airlines as only Aeroflot operates. If any other airline like Air India operates flights to Russia, then frequency will increase along with seat availability," said Rakesh Kumar Srivastava, an Indian from Patna living in Russia.
With the spread of Hinduism in Russia in recent years and the increasing number of Indians, the community feels the need to have a Hindu temple in the country to fulfill their spiritual needs.
"We have only one hope from Prime Minister Modi: that something is done for the Indian diaspora, so that diaspora students get a good education and schools are strengthened. And the Indian diaspora who imports products from India faces few These problems should also be examined to further strengthen India-Russia relations," said Dilip Kumar Minglani, another Indian living in Russia.
"As I am a mother, I want a new building for the Indian school. The current building is quite old and if we get a new building, the future of the students will be secure," Pojja Chandra, an Indian from Uttar. Pradesh and living in Russia, she said.
An Indian doctor in Russia has urged Prime Minister Modi to seek recognition of Ayurvedic medicines in Russia.
M Mathew, an Ayurvedic doctor in Moscow, said Ayurveda is not recognized as an approved medicinal system in Russia and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to raise this issue with Russian authorities during his visit.
"Although it is a huge market, we are at a disadvantage in one sense because Ayurveda is not recognized as an approved medicinal system in Russia. Therefore, I humbly request our prime minister, when he visits Moscow, to raise this issue with the Russian authorities and obtain approval from the Department of Health of the Russian Federation for Ayurveda as alternative medicine," he said.
Dr Matthew said that if approved, he will boost the Ayurvedic pharmaceutical sector in India.
"This will allow us to sell many products and also improve our turnover," said the doctor from Kerala.
Also, many Russian women dressed in Punjabi attire were seen performing Bhangra in front of Moscow's iconic Red Square ahead of Modi's visit to Russia.
Pramod Kumar, an Indian living in Russia, said, "Every year we organize events during Baisakhi. Bhangra and Gidda teams come here and we have also taught the same to Russian boys and girls. We want to strengthen relations between India and Russia, We want to strengthen it and we are working on this every day.”
A Russian woman who participated in the Bhangra performance said Modi's visit will further strengthen ties between India and Russia.
"Our main goal is to try to strengthen cultural ties between India and Russia, promote Indian culture and festivals. Sometimes we also travel to India to exchange culture between us and India. We are happy that Prime Minister Modi is coming. our Relationships will be strengthened. It is a great occasion and it makes us happy," said Milana, one of the dancers.
"It is a very big event that he (Prime Minister Modi) is coming here. We have been preparing for this event for many days, we will be happy to see him here. I learned a little Hindi, so I can say it. I will be happy to meet the Prime Minister Modi," said Natalia, another dancer.
Prime Minister Modi will be in Moscow from July 8 to 9 at the invitation of President Putin for the 22nd Annual India-Russia Summit on Tuesday.
Members of the Indian diaspora in Russia expressed their excitement over Prime Minister Modi's visit to Russia while speaking to ideos here.
Members of the diaspora also expressed their desire for a Hindu temple, a new Indian school building and the availability of more flights to India.
"There are few things that are missing in the society. For example, we would demand a Hindu temple through Prime Minister Modi. There are some problems with airlines as only Aeroflot operates. If any other airline like Air India operates flights to Russia, then frequency will increase along with seat availability," said Rakesh Kumar Srivastava, an Indian from Patna living in Russia.
With the spread of Hinduism in Russia in recent years and the increasing number of Indians, the community feels the need to have a Hindu temple in the country to fulfill their spiritual needs.
"We have only one hope from Prime Minister Modi: that something is done for the Indian diaspora, so that diaspora students get a good education and schools are strengthened. And the Indian diaspora who imports products from India faces few These problems should also be examined to further strengthen India-Russia relations," said Dilip Kumar Minglani, another Indian living in Russia.
"As I am a mother, I want a new building for the Indian school. The current building is quite old and if we get a new building, the future of the students will be secure," Pojja Chandra, an Indian from Uttar. Pradesh and living in Russia, she said.
An Indian doctor in Russia has urged Prime Minister Modi to seek recognition of Ayurvedic medicines in Russia.
M Mathew, an Ayurvedic doctor in Moscow, said Ayurveda is not recognized as an approved medicinal system in Russia and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to raise this issue with Russian authorities during his visit.
"Although it is a huge market, we are at a disadvantage in one sense because Ayurveda is not recognized as an approved medicinal system in Russia. Therefore, I humbly request our prime minister, when he visits Moscow, to raise this issue with the Russian authorities and obtain approval from the Department of Health of the Russian Federation for Ayurveda as alternative medicine," he said.
Dr Matthew said that if approved, he will boost the Ayurvedic pharmaceutical sector in India.
"This will allow us to sell many products and also improve our turnover," said the doctor from Kerala.
Also, many Russian women dressed in Punjabi attire were seen performing Bhangra in front of Moscow's iconic Red Square ahead of Modi's visit to Russia.
Pramod Kumar, an Indian living in Russia, said, "Every year we organize events during Baisakhi. Bhangra and Gidda teams come here and we have also taught the same to Russian boys and girls. We want to strengthen relations between India and Russia, We want to strengthen it and we are working on this every day.”
A Russian woman who participated in the Bhangra performance said Modi's visit will further strengthen ties between India and Russia.
"Our main goal is to try to strengthen cultural ties between India and Russia, promote Indian culture and festivals. Sometimes we also travel to India to exchange culture between us and India. We are happy that Prime Minister Modi is coming. our Relationships will be strengthened. It is a great occasion and it makes us happy," said Milana, one of the dancers.
"It is a very big event that he (Prime Minister Modi) is coming here. We have been preparing for this event for many days, we will be happy to see him here. I learned a little Hindi, so I can say it. I will be happy to meet the Prime Minister Modi," said Natalia, another dancer.
