About Us Discussion on the topic' Relevance of Gandhian Thoughts in the contemporary world with special reference to the current pandemic

Consulate General of India
Birgunj (Nepal)
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                                                                                             Press Release

To mark the 152nd Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Consulate General of India in Birgunj organized a panel discussion on the topic “"Relevance of Gandhian thoughts in the contemporary world with special reference to the current pandemic."” inside the chancery premises on October 01, 2021. The panel consisted of Shri Chandrakishore Jha, a senior Columnist and Journalist, Shri Bharat Prasad Gupta, Chairman of Sambhawana, Raxaul, Shri Mahesh Agrawal, State President of Seema Jagran Manch, Bihar, Shri Devendra Mishra, Rtd. HOD (Political Science) from Thakur Ram Multiple Campus, Birgunj and Shri Nitesh Kumar, Consul General of India. The Officers and other members of the Consulate were in attendance during the discussion.

2. The Panelists highlighted the works and deeds of Mahatma Gandhi for the mankind and asserted that his concepts of “Sewa” and “Swachhata” were still relevant in tackling the menace of COVID-19 pandemic throughout the world.