photo: courtesy Gouri studios
Sri. Yogendranath Parikh, grand son-in law of Mahatma Gandhi graced the occassion to remember the father of the nation on his anniversary in Rayagada. Sri. Parikh stressed the need to remind the values of non violence and satyagraha to the young generation, particularly in the naxal affected areas such as these. Sri. Parikh also stressed the need for Gandhian organisations to interlocute between extremists and the government.
Sri. Parikh had worked with Acharya Vinoba Bhave in the Bhoodan movement and had played an active role in Orissa for this movement.
Along with Mahatma Gandhi, another great leader, Lalbahadur Shastri, was also remembered on his birth anniversary. Children from various schools of Rayagada, participated in this function.
