Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter Tara Gandhi Bhatacharjee attended as chief guest in a symposium organised by the Odisha Gandhi Forum on the topic of Gandhi Marg ‘A Chintan’ here.
Stating that Gandhi belongs to the whole world and his ideology has been recognized across globe, she expressed her unhappiness over the fact that the youngsters are ignoring Gandhi. She appealed to them to be true followers of the Gandhian viewpoints.
Tara remembered her grandfather, when Mahatma was in jail and she had written a letter to him after reading Mahatma had complained she lacks good hand writings and advised her developing it.
Tara described her grandmother Kasturiba as a symbol of truth and forgiveness who represented the traditional Indian women.
Notably, Tara has been conferred a French honour for her contribution in the fields of culture, education and environment. She suggested that time has come for all the countries to enter into an international treaty in which they promise to destroy all armaments, violence, hunger and deprivation following nonviolence advocated by Gandhiji.
Tara has been working for the Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust for past 28 years for the needy women and children in rural India and her trust is campaigning against environmental degradation, female foeticide and poor sanitation.
She inaugurated Gandhi Udyana in Bagalpur under Biridi block and paid homage to the late freedom fighter Gouranga Das. Eminent freedom fighter Bhabani Charan Pattnaik, poet Haladhar Nag, Manoranjan Mohanty, Chairman, Social Welfare Board latika Pradhan and forum chairman Rina Rout were present.