70th Republic Day celebrations at Rajpath honour the father of the nation on his 150th birth anniversary
Different facets of Mahatma Gandhi’s life were displayed through a series of 22 tableau at Rajpath during the 70th Republic Day Parade to mark the 150th birth anniversary of the father of the nation.
While 16 tableau were from states and union territories, six were from various central ministries and departments of agriculture, power, drinking water and sanitation, Indian Railways, CISF and CPWD.
The Uttarakhand tableau featured Kausani’s Anasakti Ashram where Mahatma Gandhi had stayed in 1929. It showcased Gandhi writing his book ‘Anasakti Yoga’ at the ashram in the backdrop of mountains and Deodar trees. However, the tableau of Uttar Pradesh had ‘commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’ as its theme, with Gandhi at the Kashi Vidyapith. ‘Gandhi’s ray of hope our composite culture’ was Jammu and Kashmir’s tableau theme this year, showcasing him along with charkha and the ethnic diversity of the Valley. Arunachal Pradesh’s theme being ‘Peace Within’ presented a tribal Monpa placing flowers at Gandhi’s feet, stressing on peace and cleanliness.
The Delhi tableau’s theme was ‘Mahatma Gandhi and Delhi’. They displayed his association with the national capital and the Birla House which is now known as Gandhi Smriti. The tableau of West Bengal depicted two phases in Mahatma Gandhi’s life, his stay in Kolkata during India’s Independence and association with Rabindranath Tagore.
The Railways Ministry’s tableau depicted the ‘transformation of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to Mahatma Gandhi’.
SNIPPETS FROM THE GRAND EVENT
While 16 tableau were from states and union territories, six were from various central ministries and departments of agriculture, power, drinking water and sanitation, Indian Railways, CISF and CPWD
The U’khand tableau featured Kausani’s Anasakti Ashram where Mahatma stayed in 1929
Railways’ tableau showed ‘transformation of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to the Mahatma Gandhi’
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