Tag: Mahatma Gandhi

The prime minister visited Raj Ghat and Vijay Ghat, memorials to Gandhi and Shastri, respectively, to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri, respectively.

Bhubaneswar: Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter Tara Gandhi met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today to promote Gandhism among the youth of the State. “I was very happy to meet Chief Minister. He is liked by his people and also doing a lot for the state. For him the people of Odisha are very important. On the […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Governor SC Jamir paid floral tributes to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the premises of the state Assembly on Gandhi Jayanti here today. Assembly speaker Pradeep Amat and other leaders also paid floral tributes to the leader’s statue. The CM said, “On this day, all of us should […]

Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will issue Rs 200 denomination banknotes tomorrow in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, bearing signature of RBI Governor Dr. Urjit R. Patel. According to a press release issued by RBI, the new denomination has Motif of Sanchi Stupa on the reverse, depicting the country’s cultural heritage. The base […]

Renowned artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won people's choice award for his sand sculpture made during an international championship in Russia

While everyone knows that Nathuram Godse had killed Mahatma Gandhi, very few of them know that the murder of the Father of the Nation was meticulously planned and executed

New Delhi: Air India has started flying with the logo of Mahatma Gandhi to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary later this year. Right now only two aircraft have been painted with the logo of the Father of the Nation on the left side of the fuselage and the rest of its fleet of 163 aircraft […]

Kolkata: Mahatma Gandhi’s secularism was much more than just a religious yearning and he was successful in forging Hindu-Muslim unity, a panel of historians and political scientists said here on Sunday. “I would like to say that Gandhi in the last few years of his life tried to make sure that India’s political leadership is […]

Kolkata: Noted historian Ramachandra Guha, whose latest book is a biography of Mahatma Gandhi, said on Sunday that Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel together built India after Gandhi’s assassination in 1948. Guha said the “rivalry” between the two stalwarts is being cropped up today by people with vested interests and maintained that both Patel and […]

New Delhi: To highlight the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi in today’s world on the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary, Indian missions abroad on Tuesday projected his message in the form of a LED video. “More than 120 locations have been identified in as many countries to execute the LED projection, including 50 on iconic […]

Mumbai: Around 150 artists from all over Maharashtra shall converge at the prestigious Sir J.J. School of Arts (SJJSA) to pay a special “live tribute” to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary on October 2, an official said. The programme at the SJJSA campus in south Mumbai will see the artists — all alumni […]

New Delhi: Following the principle of seniority, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra has recommended the name of Justice Ranjan Gogoi as his successor, said informed sources on Saturday. Justice Gogoi is the senior-most judge of the top court after Chief Justice Misra. As per convention, the outgoing Chief Justice sends the recommendation for […]

Mumbai: National Award-winning actress Kangana Ranaut, who will soon represent India on an international platform, says she is inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy. “I believe in many of Gandhiji’s mental and spiritual tools that he provided humanity with… The one which comes handy is this simple mantra: Wealth without work, pleasure without human conscience, science without […]

New Delhi: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 70th death anniversary at Gandhi Smriti, a museum dedicated to him. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, students from several Delhi-based schools, Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma and Minister of Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan were […]

New Delhi: Standing or not standing while the National Anthem in a movie theatre cannot define nationalism of a person, political leaders across the spectrum said on Sunday. “On August 29, 1947, Mahatma Gandhi did not stand up when National Anthem was played in then Calcutta (now Kolkata) and said that it was a western […]