To observe 152nd anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi, an online event will be held for art lovers. The art competition will be held on topic Women's Struggle for Emancipation, Dignity and Freedom.
The competition is being organised by ANSH Happiness Society, Bhopal. Co-founder of the youth led group Mohsin Khan shared that they are observing the 15nd anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi for which they have organised various events including webinars and poster competition.
Under the same series of events, a competition of painting, sketching, poem and article is being held for which the registrations are going on. The topic of the competition is Women's Struggle for Emancipation, Dignity and Freedom and the last date of submission is April 30.
The event is being organised with an aim to bring light to the life of Kasturba Gandhi and to create an awareness of her struggles.
Kasturba Bai was an Indian political activist. She married Mohandas Gandhi in 1883. In association with her husband and son, she was involved in the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. She was very influenced by her husband Mahatma Gandhi.
Kasturba Gandhi first involved herself with politics in South Africa in 1904 when, with her husband and others, she established the Phoenix Settlement near Durban.
In 1913 she took part in protests against the ill-treatment of Indian immigrants in South Africa, for which she was arrested and on September 23, 1913 was sentenced to hard labour. While in prison, she led other women in prayer and encouraged educated women to teach the uneducated women how to read and write.