Bollywood actor Gagan Malik calls on Minister Jupally

Noted Bollywood actor and Buddhist activist Gagan Malik called on Tourism and Culture Minister Jupally Krishna Rao at the Begumpet Tourism Plaza here on Monday. He was accompanied by Mallepalli Lakshmaiah, Special Officer of the Buddhavanam Project.

During the interaction, they discussed various issues, including popularising the prestigious Buddha Vanam globally, attracting Buddhist countries to set up cultural centres in Buddhavanam, and preparations for an upcoming pilgrimage of about 100 Buddhist monks from Thailand to Buddhavanam via Gulbarga in October this year. Buddhavanam, a first-of-its-kind Buddhist Heritage Theme Park, is located at Nagarjunasagar on a 274-acre site in Nalgonda district in the State.