The Madhya Pradesh government has said that a Rs 2,000 crore project to set up a 108-feet tall statue of religious leader and philosopher Adi Shankara, or Shankaracharya, and an international museum in the state will connect it to the rest of the world. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan last week addressed a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Acharya Shankar Sanskritik Ekta Nyas to discuss the project. Prominent saints and trust members including Swami Avedhashanand Giri Ji Maharaj attended the meeting.
