BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct.2
Trend:
As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav – India@75 celebrations, the Embassy of India organized an event on October 02, 2021 to commemorate the 152nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The event was attended by senior scholars from the Azerbaijan University of Languages (AUL) and the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), including the Vice-rector of the Azerbaijan University of Languages, Dr. Jala Garibova. The event was also attended by members of the Indian Diaspora, media representatives and friends of India in Azerbaijan.
Earlier in the day, a documentary film, “Yugpurush Mahatma’s Mahatma” by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) and a virtual narration “Mahatma Gandhi’s Global Pursuit for Truth, Non-Violence and Peace” by internationally acclaimed speaker Dr. Shobhana Radhakrishna were live streamed.
In his opening remarks, the Ambassador of India, Mr. Bawitlung Vanlalvawna spoke about the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and underlined its continued relevance in today’s world. Two prominent senior scholars of Azerbaijan – Mr. Badirkhan Ahmadov, Head of the Azerbaijan-Asia Literary Relations Department at the Nizami Literature Institute of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences and Mr. Orkhan Nabiyev, Professor of the Chair of Regional Studies at AUL, spoke on the life and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi and on the topic “Self-Sacrifice and Non-Violence as the Main Virtue of Gandhi's Philosophy and Life”, respectively.
The program also included performances by children and an Azerbaijani artist on themes related to Mahatma Gandhi.
