New Delhi: The 'Naatu Naatu' fever has gripped the entire world following its Oscar win. A video surfaced on social media showing the G20 delegates dancing to the tunes of the Oscar-winning song from SS Rajamaouli's film ‘RRR’ on the sidelines of the second Agriculture Deputies Meeting (ADM) of the Agriculture Working Group, under India’s G20 presidency, which began in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
The 'Naatu Naatu' song, composed by MM Keeravaani and penned by Chandrabose, created history by becoming the first Indian track to win the Academy Award in the Best Original Song category.
During the opening day celebration, the delegates were seen shaking their legs with the local dancers of Chandigarh.
The delegates also experienced the rich cultural heritage of Chandigarh by visiting the food festival at Rock Garden, an excursion to Sukhna lake, followed by a gala dinner and a visit to Yadavindra Gardens at Pinjore.
Discussion of global food and agricultural challenges
On the opening day of the three-day meeting, the delegates discussed the food market situation and identified capacity-building needs.
As per the official statement, Arun Kumar, the Senior Economic and Statistical Adviser, welcomed all the delegates and spoke about the timely evidence-based policymaking as the need of the hour to address the concern of high food prices.
Abhilaksh Likhi, Additional Secretary, ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare, mentioned that the main objective of G20 is to build consensus on current challenges of food security and nutrition, sustainable agriculture with a climate-smart approach, inclusive agricultural value chains and food systems, and digitalisation for agricultural transformation.
Likhi further emphasised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of mission LiFE through which everyone can contribute to the fight against climate change.