Noida, 1st OctoberAn afternoon was dedicated to celebrate 145th
birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi at Marwah Studios in association with UN
Information Centre for India and Bhutan. “This day is memorialized as the
International Day of Non-Violence as Mahatma Gandhi was a preacher of
non-violence” said Sandeep Marwah, President of Marwah Studios.
The commemoration commenced with lighting of the lamp and
a patriotic song by Mrs. Kulwant Kaur to honor the Father of the Nation. Prestigious
certificates of World Peace Development & Research Foundation-Youth
Ambassador for Peace were presented to the students by Mrs. Tara Gandhi
Bhattacharjee-Vice Chairperson Gandhi Smriti, Darshan Samiti and Chairperson of
Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust and Veena Kohli of All India Women’s
Conference.
The gracious presence of Dr.
Baldevanand Sagar- Broadcaster & artist AIR and Doordarshan, Radha
Bhatt-President of Gandhi Peace Foundation, Ved Prakash-G.S Gandhian Seva &
Satyagraha Brigade, Shri Chandrakant N. Kharade Patil-Secretary General of
WPDRF, Acharya Shri Satendra Narayan and Yatendra Malik added to the event.
While
addressing the young media aspirants, Sandeep Marah emphasized the significance
of fostering peace, treating people with utmost dignity and
respect and instilling tolerance in oneself for other religions. He concluded
by saying “Let us give Peace a chance”. The
observance was concluded by a vote of thanks by Dr. A.K. Srivastava.