Dr Aotoshi flagging off the walkathon organised by the NGC, History Club on March 11.
Dimapur, March 12 (MExN): The History Club of Dimapur Government College organised a walkathon in commemoration of Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March on March 11 with Dr Aotoshi, Managing Trustee, of the Mahatma Gandhi Ashram in Chuchuyimlang, Mokokchung as the special guest.
Flagging off the walkathon, Dr Aotoshi spoke on the importance of Dandi March and reminded the students about the historic March that took place on March 12, 1930 with 78 followers. He said that when many have started dismissing Gandhi, it is heartening to see youth of the academia coming together to awaken the spirit of Gandhi, stated a press release received here on Sunday.
Maintaining that Gandhi was just not an individual but ‘a philosophy and a culture,’ and imbibing the spirit of unity and non-violence, he urged the youth to rise against social injustice and denial of rights.
The programme was chaired by Meshiang Konyak, BA 6th Semester (Hons) and welcome address by Meripeni Ngully, HoD, Department of History. Around 200 students, 8 faculty members and 1 guest participant from IIT, Guwahati participated in the walkathon which started from Riverbelt Junction and culminated in Dimapur Government College, the release stated.
