Australian PM Anthony Albanese visits Sabarmati Ashram, pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi
The Australian Prime Minister who is on an official visit to India from March 8-11, was welcomed by the Gujarat Chief Minister Patel.
The Australian Prime Minister who is on an official visit to India from March 8-11, was welcomed by the Gujarat Chief Minister Patel.
The proposed project of redevelopment of Sabarmati Ashram will "severely compromise simplicity and sanctity" of the present-day ashram and can be envisioned at best as "Gandhi Theme Park" and at worst "a second assassination", a joint statement by various eminent personalities.
Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav is a series of events to be organised by the Government of India to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence.
Gandhi’s writings during this period give excruciating details about his condition, from frequent visits to the lavatory to his surgery for piles that required morphine. Meanwhile the disease raged throughout India, countless people died and apart from his graphic descriptions of dysentery and piles, he could offer only the briefest sympathy to those who died
In the visitor book at Sabarmati Ashram, Trump wrote, 'To my great friend Prime Minister Modi – Thank You for this wonderful visit.'
A memento of Mahatama Gandhi's "Three Wise Monkeys" was also presented to the US President on his visit.
On Trump's visit to Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, chef Suresh Khanna from the Fortune Landmark Hotel will be preparing special food for Donald Trump.
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla today said this would be the first stand-alone visit by a US President to India and would have three legs: Ahmedabad, Agra, and New Delhi.
Earlier, Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat.
There are some must-visit places associated with Gandhi and his principles. These places remains very close to Mahatama Gandhi's heart.
