The 72nd death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, also known as the Martyr’s Day, was observed jointly by the Jayadev Walkers’ Club, Khandagiri Senior Citizens’ Association, Khandagiri Anchalika Bikash Parishad, Divya Jeevan Sangha, Khandagiri Branch and the Bharatiya Yoga Sansthan at the Jayadev Batika here on Thursday.
A large number of people paid floral tributes to Gandhi and observed a two-minute silence in the memories of Mahatma Gandhi and other patriots who had laid down their lives for the sake of the country during the freedom struggle.
Earlier, a group of singers came singing Sankirtan and Ramdhun (Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite devotional song) from Chidananda Vihar through Kolathia Jagannath Temple to the Yoga Mandap at the Jayadev Batika.
Club president Dr Sundara Narayan Patro presided over the meeting. Dr Prafulla Kumar Mohapatra, Debendranath Satpathy, Manju Mishra, Upendra Nath Mishra, Pabitra Kumar Mahant, former Corporator Ashwini Kumar Sundaray, Kapila Maharana, Sharat Chandra Sabat, Muktikant Agasti, Snehalata Senapati, Shiba Narayan Pal, Paramandnada Patra, Adwaita Prasad Sahoo, Rasananda Sahoo, Rabi Narayan Swain, Shantilata Routray and Debendra Nath Das participated.
