District administration, RSP celebrates Gandhi Jayanti
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Bhubaneswar: Gandhi Jayanti, the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation
Mahatma Gandhi, was celebrated at Rourkela on Wednesday amidst recitation of
bhajans, rendition of the mantra of ‘Sarbadharma Samanwaya’ and reminiscence of
the life of the Mahatma.
A grand
function was organized by the district administration, Rourkela and Rourkela
Steel Plant (RSP) at Civic Centre in Rourkela to mark the occasion.
Many distinguished
persons offered floral tributes to the statue of Gandhiji and paid their
obeisance. They included GS Prasad, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), RSP, RN Mishra,
ADM, Rourkela, RK Nehru, ED (MM), MK Das, ED (Projects), SK Acharya, ED (Projects),
V Sankaranarayanan, GM in charge (Works), Dr SK Mishra, Director-in-charge
(M&HS) and many other senior officers of RSP, State Government officials
and other eminent citizens of the steel city.
The
celebration began with the mellifluous rendering of Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite
prayer, ‘Baishnaba Janato….’ by Mrs. Ashalata Sarangi, an eminent singer and
the artists of Singhari Kala Niketan.
A
Sarbadharma Sadhbhawna Sabha was the highlight of the programme. Rendering of
portions of Holy Guru Granth Sahib by members of Sri Guru Singh Sabha,
Rourkela, some stanzas from the Holy Bible by a group from Sacred Heart
Cathedral Church, Hamirpur, Holy Koran by a group from Ispat Anjuman, Sector
-15 and recitation of portions of Srimad Bhagwad Geeta by students from
Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Sector-7 were the highlights of the program. The
celebrations concluded with the collective reciting of Bapu’s favourite Ramdhun.
The ambience
of devotion, duty and serenity created by the songs and holy verses held the
audience in thrall and once again reiterated the Steel City’s pledge to follow
the ideals of the Mahatma.
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