Upcoming Events
National Children's Summit Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Smriti
-1st July 2019 - 31st July 2019.
Nukkad Natak at the places associated with Gandhiji Freedom Struggle. Indian Museum, Kolkata
- 1st July 2019 - 31st July 2019
Screening of short films North Zone Cultural Centre Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh
- 1st July 2019 - 31st July 2019
Udaan - a festival of Divyang children West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur, Maharashtra
-1st July 2019 - 30th July 2019
150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Government of India has decided to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Father of the Nation, at national and international level to propagate his message. A National Committee (NC) headed by Hon’ble President of India has been constituted for this purpose. This Committee includes Hon’ble Vice-President, Hon’ble Prime Minister, Chief Ministers of all states of the country, representatives from across the political spectrum, Gandhians, thinkers, and eminent persons from all walks of life. The NC will guide and approve policies/programmes/activities for the commemoration and will also supervise implementation of the decisions taken from time to time. An Executive Committee (EC) headed by Hon’ble Prime Minister with 19 members has also been constituted. Mandate of EC is to consider policies and lay down guidelines for the commemoration and chalk out the plan, programmes and activities under the commemoration. One meeting each of the National Committee and Executive Committee has been held on 2.5.2018 and 18.7.2018 respectively.