Mahatma Gandhi’s desi leadership qualities relevant for all times: Scholar Lakshmisha Tolpadi Mysore/Mysuru: Asserting that Mahatma Gandhi’s leadership qualities are relevant for all times, Puttur-based scholar, Lakshmisha Tolpadi said that the Mahatma used to refer to the Bhagavad Gita for solutions to mental anxiety and turbulence. He was speaking after inaugurating a national seminar on…
‘Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Ambedkar, Buddha and Basava belong to everyone’
February 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa has said that Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Ambedkar, Buddha and Basava belong to everyone in the nation. They are not the property of a few intellectuals. Speaking at the ongoing National Theatre Festival at Rangayana yesterday, Cariappa said, “Everyone has right to speak and share his or her opinions. It…
A recreated Sabarmati Ashram draws crowd at Rangayana
February 15, 2020The place that shaped the future of a nation that we now all know as India Mysore/Mysuru: The serenity of Sabarmati Ashram touches the very core of our ‘being’ and we develop a strange bond with the man who changed the course of Indian history. A visit to Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, one…
Preserve Mahatma’s legacy for spiritual growth: Film critic
February 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: “Our society as well as our communities, today, have not recognised the importance of Gandhi’s path (Gandhi Patha), but it is very much alive and kindling the hearts of many individuals,” opined film critic N. Vidyashankar. He was speaking at the Bahuroopi Film Festival, which has been organised as part of Bahuroopi Theatre Festival…
Lok Sabha adjourned amid uproar over Hegde’s remarks on Gandhiji
February 4, 2020New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till noon today following uproar by Opposition members over BJP leader Anant Kumar Hegde‘s controversial remarks on Mahatma Gandhi. Members from the Congress, DMK and NCP sought to raise the issue of Hegde’s remarks but Speaker Om Birla did not allow them. The House also observed silence as…
Mahatma was a unique global personality: Veteran Gandhian
November 29, 2019Mysuru: Mahatma Gandhi was a unique global personality and the richest person in the world in terms of principles and ideals, said veteran Gandhian Vemagal Somashekar. He was speaking at the lecture series on the topic “Gandhiji and Youth Power” at a programme jointly organised by University of Mysore (UoM) Prasaranga and the Centre for…
Rangayana to stage play on Gandhiji across the State
November 28, 2019Papu Gandhi, Bapu Gandhi Aada Kathe Mysuru: As part of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi, Rangayana, in association with the Department of Kannada and Culture, Tourism, Education and Information, will be staging the play based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi titled ‘Papu Gandhi Bapu Gandhi Aada Kathe’ across the State from…
Remembering Gandhiji through snapshots and anecdotes
November 13, 2019On October 2nd, we celebrated Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary and a number of year-long programmes were organised all over the country. Yet, how many of our readers have personally visited this great personality’s birth place? To create a feeling of pride and patriotism in our younger generation, especially, I wish to enable SOM readers…
Gift from India: President unveils Mahatma Gandhi’s bust in Philippines
October 21, 2019Manila: President Ram Nath Kovind yesterday unveiled the bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Manila, marking the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation and hoped that future generations would be inspired from his legacy of compassion, truth and ethics. President Kovind took part in the event at the Centre for Peace Education in…
Now we know Gandhi was a fraud
October 10, 2019By T.J.S. George I have always felt patriotic and proud on Gandhi Jayanti days. Not this time. This time I was aware that Gandhi was a fake. As usual, newspapers were full of Gandhi last week. Schools and Colleges and associations of all kinds held functions to mark the 150th anniversary of the man they…
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