| 1 | The Embassy of India in Bucharest hosts an event honoring Professor Achyuta Samanta, founder of the Art of Giving movement |
The participation of AMN-Romania representatives reflects a shared interest in education, humanistic values, and lasting bridges of dialogue between Romania and India, in the spirit of mutual cultural cooperation.
On May 22, 2026, at India House, the residence of the Ambassador of India in Bucharest, an official reception organized by the Embassy of India will be held in honor of Professor Achyuta Samanta, founder of KIIT (Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology) and KISS (Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences), as well as the global Art of Giving movement. The event is part of diplomatic initiatives devoted to education, philanthropy, academic exchanges, and cultural dialogue between India and Romania.
At the invitation extended by the Embassy of India in Bucharest, AMN-Romania has confirmed the attendance of Mr. Andrei Gămulea, President of AMN-Romania, and Ms. Aurora Nicolae, Vice President of AMN-Romania. This participation reflects the ongoing openness of AMN-România to cultural and educational cooperation with India and an interest in learning firsthand about contemporary institutional models that put education in the service of human development, social solidarity, and responsible learning.
Professor Achyuta Samanta is recognized in India and international academic circles as a figure who has intrinsically connected higher education with social responsibility.
KIIT is now one of the leading higher education institutions in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, focused on professional training, research, technological development, and preparing young people for modern fields of applied knowledge. Alongside this university, KISS is a large-scale social and educational initiative dedicated to children and young people from tribal and Indigenous communities, providing access to education, residential support, and opportunities for dignified participation in society.
The meeting in Bucharest provides an opportunity for direct engagement with a contemporary Indian vision of education as a means of social transformation. From this perspective, philanthropy is understood as an organized form of human and social responsibility through which knowledge, institutional resources, time, attention, and compassion become tangible means of uplifting communities.
The Art of Giving movement, founded by Professor Achyuta Samanta, embodies this commitment to giving, generosity, compassion, and supporting others as values that can be cultivated in personal, educational, and social life.
For AMN-Romania, taking part in this event has particular significance. Over the years, the National Association for the Promotion of Non-Conventional Medicines has been dedicated to advancing systematic knowledge, intercultural dialogue, and authentic traditions of health and wisdom, with special emphasis on the traditional science of Ayurveda.
In this context, meeting an Indian leader who has brought together education, social inclusion, and philanthropy within a major institutional project offers an opportunity to reflect on how the traditional values of Indian culture can be expressed today through modern forms of organization, education, and community responsibility.
The event also confirms the active role of the Embassy of India in Bucharest in fostering cooperation between the two cultural spheres. Such encounters strengthen Romanian–Indian dialogue by bringing together institutions, people, educational projects, and initiatives capable of creating lasting connections.
Education, health, culture, the ethics of giving, and the development of younger generations are areas in which India and Romania can find many shared interests, fruitful connections, and converging priorities.
AMN-Romania appreciates the invitation and the opportunity to participate in an event dedicated to someone who has made education a path toward social transformation. The presence of its representatives reflects the interest of the community studying Ayurveda in Romania in educational initiatives and social responsibility.
From a broad Ayurvedic perspective, such initiatives can also be seen as expressions of a culture of social balance. A community becomes healthier when education, dignity, the continuity of values, and consideration for vulnerable people are integrated into sustained action.
Meeting Professor Achyuta Samanta provides a valuable opportunity to observe how India's humanistic principles can take shape in contemporary institutions, including those relevant to Romanian–Indian educational dialogue.
This participation confirms an interest in firsthand knowledge of contemporary initiatives that use education to elevate human beings and cultivate active social responsibility. In this sense, the event is an important meeting point for diplomacy, education, philanthropy, and the shared aspiration for a more aware, supportive society open to cooperation.
