Our challenge is to build self-reliant rural India: Prof Rajmohan Gandhi
Mangaluru, Dec 21: Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and visiting professor of IIT of Gandhinagar and Michigan state university of America, Prof Rajmohan Gandhi said that "major challenge before us is to make rural India a self-reliant and strengthen society".
Speaking on rethinking of Swarajya and Sarvodaya, organised by the Mangaluru University and the University College at the college here on Friday, he said that gram Swarajya was the main objective of Gandhi.
But the contemporary India has been facing lot of problems including unemployment. It was a challenge to revive such rural India. Every individual should take this challenge and contribute for it. Gandhi had not mentioned about Swarajya, Satyagraha and Sarvodaya in his book Hind Swaraj directly. But it has all intensional of those three concepts, he said.
After participating in a discussion, Prof Rajmohan Gandhi appreciated a girl who sung 'Vaishnava Janato...' song on the occasion.
Prof Rajmohan Gandhi becomes emotional after remembering Kasturba
When he was asked about his relationship with Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi, he said that Kasturba Gandhi played a major role. "When I was born, Kasturba Gandhi was with my mother. But when I was 6 years old, I have lost Kasturba Gandhi. Like all mother's, Kasturba Gandhi had sacrificed and tolerated a lot for Mahatma Gandhi", he said and became emotional.
University registrar AM Khan presided over the programme in which University College principal Dr Uday Kumar Irvattur, Dr Latha Pandit, Dr Jayavanth Nayak were present.
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Fake currency notes with face value of Rs 2.99 lakh seized in Kolkata, one held
Kolkata (PTI): A 68-year-old man was arrested from Kolkata on Thursday morning after fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with a face value of Rs 2.99 lakh were seized from his possession, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police apprehended the person from the Dharmatala bus stand area in the central part of the city, he said.
“Six bundles of FICN of Rs 500 denomination were seized from his possession. The person seems to be a member of a racket involved in fake currency note supply. A case has been filed against him and he will be produced in a local court later today,” he said.
The accused is a resident of Malda district, the officer said, adding that a probe into the matter is underway.
