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    Governor inaugurates photo expo on Mahatma Gandhi

    Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Tuesday inaugurated a 10-day photo exhibition on “Mahatma Gandhi’s Life History” at Raj Bhavan here, as part of the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation.

    Governor inaugurates photo expo on Mahatma Gandhi
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    The exhibition that provides details of Gandhi’s life has been organised to create awareness and disseminate details  about the life and message of Mahatma Gandhi among college  and school students.


    The Governor while interacting with the students, said, “Gandhiji,  who fought against British rule and brought freedom to India,  is an inspiration to all of us.”


    The Gandhian ideal encompassed the principles of dignity of  labour, equitable distribution of wealth, local self-sufficiency and the practice of non-violence, he said.


    Pointing out that Tamil Nadu was always close to Gandhiji’s heart, Purohit said it was important to recall that when Gandhiji started the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, there were initially 25 inmates, 13 of who were Tamilians. 


    Gandhiji had visited Tamil Nadu 20 times between 1896 and 1946, he said, and added that during his first visit in 1896, he tried to learn Tamil and bought nine Tamil books for the purpose.

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