Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi
inaugurated ‘SAMARTH 2014 - Celebrating Diversity’, a national festival for
showcasing the abilities of Persons with Disabilities being organized by the Department of
Disability Affairs under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,
Government of India at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi on Wednesday.
“This
SAMARTH festival reflects the diversified culture of our country and also our
sense of inclusiveness. Our system does provide every one with equal rights. At
the same time, we will have to put in more efforts to ensure the rights of the
persons with disability”, said the Congress President in her inaugural address.
The second
day OF SAMARTH has seen the collection of large number of short films on
disability designed by ‘We Care Film Festival’ under the president ship of
Sandeep Marwah and Satish Kapoor as festival director.
“Let us
pray God for good thinking and good feelings so that we can do good karmas and
try to convert this earth into heaven” said Sandeep Marwah in his opening
remarks.” We are creating an awareness through cinema which is the best way to
communicate to masses” added Satish Kapoor .
Others who
spoke on the occasion were Stuti Kakar Secretary Department of Disability
Ministry of Social Justice, Avinash Awasti Joint Secretary, Poonam Natrajan Chairperson
National Trust, Kiran Mehra Director United Nation Information Centre, music director
Anand Raj Anand and film director Govind Nihalani who is also the patron to the
organization.
