On February 17 on the occasion of the 1150th anniversary of al-Farabi the Jawaharlal Nehru University hosted a Round Table I Delhi supported by the Embassy of Kazakhstan in India.
Kazakh Ambassador to India Yerlan Alimbayev in his welcoming remarks stressed that the anniversary of al-Farabi is included in the calendar of UNESCO's memorable dates and events for 2020 and its celebration in Delhi will give a powerful impetus to the study and understanding of the renowned scientist.
The round table was attended by the delegation of the Kazakh National University named after al-Farabi with a presentation on the life and works of outstanding philosopher and thinker.
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Academicians and heads of Indian scientific centres and institutes who spoke at the event also noted the significance of the legacy of al-Farabi and emphasized importance of such events for rapprochement of the cultures of the two countries.
This event was the launch of celebrations dedicated to the 1150th anniversary of al-Farabi in India.
Couple of years back Al-Farabi Kazakh National University opened the House of Al-Farabi in Delhi. It is noteworthy that the first domestic nanosatellite of Kazakhstan Al-Farabi, which was created by young scientists of Kazakhstan National University, was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in India.
Al-Farabi from Kazakhstan was a renowned philosopher and jurist who wrote in the fields of politics, philosophy, metaphysics, ethics and logic. He was also a scientist, cosmologist, mathematician and music scholar.
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