The State Cabinet on Monday decided to celebrate the 100th year of Mahatma Gandhi’s visit to Odisha.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said Gandhi is an eternal source of inspiration for all. The Mahatma visited Odisha eight times during the period 1921-1946.
On March 23, 1921, Gandhi came to Odisha for the first time and addressed a historic gathering on the riverbed of Kathajodi in Cuttack.To make this memorable, the Cabinet decided to organise year-long grand celebrations from March 23, 2021. It would inspire especially youths on the ideals and principles of the Mahatma; and above, his mantra of Ahimsa and the magnitude of his greatness, the Cabinet felt.