The South American and Caribbean nation of Guyana is home to a large Indian diaspora. The majority of Guyanese Indian diaspora follow the Hindu faith and Muslim faith. They also share Indian culture, Art, and heritage.
The Guyanese Indian diaspora was brought to what was the Colony of British Guyana in the mid to late 1800s’ to work as indentured labourers on the sugar plantations. The Guyanese Indian diaspora has managed to retain and continue to practice its culture since those days. Co – Founder of Ajanta HC, Mr. Vedan Choolun has stated his strong belief that there is a real and growing desire in Guyana for the Indian community to reach out and reconnect with India and Indian culture whether it is travel or appreciation of arts and culture.
Whether it is Ellora Caves in India or Bodh Gaya, there is a strong movement within Guyana for the diaspora to reconnect and forge new strong bonds with Indian culture. Guyana has already had some investment assistance from India in the form of the funding and construction of the Guyana National Stadium which hosts International Cricket Matches as well as local Caribbean T20 cricket. Co-Founder of Ajanta HC, Vedan Choolun further points out that this investment alone only scratches the surface of what is possible with a stronger cultural exchange between Guyana and India.
With Guyana on the verge of becoming the Dubai of South America due to massive reserves of Crude Oil found in the Country, there is an appetite from both the Guyanese people and from those from India and Asia to culturally interact and form long standing relations.
Ajanta HC’s purpose as laid out by Mayfair, London based Co-Founder Vedan Choolun is a unique initiative using state of the art AI techniques to digitally preserve 2nd Century BC Ajanta Cave Paintings to benefit generations to come.
Leading the preservation and digitization efforts is Ashwin Srivastav Co-Founder of Ajanta Heritage & Culture based in Mumbai, India. The digitized form of these paintings in Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad District, Maharashtra India are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Ajanta Paintings and other artefacts will be restored and stored on an island in Svalbard, Norway together with other digital artifacts from the Vatican Library, political histories, masterpieces from times past as indicated by Vedan Choolun and Ashwin Srivastav recently.
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