BS Mohan celebrates the 144th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatama Gandhi at Neyveli lignite Corporation
Patience, simplicity, humility, kindness, perseverance, determination, peace, pious and non-violence (ahimsa) are the principles form the best of Gandhiji’s life,” said B Surender Mohan, CMD, Neyveli lignite Corporation (NlC) ltd, at the 144th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatama Gandhi.
Honouring gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi’s 144th birth anniversary was celebrated at NlC on October 2. The daylong celebrations began with the garlanding of Mahatma Gandhi’s bust at township administration office premises by B Surender Mohan, CMD, NlC ltd followed by devotional song Ramdhan, by the members of Neyveli ladies Club.
Celebrations
The celebrations at the lignite Hall started with the singing of Gandhi’s favorite song Vaishnava Janatho by the members of ladies Club. later, scriptures from the Bhagavad Gita, Bible, Quran, Thirukkural and Naladiyar were read by representatives from NlC schools, Indian Christian Cultural Association, Neyveli Muslim Jamaath, Neyveli United Tamil Association. Then, members of ladies Club, Indian Christian Cultural Association, Muslim Jamaath, Telugu Samithi, Kerala Kala Samithi, Kannada Sangha, Bharathiya Kala Samithi, Neyveli Chapter of Forum of Women in Public Sector and Ramakrishna Seva Sangam of Neyveli rendered bhajans, devotional and patriotic songs to pay tribute to Gandhi.
Ahimsa — the weapon
B Surender Mohan, in his address said, that the birth anniversary of the Bapu is not only celebrated in India, but also in foreign countries. The United Nations observes the day as the International Day of Non-Violence that aims at to disseminate the whole world through proper education and public awareness about Gandhi’s principles. The Chairman suggested the society should follow the ahimsa (non-violence) and satyagraha (insistence of truth).
Satyagraha
CMD further added that satyagraha was another powerful weapon used by Gandhi against the British, for which they did not have any weapon to counter. In short it means truth prevails. According to Gandhi’s view, satyagraha is an integrated concept and includes truth, non-violence, non-stealing, non-possession, fearlessness, swadeshi, chastity or brahmacharya, control of the palate, tolerance, and removal of untouchability.
International fame
Surender Mohan while speaking on international fame of Gandhi said, “Gandhiji did not attain fame as a cause of freedom struggle and independence, but the entire world knows about him as a great personality and remembered for his principle, character and simple way of living.”
Directors Sarat Kumar Acharya, Rakesh Kumar, S Rajagopal, MS Ravindranath and S Boopthy participated in the function. A school bag, sweets, notebooks, pens, pencils, geometry box, water bottle were given to the needy children of NlC Schools.
The school kits were distributed by Swarnakumari Surender Mohan, president, Neyveli ladies Club and Sneha Oppurtunity Services and Yogamaya Acharya, lalitha Rajagopal, latha Ravindranath and Manonmani Boopathy, patrons of Neyveli ladies Club. The senior officials and employees of NlC, Neyveli public and school children participated in the function.