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NORTH AMERICAN Newsline FEBRUARY 11, 2022 | The Indian Eye 24

Gandhi Memorial foundation

observes Mahatma Gandhi’s

74th death anniversary

CHICAGO, IL

ahatma Gandhi’s 74th death
anniversary was observed on
MJanuary 30, 2022 at 11:00 am at
Mahatma Gandhi Statue in the National
Heritage Park on McCormick Boulevard
in Skokie, Illinois. Father of the Nation,
Mahatma Gandhi was remembered by
singing of “Gandhi’s favorite Bhajans” and
Powerful Tributes by Gandhi Memorial
Foundation Board Members and Floral
tributes by Consulate General of Chicago
Mr Amit Kumar and his wife Mrs Surabhi
Kumar.
The contribution of Mahatma Gand-
hi towards the nation and its indepen-
dence is well known in Indian History. He
was a great freedom fighter who taught
the lesson of non-violence to the whole
world and worked on building the uni-
ty of the nation which was broken by the
British. After India got Independence in
1947, Bapu stayed away from the politics
and started working on harmony, peace,
and brotherhood among the people. On
Friday - January 30, 1948 at 5:17 PM the
Father of the Nation was assassinated
by Nathuram Godse in the year 1948 at
Gandhi Smriti in the Birla House during
the evening prayers. January 30 is the day
when Mahatma Gandhi was martyred,
and the Government of India announced
the day as Shaheed Diwas or Martyrs’ Day
(Sarvodaya Day).
The event starts by Shree Gurusamy
welcome remarks. Prayer songs “Vaish-
nav Janto and Raghupati Raghav Raja-
ram” led by Bhartiben Desai were very
inspiring. Consul General Amit Kumar’s
remembrance of Gandhiji’s talisman quo-
tation was very timely. Dr Sriram Son-
ty remembered the Last few minutes of
Mahatma Gandhiji’ Life. The White and
Red color beautiful Garland was donated
by Srinivas and Kavitha. Tea and snacks
provided and brought by Consul Ranjit
Singhji’s team. Diptiji put lots of efforts
to call snow removal service because over
10-inch snow by Mahatma Gandhi Statue
in the National Heritage Park. Due to very
cold weather (16 Degree Fahrenheit) the
event was only for 15 minutes.
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