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A swanky USD 56 million convention centre, the first such hall established in Africa by India to honour the memory of Mahatma Gandhi, has been inaugurated in Niger's capital by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou.
The establishment of the Mahatma Gandhi International Convention Centre (MGICC) is a landmark for India-Niger friendship, as also a symbol of India's firm commitment towards Africa, the External Affairs Ministry said in a statement.
Jaishankar and Issoufou inaugurated the centre here on Tuesday.
The MGICC is the first centre to be established in Africa by India to honour the memory of Mahatma Gandhi whose 150th birth anniversary was observed in 2019, the statement said.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacting with the celebrated people from creative and entertainment industry here in New Delhi on Saturday. (Image courtesy: Twitter)
Mahatma Gandhi's thoughts reverberate far and wide: PM Modi
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Updated: Oct 19, 2019 21:05 IST
New Delhi (India), Oct 19 (ANI): Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on Saturday said that Mahatma Gandhi was synonymous with "simplicity and his thoughts reverberate far and wide."
"Gandhi is synonymous with simplicity. His thoughts reverberate far and wide," Prime Minister Modi was quoted as saying by the PM Office's (PMO) official Twitter handle.
Prime Minister Modi on Saturday had an interaction with the celebrities from the creative and entertainment industry to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

IIM Bangalore to launch Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship programme
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Updated: Oct 09, 2019 17:44 IST
IIMB Director G Raghuram signed the contract in presence of R Subrahmanyam, Secretary at the Department of Higher Education at the Ministry of Human Resource Development, and Junaid Ahmad, Country Director at the World Bank, and officials from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
The two-year fellowship programme will be delivered by IIMB's Centre of Public Policy which is an independent public interest-oriented policy think-tank engaged in pioneering research, teaching, training, and capacity-building.
The MGNF will be launched on a pilot basis in Gujarat, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Eligible fellows will need to have a graduate degree from a recognised university. They must be citizens of India in the age group of 21 to 30 years.

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October 02, 2019 12:34 IST
Mahatma Gandhi put into practice teachings from the Gita in his own moral and political actions
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Mahatma Gandhi put into practice teachings from the Gita in his own moral and political actions
Gandhi often thought about the nature of moral and political action through his reading of the Bhagavad-Gita. For him Krishna’s advice to Arjuna emphasised the superiority of duty over choice in defining such action. Arjuna’s horror at killing his friends, relations and preceptors in the army of his enemies, and his desire to flee the battlefield, were rejected by Krishna as futile. Krishna tells Arjuna that such a choice is superfluous, for whether he stays or goes the war will be fought.

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Leaders across the party lines paid tributes to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary. The politicians called Mahatma Gandhi a full human being who showed the path of non-violence to defeat oppression, hatred, and others.
The film fraternity also paid rich tributes to Gandhi on his birthday. October 2, the father of the nation, Gandhi was born coastal Gujarat’s Porbandar. Popularly known as Bapu, Mahatma took the forefront of India’s freedom struggle against the British rule.
During the whole day, events have been organized across the country which includes prayer meetings, special events in schools and colleges in different cities, government and socio-political institutions.