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Ramjas Ramlakhan welcoming Mayor of San Fernando, Marlene Coudray<br />
and High Commissioner<br />
Odisha representative conveying her greetings on the occasion of Mahatma<br />
Gandhi Martyrdom at San Fernando<br />
In commemoration of the 63rd anniversary of Mahatma<br />
Gandhi’s Martyrdom and in the memory of the martyrs<br />
who laid down their lives in the freedom struggle, a<br />
The High Commission of India in Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain<br />
The view of the gathering at the Reception<br />
in Municipal Hall, San Fernando<br />
CULTURE<br />
2-minute silence was observed followed by a floral tribute at<br />
the feet of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue at Gandhi Peace Park,<br />
Kew Place, Port of Spain, by dignitaries and distinguished<br />
guests including Makandal Daaga, Ambassador<br />
Extraordinary to Caricom, Muslim Community representative<br />
Mr. Nobel Khan, and several representatives of sociocultural<br />
organizations and members of the Indian community<br />
on 30 January.<br />
In the evening at 5.00 pm a similar event was organized<br />
by the Mission and MGICC in collaboration with the<br />
Office of the San Fernando City Council and Gandhi Sewa<br />
Sangh. Mayor of San Fernando, Alderman Marlene<br />
Coudray, President Gandhi Sewa Sangh, Ramjas Ramlakhan<br />
and HC paid floral tributes at Mahatma Gandhi’s statue at<br />
Harris Promenade, San Fernando. The event concluded<br />
with singing of hymns dear to Gandhiji by the teachers of<br />
MGICC, followed by reception hosted by a Gandhi Sewa<br />
Sangh and the Mayor at City Council, San Fernando.<br />
Several religious heads / representatives also paid glowing<br />
tributes to the Mahatma on the occasion. ❖<br />
BILATERAL - CULTURE<br />
Folk Art Exhibition - Madhubani and Tribal Art Paintings<br />
In commemoration of the 61st Republic Day of<br />
India, The High Commission of India and the Mahatma<br />
Gandhi Institute for Cultural Co-operation presented the<br />
first ever Folk Art Exhibition depicting Tribal Art<br />
Paintings by Mrs. Gargi Kaul Mishra, wife of Mr. Malay<br />
Mishra, High Commissioner of India and Madhubani<br />
paintings and works from National Award winning<br />
Madhubani artist, Bharti Dayal at Soft Box Studios<br />
Gallery, Port of Spain from 17 – 22 January 2011. The<br />
Exhibition was inaugurated by Hon. Nela Khan,<br />
Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of Art and<br />
Multiculturalism. Inauguration of the Indian Folk Art Exhibition at Soft Box Gallery, Port of Spain<br />
YATRA | JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2011 | 9
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