‘Gandhi 150 Chintana Yatre’ commences today

Mangaluru: The ‘Gandhi 150 Chintana Yatre’ is being launched from today after offering special Archane at the Mahatma Gandhiji Gudi in Garodi, Kankanady to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

The Yatre, commences at 9.30 am today and will end on January 30, 2020, aims to spread messages from the life of Mahatma Gandhi among the people.

Sri Brahma Baidarkala Garodi Kshetra president K Chittaranjan and Prof B M Ichlangod, eminent scholar and writer, will be present at the launch of the Yatre. The logo of the rally too will be unveiled on the occasion.

A seminar will be held at the Sarvamangala Auditorium, where Sasikanth Senthil, former deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada, will speak on ‘Bapu and Nationalism’. Dr. Jagadish Koppa, senior journalist and award-winning author, will speak on ‘Bapu Emba Manukulada Belaku’.

A slew of programmes such as essay writing, elocution and painting contests, plays on the life and ideals of Gandhi, and seminars, lectures and workshops at education and other institutions will be undertaken as part of the rally.