Haryana Government will organize a‘Jan Jagran Rally’ to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.
“The rally would pass through those areas where Guru Nanak Dev had visited. Apart from this, a mobile app has been prepared by the State Government which has detailed information about the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev,” said an official spokesman.
He said that a review meeting for the celebrations of 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev was held by the Executive Committee chaired by the Haryana Chief Secretary DS Dhesi, here on Tuesday.
During the meeting, it was informed that mobile light and sound shows would be organized on the occasion of year long celebrations. The information regarding the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev would be disseminated among people through these shows in all districts of the state, the spokesman said.
It was also informed that seminars would be organized in universities and colleges on the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev and their relevance in the present scenario by inviting intellectuals. Apart from this, seminars on the life of Guru Nanak Dev would be organized in schools besides organizing sports events and other functions.
The spokesman said that ‘Gagan Mein Thal Aarti’ would be started at a lake in the state which has sufficient water level. The matter related to the approval from the Central Government to facilitate pilgrims interested in visiting Gurudwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, was also reviewed in the meeting.
Discussions were held in the meeting on various issues such as compilation of 100 sayings of Guru Nanak Dev, including Punjabi language in primary schools, planting 550 trees in each village, launching Swachhta Abhiyan, preparing a booklet on places where Guru Nanak Dev had visited and a proposal to name a building the state after the name of the Guru, he added.
Those present in the meeting included MLA Assandh, Bakhshish Singh Virk, Additional Chief Secretary, School Education Department, PK Das, ACS Art and Cultural Affairs Department, Dheera Khandelwal among others.