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Making youth aware of Gandhiji’s life

MYSORE: A three-day photography exhibition on the life and struggle of Gandhiji was organised by a Kannada teacher at the Government Women’s College in Mandya.

The exhibition, which attracted scores of college students, had on display nearly 1,500 photographs collected from various sources. The photographs delineated the life of Gandhiji from 1869 to 1948 — from his early life in India to his law studies in London and from his work in South Africa to his role as the leader of the freedom struggle.

The exhibition focused on various aspect of the life of Gandhiji whose philosophy of peaceful resistance elevated him to the status of a saint.

The exhibition was aimed at making the youth aware of the freedom struggle and the life of Mahatma Gandhi, Leela Appaji, who teaches at the First Grade Women’s College in Mandya, said on Thursday.

“The present violence-ridden environment is having a negative influence on the youth. I thought a photo gallery will be apt to spread awareness among them about the life of Gandhiji and the values he stood for,” said Ms. Appaji. Ms. Appaji said that she had collected and exhibited photographs of “Rashtrakavi” Kuvempu when she was working in Mysore.

“I started collecting Gandhiji’s photographs during my visit to Gandhi Bhavan. However, I don’t have many original photographs. I have downloaded some of them from the Internet and copied some from books. I had arranged the frames in chronological order,” she said.

“Seeing the black and white photographs on Gandhiji’s life is an experience in itself. It is a good way to understand the Mahatma,” said S. Shilpa, an art student of the Government Women’s College.

“A visit to the exhibition makes us to feel that Gandhiji is still with us. Thanks for making us remember Gandhiji,” N. Puspalata, an arts student, has written in the visitor’s book.

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