<p>Spouses of various world leaders attending the G20 Summit were treated to a special lunch at Jaipur House on Saturday, following which they were given a guided tour of an exhibition of culturally-rich artefacts at NGMA, official sources said.</p>.<p>The group was served millet-based dishes and they also sampled some street food, a source said.</p>.<p>"First ladies from Turkiye, Japan, the UK, Australia and Mauritius, among others visited the exhibition at NGMA (National Gallery of Modern Art)," the source added.</p>.US President Biden lauds India's G20 Presidency; reaffirms support for New Delhi's permanent seat at UNSC.<p>The source told <em>PTI</em>, "After lunch at Jaipur House, spouses of some world leaders enjoyed an exhibition hosted at the NGMA that opened today. The exhibition has been showcased especially for them."</p><p>The 'Roots and Routes' exhibition explores India's civilisational heritage, ethos and inter-connectedness.</p>.<p>The NGMA, under the Union Ministry of Culture, boasts a rich collection of artwork, including paintings, sculptures and photographs. S Radhakrishnan, the then-vice-president, inaugurated the gallery at Jaipur House in 1954, according to the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav website.</p>.<p>The special lunch and the NGMA exhibition were organised on the sidelines of the two-day G20 Summit that got underway on Saturday at the newly-built international convention and exhibition centre -- Bharat Mandapam -- at Pragati Maidan.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, spouses of some world leaders visited the Pusa campus to learn about millet farming.</p>.<p>They (world leaders' spouses) showed interest in learning more about millets, the source said.</p>.<p>Spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Union government sponsored a proposal for the International Year of Millets - 2023. The proposal was accepted by the United Nations General Assembly.</p>.<p>Modi has also shared his vision to make the International Year of Millets - 2023 a "people's movement" alongside positioning India as the "global hub for millets".</p>.<p>Millet-based dishes were on the menus for lunches and dinners served to the delegates at G20 events held under different tracks since India assumed presidency of the bloc last December.</p>.<p>Luxury hotels in Delhi are also serving millet-based dishes to the heads of states who are in Delhi for the G20 Summit. </p>
<p>Spouses of various world leaders attending the G20 Summit were treated to a special lunch at Jaipur House on Saturday, following which they were given a guided tour of an exhibition of culturally-rich artefacts at NGMA, official sources said.</p>.<p>The group was served millet-based dishes and they also sampled some street food, a source said.</p>.<p>"First ladies from Turkiye, Japan, the UK, Australia and Mauritius, among others visited the exhibition at NGMA (National Gallery of Modern Art)," the source added.</p>.US President Biden lauds India's G20 Presidency; reaffirms support for New Delhi's permanent seat at UNSC.<p>The source told <em>PTI</em>, "After lunch at Jaipur House, spouses of some world leaders enjoyed an exhibition hosted at the NGMA that opened today. The exhibition has been showcased especially for them."</p><p>The 'Roots and Routes' exhibition explores India's civilisational heritage, ethos and inter-connectedness.</p>.<p>The NGMA, under the Union Ministry of Culture, boasts a rich collection of artwork, including paintings, sculptures and photographs. S Radhakrishnan, the then-vice-president, inaugurated the gallery at Jaipur House in 1954, according to the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav website.</p>.<p>The special lunch and the NGMA exhibition were organised on the sidelines of the two-day G20 Summit that got underway on Saturday at the newly-built international convention and exhibition centre -- Bharat Mandapam -- at Pragati Maidan.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, spouses of some world leaders visited the Pusa campus to learn about millet farming.</p>.<p>They (world leaders' spouses) showed interest in learning more about millets, the source said.</p>.<p>Spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Union government sponsored a proposal for the International Year of Millets - 2023. The proposal was accepted by the United Nations General Assembly.</p>.<p>Modi has also shared his vision to make the International Year of Millets - 2023 a "people's movement" alongside positioning India as the "global hub for millets".</p>.<p>Millet-based dishes were on the menus for lunches and dinners served to the delegates at G20 events held under different tracks since India assumed presidency of the bloc last December.</p>.<p>Luxury hotels in Delhi are also serving millet-based dishes to the heads of states who are in Delhi for the G20 Summit. </p>