Recently, International Buddhist
Confederation (IBC) in association with the Mahabodhi Society of India and
Attodeep organized the Eastern India Buddhist Conclave – Issues, Interaction
& Initiatives on 1st and 2nd March 2021 at hotel The Westin, Kolkata
Rajarhat, West Bengal. The conclave in Kolkata was third in an ongoing series
after Delhi-NCR Buddhist Conclave on 21st and 22nd November 2020 in New Delhi
and North East Buddhist Conclave held in Guwahati on 3rd and 4th February,
2021.
As a part of this two-day conclave, a
Philatelic exhibition was organized on Buddhism. Sri Souvik Roy, a renowned
philatelist, and collector from Kolkata displayed his valued collection, being
the largest collector on Buddhism. A rare collection of coins and currencies on
Buddhism was displayed by Smt. Eeshita Basu, a collector and a teacher at The
Heritage School, Kolkata.
The Philatelic exhibition on display at
the conclave
Some beautiful embroidery on Buddha made by the ladies of the Tagore family were displayed. Original photographs of Buddhist sites and rare documents were also on display there.
Dignitaries enjoying the exhibition
Eeshita Basu with her collection
IBC is world's largest Buddhist
global body, based in India the land of origin of Buddha Dhamma, with its
membership drawn from 39 countries and over 320 organizations, both monastic
and lay, world bodies, national and regional federations and international
organizations, institutions etc.
