To commemorate 150th birth centenary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi, a symposium on “Gandhiji’s return to India from South Africa and its significance” was jointly organised by Press Information Bureau and Regional Outreach Bureau, Raipur at Swami Vivekananda Auditorium of Govt. J. Yoganadam Chhattisgarh College here on Wednesday.
Addressing the participants, Sudarshan S. Pantode, Additional Director General of Press Information Bureau and Regional Outreach Bureau, Raipur said the event of “Gandhiji’s return to India from South Africa” has its own importance as Gandhiji imbibed two principles one “Satyagrah” and another “Non-violence” among the people, this two principles which were used by him during the grand march, taken out by him in South Africa against Black Act.
Speaking on occasion, Principal, Dr. C.L. Devangan said that such type of inspiring programmes should be organised from time to time so that our students can understand the importance of freedom movement and sacrifice of our great freedom fighters like Mahatma Gandhi.
Students of Chhattisgarh College — Aditya Singh, Shanu Jaiswal, Pooja Verma, Yash Kumar Sahu, Dharmendra Sinha and Ashish Jadhav also participated in the symposium.
Prizes were given away to the participants at the hands of S.S. Pantode and Professor Dr Pushpa Kaushik.
Professor Shilpi Bose conducted the proceedings of the function while Pradeep Vishwakarma, Regional Outreach Bureau proposed vote of thanks.