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gandHI JayantI

Gandhian Society honors donors on

Bapu’s birthday at indian Consulate

CGI Randhir Jaiswal commits his support to the proposed Digital Museum in New Jersey

our Bureau

New York

he Gandhian Society in
partnership with the In-
Tdian Consulate in New
York hosted the Gandhi Jayan-
ti celebrations at the Indian
Consulate on October 2 to
celebrate the birth anniversary
of Mahatma Gandhi and Late
Prime Minister Shri Lal Baha-
dur Shastri.
The event was well attended
by a large number of community
members. It started with some
favorite bhajans of Mahatma
Gandhi, lovingly called Bapu
by all, by Varsha Joshi Gandhi.
The Gandhian Society has been
doing a lot of charitable ser-
vices in India and the US and
some of the donors were recog-
nized during the event for their
contributions to sending ambu-
lances to tribal and rural areas.
Some of the donors who committed his support to the
were recognized are Mukund proposed Digital Museum in
Thakar, Gita Butala, Hasmukh New Jersey. He said that the
Patel, Asha Samant, Magan values of Mahatma Gandhi are
Patel, Dalpat Patel, Ravinder timeless and universal and one
Thota, Dr. Prabhu Rachakon- should learn from his vision
da, Bhadra Butala and others. and simple and good life.
There was a digital museum The deputy consul-general,
presentation of the proposed Dr. Varun Jeph who recent-
Mahatma Gandhi Museum by ly took over his duties, was
Balaji Jilla who walked thru the warmly welcomed by Rajen-
various digital museum’s that dar Dichpally on behalf of the
were created in partnership Gandhian Society. The Deputy
with Birla Group and other do- Consul General agreed to at-
nors by Birad Yagnik from In- tend another event by the so-
dia, who will also be working on ciety on the request of Mahesh
the proposed project in USA. Wani to welcome him and hon-
The Consul General of In- or him and pledged his support
dia, Randhir Jaiswal, laud- to the activities of the Society. humanitarian work. Desai, Shravan Natakala, Shiva
ed the services of Gandhian Mr. Vipul Dev (Consular Ser- Hasmukh Patel thanked all Kumar, and others. The event
Society in taking forward the vices - Political Affairs) also the volunteers, donors and at- ended with the singing of the
ideology of Mahatma Gand- attended the event and praised tendees including Dr. Deepak national anthem and light re-
hi amongst the diaspora and the Gandhian Society for all its Narran, Sonal Gadhvi, Gunjesh freshments.

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