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gandhian society hosts inter-faith prayer
in memory of mahatma
Our Bureau Different religious leaders at the
New Jersey, NJ prayer meeting
he Gandhian Society orga- addresses from the Gandhian
nized an inter-faith prayer Society Executive board (add
Tmeeting in remembrance executive board members from Balaji Jilla receiving the community service award from Gandhian Society
of Mahatma Gandhi and to end flier + good picture if available), for his service to Handicapped association
the pandemic in India at the followed by community leaders
Maharaja Banquet Hall at Roy- representing various faiths who
al Albert’s palace in Fords, NJ. recited prayers and explained chairman of gandhian Patel, Dr. Jayesh Patel, Dr. Ni-
The event was attended by their meanings and its relevance society dr. h r shah wel- misha Shukla, Padmashri Dr.H
over 200 guests and featured for today’s times. R Shah, Mr. Mukund Thakkar,
comed the guests and in Mr. Ravinder Thota and Dr.
his opening remarks talk- Sidhir Parikh.
The following people repre-
ed about the great work sented the various faiths at the
gandhian society is doing Inter faith meet:
Mr. Nissin Reuben, Jewish;
in spreading the message Mr. Madana Gopal Dasa, ISK-
of gandhiji. CON, Professor Gnanaseharan
Selliah, Buddhism; Theertha
Founder Bhadra Butala add- Balaguru Ji, Hinduism; Staff
ed how important Gandhiji’s Sergeant Maninder K Singh,
message of love, social justice Sikhism; Mr. Joby George,
and compassion is important Christian; Mr. Kamal Daga,
during the COVID 19 pandem- Jainism, Mr. Prabhujee Singh,
ic and how Gandhian Society is Sikhism, Iman Khawaja, Mus-
working towards COVID19 re- lim; Mr. Shaheed Slim, Muslim;
lief work in India and elsewhere. and Mr. Minash Shah, Jainism.
The event also featured Rajendar Dichapally, Dr.
beautiful bhajans sung by Var- Deepak Naran, Hasmukh Patel,
sha Joshi and other team mem- Shiv Kumar, Gunjesh Desai and
bers of Josh Musical. Mahesh Wani (core members of
Many community lead- the Gandhian society) provided
ers and philanthropists doing updates on projects (COVID19
Gandhian work of self-service relief effort, rescue and reha-
were recognized and felicitated bilitation of street children and
by the hands of the Gandhian medical and nutritional coun-
Society board members. The selling of tribal adolescent girls)
awardees for Community Ser- and made an appeal to people
vice for 2020 are: to support Gandhian society in
Mr, Bimal Joshi, Mr. Ba- spreading Gandhiji’s message
laji Jilla, Mr. Dipak Shah, Mr. as well as in the humanitarian
Dipak Pandhya, Mr. Bharat projects they do.
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