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Mahatma Gandhi spent 144 days
of his life as a guest of his ardent follower
and the great industrialist Shri
G D Birla in his house at
Albuquerque Road, now known as
Tees January Marg. The old Birla
House now houses Gandhi Smriti in
the honour of the site of Martyrdom
of Mahatma Gandhi.
After the political independence of
India on 15 August 1947 from foreign
rule, Mahatma Gandhi was committed
towards the true liberation of the people
of the country. India needed a
social system without exploitation of
man and nature. Gandhi left us with
the challenge of the vision of
Sarvodaya – the re-awakening of the
spirit in harmony with nature and
The High Commission of India in Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain
BILATERAL – MAHATMA GANDHI MARTYRDOM DAY
environment for all life.
On 30 January 1948 in the prayer
ground here, the assassin’s bullets
ended the physical existence of this
man and made him immortal.
Representing truth, compassion
and non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi
belongs to the entire humanity.
Millions of people and the world citizens
visit Gandhi Smriti for spiritual
inspiration, and in search of their
own life’s mission.
Homage to the philosophy of
Mahatma Gandhi is homage to the
greatest spiritual and creative flows
of man and nature of the past and
the present that have kept the
spark of eternal love glowing in
each one of us.
EVENTS ORGANIZED BY MGICC
CULTURE
The MGICC in collaboration with the Hindu Prachar Kendra, organized a 4-day workshop from 1-4 December 2010 on
“Dandiya” – folk dance and music of Gujarat. It was a pilot project of the Hindu Prachar Kendra aimed at attracting the
teenagers towards Indian culture and its rich heritage, held at the Kendra premises at Raghunanan Road, Chaguanas. The
MGICC and Hindu Prachar Kendra students trained by Smt. Srimathi Madkholkar, Bharatnatyam Dance Teacher cum – performer
of MGICC, gave a lively performance of Dandiya on 06 December at the concluding ceremony of the Yuva Sanskar
Varg workshop organized for the teenagers.
High Commissioner and Mrs. Mishra welcoming
Swami Prakashnanda Head of Chinmaya
Mission at the Republic Day Reception
GANDHI SMRITI
High Commissioner presenting a cheque to
Ramjas Ramlakhan, President, Gandhi Seva
Sangh (left Shri M.P. Bhardwaj, & at right Mrs.
Sunita Pahuja, Second Secretaries in the Mission)
Foreign Minister Dr. Suruj Rambachan delivering
his address at the Republic Day Reception
In commemoration of the 61st anniversary of India’s Republic Day, the High Commission of India and the MGICC held
an Indian Art Exhibition depicting Madhubani Paintings by visiting National award winning Madhubani Painter Bharati
Dayal and Tribal Art by Mrs. Gargi Kaul Mishra. The Exhibition was inaugurated by Hon. Nela Khan, Parliamentary
Secretary, Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism on Monday, 17 January at Soft Box Studios Gallery, Port of Spain. The
Exhibition remained open for the general public from 18-22 January.
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