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Mumbai: Today, over 1,000 prisoners and officials in Maharashtra's 14 jails will pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary in a unique manner — by taking a test on his philosophy and tenets.
Revisiting the Mahatma and his teachings is the main focus of the week-long Gandhi birth anniversary events this year, and organiser Gandhi Research Foundation hopes the participants will become better individuals and responsible citizens.
With Mumbai Sarvodaya Mandal, the Gandhi Research Foundation is conducting the Gandhi Peace and Non-Violence Examination in which about 1,081 prisoners and officials from 14 jails in the state will participate.
"Around 1,081 inmates from 14 jails will appear for the examination and will also participate in reformation programmes undertaken by our organisations.Around 3,000 inmates in remaining jails will appear for the examination throughout the year," an official of the Gandhi Research Foundation said.
Around 117,000 students from 1,052 schools and 147 colleges are also expected to appear for the Gandhi Peace and Non-violence Examination. "We have been given permission by the inspector general of prisons, Maharashtra, to conduct the Gandhi Peace and Non-violence Examination and other reformation programmes in 46 jails in the state," the official said.
Revisiting the Mahatma and his teachings is the main focus of the week-long Gandhi birth anniversary events this year, and organiser Gandhi Research Foundation hopes the participants will become better individuals and responsible citizens.
With Mumbai Sarvodaya Mandal, the Gandhi Research Foundation is conducting the Gandhi Peace and Non-Violence Examination in which about 1,081 prisoners and officials from 14 jails in the state will participate.
"Around 1,081 inmates from 14 jails will appear for the examination and will also participate in reformation programmes undertaken by our organisations.Around 3,000 inmates in remaining jails will appear for the examination throughout the year," an official of the Gandhi Research Foundation said.
Around 117,000 students from 1,052 schools and 147 colleges are also expected to appear for the Gandhi Peace and Non-violence Examination. "We have been given permission by the inspector general of prisons, Maharashtra, to conduct the Gandhi Peace and Non-violence Examination and other reformation programmes in 46 jails in the state," the official said.
