Children from B S F Sr. Sec School, Jalandhar; Saraswati Shishi Mandir Sr. Sec School, Keshavnagar, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh; Saraswati Shishi Mandir Sr. Sec. School, District Rehli Sagar, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh; Shashkiya Utkrishtha Sr. Sec School, Damoh Madhya Pradesh, Kendriya Vidyalaya Damoh, Madhya Pradesh and Shri Guru Nanak Sr. Sec School, Jabalpur Naka, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh presented a wide range of cultural performances at the concluding ceremony of the ten-day Value Creation Camp organized by GSDS from September 24 to October 3, 2019. While folk dances of Punjab and Madhya Pradesh enthralled the gathering, street theatre on corruption left a great impact on the students. The chief guest on this occasion was Shri Alok Goswami from Madhya Pradesh. Teachers also shared their experiences on the occasion.

The Hon’ble President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind led the nation into paying rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi in Gandhi Smriti on October 2, 2019 celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and International Day of Non-Violence. Almost 1000 children drawn from 38 institutions of Delhi and NCR, Madhya Pradesh and Jalandhar took part in the programme and offered musical tribute to the Father of the Nation. Children during the programme held flags of the 193 Member States of the United Nations including the Indian Tri Colour during the programme.
Minister of Culture and Vice Chairperson of GSDS Shri Prahalad Singh Patel, Secretary MoC, Shri Arun Goel, Joint Secretary MoC Shri S C Barmma, GSDS EC Members Shri Sankar Kumar Sanyal, Shri Laxmi Dass, gandhian workers Shri Basant and people from different walks of life took part in the programme.
Religious leaders from different religious faiths will be participating in the Sarva Dharma Prarthana Sabha (Inter-faith prayer meet) on the occasion. Marking the 12th year of the International Day of Non-Violence, Shri Rajiv Chandran Officer In-Charge of the United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan read the message of the UN Secretary General, H.E Antonio Guterres on the occasion.
Leading classical artist, Padma Shri Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty led the Bhakti Sangeet on the occasion with renditions of poem by Gandhi ji himself, Rabindranath Tagore, Acharya Vinoba Bhave and others on the... Read More

A symposium on the “Father of the Nation and National Language” was organised on September 28, 2019 by Nagri Lipi Parishad in association with GSDS at, S Kula Women's College, Nambool Vishnupur, Manipur as part of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Acharya Shri Shyam Kishore Singh, who is the national language campaigner of Manipur organised this symposium.
As keynote speakers Shri Vinod Babbar, Editor of Rashtra Kinkar, Shri Arun Paswan, former co-director of All India Radio and Mr. K Yaduvanshi of Jaunpur University, expressed their views on the language philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi.

The Department of Mass Communication & Journalism, Tezpur University in collaboration with Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi organized a three day North East Youth Conclave on the theme ‘Role of Youth in Contributing to a Culture of Peace and Non-violence’ during September 6-8 2019. A total of 150 participants from 18 institutions across North East India participated in the Conclave. The conclave witnessed a most wonderful confluence of youthful energy, vibrancy and enthusiasm that demonstrated the power and potential of youth people to create change in the world.
The inaugural ceremony was graced by Senior Journalist Samudra Gupta Kashyap as the Chief Guest, prominent social activist Dibyajyoti Saikia as special invitee and Gulshan Gupta, the North East Coordinator of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti as part of the guest panel. The dais was also graced by Dr. Joya Chakraborty, Head, Department of MCJ-TU and Prof. Abhijit Borah, former Head and Professor in the Department.
The Head of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Dr. Joya Chakraborty delivered the welcome address. Gulshan Gupta shared his insights on Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti. Speaking on the occasion, he quoted, “By birth, we are all non-violent.” Following this, the inaugural address was delivered by Professor Abhijit Bora, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism.
DAY ONE:
• SESSION I: Understanding a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence in the... Read More

“Being a landless is considered as low esteem for any individual, despite several planning by the various govt. still thousands landless people are reeling under poverty so the government must sort out the problem immediately for the alleviation of poverty and inclusive development of the society said veteran freedom fighter Bhabani charan pattnayak while inaugurating the 125th birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Acharya Vinoba Bhave on 11th September 2019 at Jayadev Bhawan, Bhubaneswar.
Vinoba Seva Pratisthan(VSP) in association with Gandhi Smirti & Darshan Samiti(GSDS) New Delhi, an autonomous body of ministry of culture, Govt.of India, Department of Culture & Odia Language Literature , Govt.of Odisha, Gandhi Global Foundation and Odisha Gandhivadi Forum were jointly organised the state level convention on the eve of 150th Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Materialistic life without religion is a curse for any civilisation, if people will not follow the path of truth and true religion, holistic development society is not feasible said the national president of Acharyakul, Wardha, Dr Pushpita Awasthi. She appreciated the organiser’s initiatives for creating a space to discuss about the philosophy of Gandhi-Vinoba among younger generation.
Hon’ble M.L.A. Ms. Latika Pradhan focused on the concept of Sarvodaya (upliftment for all) by Gandhi and Vinoba which is very much similar of a classless society propounded by Carl Marx.
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Director GSDS Shri Dipanker Shri Gyan welcomed religious leaders of different faith in Gandhi Smriti on September 27, 2019 at a small discussion regarding the Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) programme in Gandhi Smriti. The meeting was in light of the celebrations to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi where a token badge of Gandhi 150 along with a Charkha was presented to each of the Dharam Gurus.

NISHTHA in collaboration with GSDS organised its 1st National Festival “Youth for Preventive Health” as part of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi in Gandhi Darshan on September 20-21, 2019. 200 people took part in the programme. The programme was inaugurated by Shri Laxmi Dass, Vice President, Harijan Sevak Sangh with Shri Begraj Khatana former Vice President, National Child and Women Development and Member Hindi Samiti. Dr. Gopal ji chaired the session.
Shri Laxmi Dass impressed upon the health of youth, future of India and its progress and dealt on the topic “Gandhian concept of Naturopathy”. The other eminent speakers on the programme were Dr. Sudhir Singh, Assistant Professor, Dayal Singh College, Delhi University who spoke on “Gandhi and Youth”. Dr. Monika Hira, HOD, Vivekanand Kendra spoke on “Eating Right – The Gandhian Way”.
In the afternoon, indigenous sports were organised for the participants with a view to establish linkage of yoga with the sports. A colourful cultural programme was also organised.
On September 21 an interactive session was organised on Naturopathy by Shri Naval Kishore from Seva Foundation. Dr. Pawan Kumar Chauhan, Senior Executive Officer NIOS, Ministry of HRD, Government of India took part in the interactive session.

As part of the celebrations to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti has added one more way to modulate the frequencies of community with the “My life is my message “ quote of Mahatma. The Samiti came up with the multiplayer “Mahatma Gandhi Mobile Quiz App”. The basic intention behind launching the Application was to connect the people with the teachings of Mahatma and thereby widening the user engagement through digital platform. This was initiated during September 2019.
In this endeavour, GSDS invited entries at MyGov.in from people of different walks of life for a “Logo and Tagline” (not more than six words) specially designed for the quiz App. The prerequisite to design both the categories was to be in well context with the philosophies and constructive works of Mahatma Gandhi.
After being scrutinized by the honorable committee headed by Shri Laxmi Dass, EC member of GSDS, the final winners were selected. The winner in the category of designing the logo was Aditya Narayan Yadav, whereas for tagline the winner was Pratibha Maurya.
The designer of the finally selected Logo and Tagline were awarded with the prize money of Rs.25, 000 and Rs.15, 000 respectively.

Over 1000 children draw from 31 schools of Delhi and NCR took part in the musical rehearsals as a preparation to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in Gandhi Darshan from September 14, 24, 26 and 29. On September 30 and October 1 rehearsals were organised in Gandhi Smriti. 85 Children participating in the Value Creation Camp from five different schools of Madhya Pradesh and one school of Jalandhar who took part in the Value Creation Camp (September 24-October 3) also took part in the rehearsal. Songs of Kabir, compositions of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, and Acharya Vinoba Bhave and other compositions were taught to the children.

The Samiti organized a workshop on “Gender sensitization and Menstrual Health” in Central Jail no 16, Mandoli Jail on September 6, 2019. The aim of workshop in Tihar, Mandoli Jail, was to get the attention of the women prisoners towards the themes that the organization encourage them to think about changes in the thinking of peoples about Gender Sensitization and Menstrual Health & Hygiene and Natural therapy. The session begin with an introduction about Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti to the participant by Ms. Asha and further more information about the museum of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samti was given by Ms. Shobha.
Dr. Manju Aggarwal while speaking about gender sensitization said that gender sensitization helps adolescent girl and women in examining their personal attitudes and beliefs on questioning the realities they though they know. She also told about personal hygiene during menstruation. She encouraged the prisoners to keep themselves neat and clean. She also highlighted the dangers of open defecation. She further gave demo on hand hygiene through hast mudra vigyan.
Various activities were performed by prisoners such as one of the prisoners recited a motivational poem and another prisoner had sung a motivational song.
Division of group and group exercise was conducted by Ms. Asha and Shobha. 64 participants were divided into five groups. These groups made drawings and wrote slogans on chart papers.
Jail Superintendent Ms. Neeta... Read More

Hon’ble President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the Gandhi Katha by Pujya Morari Bapu, being organised by the Harijan Sevak Sangh to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, on September 24, 2019 at Gandhi Ashram, Harijan Sevak Sangh, Kingsway Camp, Delhi.
Addressing the gathering, the President said that Gandhiji was born in India, but he belonged to entire world and humanity. The entire world remembers him as a 'great soul' who has shown us the path of 'Ahimsa' and 'Satyagraha'. The life of Gandhiji is like an epic. And millions of people across the world are listening to his life-story and getting inspiration from it. The President said that in his visits across the country and to other nations, he always found that from ordinary people to Head of States, all held great respect for Gandhiji.
Shri Prahalad Singh Patel, Hon’ble Minister of Culture and Tourism was also present on the occasion. Shri Sankar Kumar Sanyal, President Harijan Sevak Sangh also welcomed the gathering. The Hon’ble President also visited the exhibition on Kasturba Gandhi at the Gandhi Ashram.
An exhibition on “Mohan to Mahatma” was displayed on the occasion by Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti. A publication of GSDS, “Morality and Ethics” was presented to the hon’ble President on the occasion.

Hon’ble Speaker of Chattisgarh Assembly Dr. Charandas Mahant visited Gandhi Smriti on August 29, 2019 and was welcomed by Director GSDS, Shri Dipanker Shri Gyan. The honoured guest also took a tour of the Gandhi Smriti museum.

The workshop on sustainable leadership to achieve sustainable development goals was organized for the students of Moran Junior College, Moranhat, Dibrugarh, Assam on August 29, 2019. About 300 students and teachers took part in the workshop.
Shri Prasanta Dutta, Principal of the College discussed on different aspects of sustainable leadership and how it helped in community building. He also talked how sustainable leadership can help in promoting mutual coexistence.
Mr Gulshan Gupta NE, Coordinator, GSDS said Mahatma Gandhi is considered as one of the most influential leaders. Many of Gandhi’s core principles are remarkably relevant in the realm of leadership competencies and self-development.

GSDS in association with the Gandhi Study Centre, NIT Arunachal Pradesh organised a five-day workshop on “Techno-Gandhian Philosophy” in the National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh. Different colleges and schools from Arunachal Pradesh participated in the the event namely, Doimukh Govt College, Industrial Training Institute Yupia, Binny Yanga Govt Women’s College and Govt Hr Sec. School Naharlagun. Around 57 students from outside NIT-AP and 08 students from NIT-AP have registered for the event.
The event was inaugurated with lamp-lighting by dignitaries namely, Mr. Gulshan Gupta, North East Coordinator, GSDS, a representative of GSDS, Director NIT-AP, Dr. Kimjolly, Coordinator of Workshop & GSC, and other faculties present.
Mr. Mrigendra Gogoi Head Yoga Instructor, Art of Living, Arunachal Pradesh, Dr. Taka Longkumer, Medical Officer, ITBP, Yupia, A.P.; Shri Nazuddin Khan, Assistant Commandant, ITBP, Yupia; Prof. Elizabeth Hangsing, Professor at Department of Education and Hod, RGU, Rono Hills, Arunachal Pradesh took part in the workshop.
The second half of the workshop constituted various indoor and outdoor activities. Indoor activities consisted of Bamboo crafting (for making various products like garbage bins, basket etc), Essay competition, Slogan competition, Crafting competition, Student of the week competition etc. Students have participated in the competitions activity and with that, exciting trophies, seals, certificates and cash... Read More

A training programme for “Teachers on Importance of Peace and Non-violent Communication between Teachers and Students” was organized by Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi in association with Jamuna Devi Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Umrangso on August 16-17, 2019. About 70 teachers and principals took part in this training programme from different schools of Umrangso. Including resource persons, volunteers and organizers more than 75 people were persent during the workshop.
Shri Kanti Deb Nath, Principal J.D Hagjer College, Umrangso was the key speaker of the programme. He said, the essence of professional education includes transmitting not only knowledge, but also values and attitudes from one generation to the next. He suggested that there are many ways to peace – such as ‘Observe’, ‘Mediate’, ‘Forgive’, ‘Listen’, ‘Surrender’.
Ms. Biva Johari, Principal of Dimaraji School, Umrangso also spoke on the occasion. On Second day Mr. Malay Krishna Das from Kapili High School spoke on teaching aspects and conflict between teachers and students. He said Respect of teachers and Compassion for students both are equally important in teaching practices.
Mr. Hoichungling Khelma from Khelma Federation another speaker of the day talked about the Gandhi’s nonviolence and his life.
Representative from GSDS, Mr. Gulshan Gupta has also presented his presentation on the subject both the days. First day the presentation was based on Gandhian theory of nonviolent... Read More

In continuation of the celebrations to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Samiti in association with Vikas Bharti Bishunpur established the Interpretation Centre at Gumla, Jharkhand. The Interpretation Centre was inaugurated on August 30, 2019 at Bishunpur by Sudhir Joshi (Bhaiyya ji) and Shri R P Singh, Regional Director ONGC, Bokaro. Padmashri Shri Ashok Bhagat, Secretary of Vikas Bharti joined the inaugural ceremony.
Smt. Geeta Shukla, Research Officer GSDS, who curated the exhibition and the layout of the Interpretation Centre was present at the inaugural ceremony and also gave a guided tour to the delegates during the programme.

After the successful completion of the first batch of the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) training program initiated by the GSDS in collaboration with the Skill India Mission under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) during the 100 years of the Champaran Satyagraha for the auto drivers from Champaran plying in New Delhi, the Samiti launched the second batch of the R P L training programme for the auto drivers in Delhi and NCR in Gandhi Darshan on August 13, 2019. This was inaugurated by Shri Dipanker Shri Gyan, Director GSDS, Shri Basant, former Advisor to GSDS, Dr. Vedabhyas Kundu, Programme Officer, GSDS, Shri Bishwajeet Singh, Chief Coordinator of the RPL training programme, Shri Prashant Srivastava, Resource Persons along with the team of Shiv and Santosh and Anand.
During August 13-14, 20-21 and 27-28, 2019, three batches of training program were conducted along with assessment by the assessors, Mr. Arun Kumar Maharaj and Mr. Rishi; Mr. Arvind Kumar and Mr. Arpit and Mr Serak Mehdi and Mr. Arjun Arora for the respective batches. Almost 126 auto drivers took part in the training program.
Training was provided by the resource persons – Dr. Manju Aggarwal on ‘Naturopathy’; Mr. Prashant Srivastava on ‘Stress Management’; Mr. Bishwajeet Singh on ‘Finance and Management Skill’; Mr. Pawan Nagar on ‘Maintenance of auto and self safety during driving’; Mr. Lalan Ray on ‘Rules and Regulation: Domain Training’ respectively.

The Samiti in association with the Federation of Indian Export Organizations organized a day-long seminar on Gandhian Economic Principles for Equitable Growth on August 28, 2019. About 60 participants from different groups/business houses which are part of the Federation of Indian Export Organizations took part in the seminar.
Senior Gandhian, Dr Y P Anand was the key note speaker who delved on different dimensions of Gandhian Economic Principles. He spoke on Gandhian gram swaraj, village industries and economy of permanence. The GSDS Programme Officer, Dr Vedabhyas Kundu spoke in the session on Gandhian Management Principles.
The Executive Director of Lupin Foundation Mr Sitaram Gupta spoke at length on Gandhi’s Trusteeship and Corporate Social Responsibility while senior Gandhian Shri Basant spoke on the issues and concerns facing rural artisans.

The Samiti in association with Akhil Bharatiya Sahitya Parishad organized a seminar on “Mahatma Gandhi’s influence in our Literature Tradition” in Gandhi Darshan on August 25, 2019. Former Justice of Allahabad High Court and Lokayukta of Chhattisgarh Shri Shambhunath Srivastava, who was the chief guest on the occasion, said that the welfare of the entire creation is wished in the consciousness of Indian literature. He further said that literature has the power to inspire society. Our saints worked to connect the nation through their creations.
President of Delhi Library Board, Dr. Ramsharan Gaur, Dr. Nandkishore Pandey, Director, Central Hindi Foundation, Shri Rishi Kumar Mishra, National General Secretary of All India Literature Council spoke on the occasion.
Director of Haryana Sahitya Akademi, Dr. Purnamal Gaur, Shri Rishi Kumar Mishra, National General Secretary of All India Literature Council Dr. Vedabhyas Kundu and Mr. Tilak Chandna, Secretary, Mangal Srishti Nyas were also present on the occasion.
Different sessions were organised as part of the seminar:
• Indraprastha Sahitya Bharti Historical Session
• Our literature tradition
• Gandhiji's contribution to our literary tradition

A “Pension Adaalat” was organised on August 23, 2019 in Gandhi Darshan along with the retired staff of the Samiti. Discussing the issues related to the pensioners, Director GSDS Shri Dipanker Shri Gyan, Administrative Officer GSDS Shri S A Jamal felt that such gathering gives scope of redressing the grievances of the pensioners and the issues they are facing, which need direct official intervention. About 50+ pensioners took part in the discussion.

The “19th Biennial Conference of the Association of Gerontology (India) and Multi-Disciplinary Workshops on Emerging Scenario of Polulation Ageing” organised by Department of Biophysics, AIIMS, in collaboration with Department of Anatomy and Department of Geriatric Medicine and supported by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, Help Age India, Indian Council of Medical Research and Indian Ageing Congress was on August 17-18, 2019 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
The theme of the conference was “Changing Paradigms of Well-being in an Ageing World: From Cell to Society” emphasizing the intent to reach valued goals of wellbeing at all stages of life. The focus areas of the conference were:
• Biomarkers
• Cognitive Impairment
• Frailty and sarcopenia
• Long term care in changing society
• Molecules and mechanisms
• Population Ageing
• Social support for silver India and
• Technology in old age care

Youth of India, in an endeavour to dissipate the message of our Mahatma among the youth, launched the “Gandhi Talks” in a special programme in Gandhi Darshan, as part of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on August 14, 2019. The program was attended by Dr. Vedabhyas Kundu, Programme Officer, GSDS; Shri Suresh Jain from Bharatiya Vikas Parishad; Shri Bharat Bhushan, Founder, Team Bharat; Smt. Pinky Pradhan, Director Communications & Marketing, Plan India; and Prof. K.G. Suresh, Director IIMC. Sh. Sailesh Ms. Sushila Sh. Sunil Singhal, Founder, Youth of India were also present on the occasion.
Gandhi Talks revolves around leading the youth of India by example on the various issues raised by Gandhi during his lifetime, including a world without violence by following the principles of Ahimsa, Non-Violence and Swaraj; developing leadership ethics by his non-cooperation movement and leading a life by example of sustainability; which could be broadly seen in the current 17 Sustainable Development Goals given to the humanity by United Nations.
The Gandhi Talks is a program which is based on the ideas and the teachings of the honourable Father of our Nation. His journals Young India of engaging, empowering and evolving the Youth of India inspires the young people to further propel his message ahead during his 150th birth anniversary. Youth of India hopes to initiate 150 talks across the globe as part of this endeavour.

Sankalp for Khadi' – an initiative by Incredible Transforming Charitable Foundation (ITCF) organized Signature for Khadi, to mark the celebration of 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary and 100 years of Charkha in association with Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti. The gala event hosted on 10th August 2019 at The Ashok Hotel, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi witnessed a first of its kind fashion show where Bunkars from 7 Indian states showcased their exclusive craft, contributing towards promotion of Khadi, the Freedom Fabric.
The initiative was organized in the presence of more than 100 eminent personalities from various domains like politicians, sportsman, diplomats, bureaucrats, artists, and socialites etc. who gathered as a gesture for celebration for 100 years of Charkha and to inscribe their signatures on the Khadi canvas with a message, "I endorse Khadi too" to invoke the feeling of pride and patriotism among the citizens of our nation.
Amongst the eminent personalities who were part of this initiative were Salman Khurshid (Alam Khan is an Indian politician, designated senior advocate, eminent author and a law teacher), Shyam Jaju (Indian politician who is National Vice President of the BJP), The Great Khali (Wrestler), Sanjana Vij (Femina Miss India 2019, Runner up), TV actor, Shri Abhinav Chaturvedi to name a few.
'Roots of India', a fashion show of khadi and handloom fabrics from 7 different states of India (Odisha, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Uttar... Read More

The Samiti in association with Manzil Mystics organized a “Chai Kaafi and Music” on the theme of ‘responsible patriotism’ in Gandhi Darshan, Rajghat as a celebration to the 73rd Independence Day and as part of the celebrations to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. About 150 participants comprising of students, mentors from different areas of life, army personnel, senior musicians took part in the programme. Shri Rajesh Mehta, Shri Manoj Jha, Mr. Deepak Castelino, Ms. Prema Iyer, popularly known as ‘Campus Nani’, Mrs. Seema Tyagi along with her husband, and others were present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Rajesh Mehta talked about music as his inspiration since his childhood and how it binds people from one nation to another. He also spoke about the initiative of the Government of India in involving artists from 150 nations to sing Gandhiji’s favourite bhajan Vaishnava Jana Tau. Crooning a few lines from Aye Mere Pyare Vatan, Shri Rajesh Mehta concluded by reminding everybody committed towards their family, society and nation, perse.
During the programme, students from Manzil Mystics also performed on the occasion. Performances by Faraz Ali, My Perch, Manzil Music Vocal Class, and Roshini on hope, peace and patriotism made the evening very special. Rahul Wahi from Manzil Mystics Beats set the stage up for ten minutes and involved all the audience. It was one of the best ways to engage the audience into a jamming session of... Read More