Remembering Mahatma Gandhi

Thank you Preety.Gandhi Ji made real difference to India by teaching Swaraj and non-violence. His books are available at following event:Gandhi Jayanti Mela - 2nd october 2009 to 4th October 2009

Place : Hall No. 2 to 5, Pragati Bhawan, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi-110001

Entry from Gate No. 2Nearest Delhi Metro Rail Station : Walking Distance from Pragati Maidan Metro Station 

Time : 10:00 am - 8:00 pmEntry : Free

http://www.delhievents.com/2009/09/gandhi-jayanti-mela-at-pragati-maidan.html

Highlights : 2nd October : 

Inauguration at 10:30 amBhajans by Shubha Mudgal at 6:00 pm

Magic Show | Puppet Show | Film Show | Cultural Programmes3rd October : 

Musical Evening with Daler Mehendi at 6:00 pmCultural Programmes

4th October : Concluding Ceremony - 5 pm

Kathak Dance by Uma Sharma

Other Attractions : Heavy Discount on Khadi clothes, handicrafts and books etc.

Free health check-up by Fortis / Escorts / Metro Teams.Non-stop Charkha Yagna.

Enthralling cultural and folk programmes.Stalls of various departments of Municipla Corporation of Delhi, Delhi Govt., Govt. of India and Gandhian organizations.

Delicious and famous food items.

Went to the Gandhi Jayanti Mela yesterday - excellent fair.

The highlight of yesterday was songs by Daler Mehendi.

Daler Mehendi was excellent - he has a new fan - me and the reasons are more than just Songs which I had heard and are good. The reasons are for the kind of work he has done.

He is:

A Sikh, born and raised in Patna, he began singing at age 6 and was taught the ragas and Shabads from the Guru Granth Sahib by his parents. At age fourteen he spent three years refining his voice and learning the tabla, dholak/dhool, harmonium and tanpura from Late Ustad Raahat Ali Khan Saheb of Gorakhpur.

Mehndi then moved to San Francisco, United States and worked as a cab driver before returning to India and forming a band.

Mehndi is well known for, funding beautification projects (Planted more than 1 lakh trees for greener delhi by donating more than Rs 86 lakhs) in Delhi and aiding earthquake victims of Gujrat (Made around 16 houses for earth quake victims - donated around Rs 12 lakh).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daler_Mehndi , Lokesh Bhog <lokeshbhog wrote:>> Thank you Preety.> Gandhi Ji made real difference to India by teaching Swaraj and non-violence.> His books are available at following event:> > Gandhi Jayanti Mela - 2nd october 2009 to 4th October 2009> *> *> *Place : Hall No. 2 to 5, Pragati Bhawan, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi-110001> Entry from Gate No. 2> Nearest Delhi Metro Rail Station : Walking Distance from Pragati Maidan> Metro Station> > Time : 10:00 am - 8:00 pm> > Entry : Free> *> > http://www.delhievents.com/2009/09/gandhi-jayanti-mela-at-pragati-maidan.html> > *Highlights : *> 2nd October :> Inauguration at 10:30 am> Bhajans by Shubha Mudgal at 6:00 pm> Magic Show | Puppet Show | Film Show | Cultural Programmes> 3rd October :> Musical Evening with Daler Mehendi at 6:00 pm> Cultural Programmes> 4th October :> Concluding Ceremony - 5 pm> Kathak Dance by Uma Sharma> > > *Other Attractions : *> *Heavy Discount on Khadi clothes, handicrafts and books etc.*> *Free health check-up by Fortis / Escorts / Metro Teams.*> Non-stop Charkha Yagna.> Enthralling cultural and folk programmes.> Stalls of various departments of Municipla Corporation of Delhi, Delhi> Govt., Govt. of India and Gandhian organizations.> Delicious and famous food items.> > *> *>