{"id":32,"date":"2024-09-05T10:41:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T10:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2026-07-24T11:47:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:47:05","slug":"different-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/index.php\/different-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Initiative Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"32\" class=\"elementor elementor-32\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59091d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"59091d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-892ddb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"892ddb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Different \n\n <span style=\"color:#A22A2A\">Initiatives<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fb8dd6 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8fb8dd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb23594 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb23594\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7496263 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7496263\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-11_51_53-AM-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2703\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-11_51_53-AM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-11_51_53-AM-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-11_51_53-AM-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-11_51_53-AM-e1783666849606.png 1530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e872efc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e872efc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kitab Kautik<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8998a99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8998a99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kitab Kautik is a travelling celebration of books, ideas, local culture and community.\n \nOrganised in different towns of Uttarakhand, these book fairs bring together publishers, writers, readers, children, artists and local communities. Literary discussions, exhibitions, cultural performances, heritage activities and interactions with authors make each Kitab Kautik a festival of learning and creativity.\n <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcee84e elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bcee84e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/index.php\/kitab-kautik\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248zm-448 0c0-110.5 89.5-200 200-200s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256zm72 20v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h116v-67c0-10.7 12.9-16 20.5-8.5l99 99c4.7 4.7 4.7 12.3 0 17l-99 99c-7.6 7.6-20.5 2.2-20.5-8.5v-67H140c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover  Kitab Kautik<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee6df12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee6df12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e49c930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e49c930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-01_40_21-PM-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2801\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-01_40_21-PM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-01_40_21-PM-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-01_40_21-PM-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-01_40_21-PM-e1783672790167.png 1530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99aaf38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99aaf38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kumauni Archives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf8e26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"faf8e26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A digital preservation initiative dedicated to collecting, documenting and making accessible material related to the history, language, literature and culture of Kumaun and Uttarakhand.\n \nThe archive includes books, maps, copper plates, audio recordings, manuscripts and articles, helping protect valuable material that might otherwise disappear with time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a82050 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9a82050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/index.php\/kumauni-archives\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-circle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8c137 0 248 111 248 248S393 504 256 504 8 393 8 256 119 8 256 8zm-28.9 143.6l75.5 72.4H120c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24v16c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24h182.6l-75.5 72.4c-9.7 9.3-9.9 24.8-.4 34.3l11 10.9c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0L404.3 273c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6 0-33.9L271.6 106.3c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-11 10.9c-9.5 9.6-9.3 25.1.4 34.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore Kumauni Archives<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef73495 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef73495\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd4760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cfd4760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-12_06_02-PM-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2713\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-12_06_02-PM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-12_06_02-PM-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-12_06_02-PM-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-12_06_02-PM-e1783666974757.png 1530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52a079a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52a079a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Myor Pahad Myar Pachhyan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c631d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80c631d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Myor Pahad Myar Pachhyan is an online cultural conversation series created to promote Kumauni and other languages of Uttarakhand, particularly among the younger generation.\n \nThrough live discussions and interviews, the programme has documented the experiences and creative journeys of folk artists, historians, writers, scientists, athletes, social activists and many other inspiring personalities.\n \nThese conversations form a valuable audio-visual record of contemporary Uttarakhand.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f2107f elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5f2107f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/index.php\/kumauni-conversation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248zm-448 0c0-110.5 89.5-200 200-200s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256zm72 20v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h116v-67c0-10.7 12.9-16 20.5-8.5l99 99c4.7 4.7 4.7 12.3 0 17l-99 99c-7.6 7.6-20.5 2.2-20.5-8.5v-67H140c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Watch Our Conversations<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef5e971 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef5e971\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-937acb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"937acb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-12_19_46-PM-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2717\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-12_19_46-PM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-12_19_46-PM-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-12_19_46-PM-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-12_19_46-PM-e1783667032109.png 1530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31231c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31231c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sahityik Charcha and Nagrik Abhinandan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4785ca1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4785ca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sahityik Charcha and Nagrik Abhinandan programme documents and celebrates the lives, personalities and creative contributions of Uttarakhand\u2019s writers, poets, folk artists and cultural figures.\n \nEach programme brings together scholars, readers, writers, students and cultural enthusiasts to understand the person behind the work and introduce their contribution to a new generation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d5373 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"68d5373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/index.php\/srijan-yatra\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248zm-448 0c0-110.5 89.5-200 200-200s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256zm72 20v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h116v-67c0-10.7 12.9-16 20.5-8.5l99 99c4.7 4.7 4.7 12.3 0 17l-99 99c-7.6 7.6-20.5 2.2-20.5-8.5v-67H140c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a5be4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30a5be4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be2dc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4be2dc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-02_14_42-PM-300x289.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2803\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-02_14_42-PM-300x289.png 300w, https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-02_14_42-PM-1024x985.png 1024w, https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-02_14_42-PM-768x739.png 768w, https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-10-2026-02_14_42-PM-e1783673146616.png 1276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74bbc13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74bbc13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Music<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8763e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8763e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Music carries the memory of a community.\n \nCreative Uttarakhand has produced and supported music rooted in the languages, emotions and landscapes of the hills. Through albums, recordings and cultural performances, we work to provide meaningful platforms to Uttarakhand\u2019s musicians, singers, lyricists and folk traditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6e67b6 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d6e67b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/creativeuttarakhand.org\/index.php\/music-albums\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248zm-448 0c0-110.5 89.5-200 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