The Centre for International Relations of CUJ organized an event ‘Jai Jagat: A Festival of Culture and Peace’ on Friday. The concept of Jai Jagat is associated with Vinayak Narahari, popularly known as Acharya Vinoba Bhave who had been chosen as the first satyagrahi to start personal satyagraha by Mahatma Gandhi on this day, October 17, 1940.
Vice chancellor Professor A N Misra in his inaugural speech talked on Gandhian philosophy and impact on Acharya Bhave. Prof Misra said it was dream of Gandhiji, the father of the nation, that rural India develops and Vinoba Bhave just did that. The VC recalled how Jaiprakash Narayan popularly called lok Nayak, was inspired and launched a revolutionary movement.