The fortnight-long “International Mural Painters’ Camp” was concluded on May 25, 2013 at Kottayam with the Chief Minister of Kerala, Oommen Chandy declaring Kottayam the ‘Mural City’, with mural paintings by 350 artists adorning every available wall in the city, in the biggest effort in India to take out its murals (wall paintings) from the confines of monasteries, temples and churches. The event was organised by Kerala Lalithakala Akademi,

With an aim to preserve the rich culture and language of Ladakh by generating interest amongst the students in Bhoti (Tibetan) language, Ladakh Buddhist Association in collaboration with Drepung Loseling Pethub Khangtsen Education Society and Himalayan Cultural Heritage Foundation (HCHF) organised “Annual Inter School Essay Writing Competition of Bhoti Language” on 4th May 2013 at Lamdon Model Senior Secondary School in Leh. Sheik Javed