48 th Sarvodaya Samaj Sammelan : A Pictorial Presentation

 

A Pictorial Presentation of Sarvodaya  Samaj Sammelan 

March 14-16, 2023 

      Sevagram Ashram Premises 


Inaugural Session 

March 14, 2023 



                                    Khan  Abdul Gaffar Khan Meeting Hall , Sevagram Ashram 



            

                                                   Arrival of Dignitaries 





Presenting a memento   to Ven. Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche by Smt. Asha Bothra , President Sevagram Ashram  Pratishthan and Shri Chandan Pal President, Sarva Seva Sangh 


 


Presenting a memento  to Smt. Tara Gandhi BhattacharjeeShri Sunil Kedar, the Chairman of the reception committee   Shri Chandan Pal President, Sarva Seva Sangh 



Presenting a memento  Shri Amarnath Bhai    by Prof.Somnath Rode  convener of Sarodaya Samaj and Chandan Pal, President, Sarva Seva Sangh 

Presenting a memento  Shri Sunil Kedar  by Prof.Somnath Rode  convener of Sarodaya Samaj  and Smt. Asha Bothra , President Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan




Shri Sunil Kedar, the Chairman of the reception committee and Former Guardian Minister of Wardha delivering  welcoming the dignitaries 



                                  Ven. Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche watering the plant 



                                                 Lighting of the lamp by dignitaries



Inaugural  address of Ven. Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, Former Prime Minister of the Cabinet of the Central Tibetan Administration, the Tibetan government-in-exile based in Dharamshala




Smt. Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, Vice-Chairperson, Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Smriti, New Delhi and the grand daughter of Mahatma Gandhi and Chief Guest of the Conference  addressing the audience 






Shri Amarnath Bhai, Former President, Sarva Seva Sangh delivering  the Presidential Address 





                                                  Vote of Thanks by Shri Ashok Bharat 



Plenary Session




Dr. Abhay Bang,  founder of Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health (SEARCH) Gadchiroli , delivering keynote address  on the   theme challenges  to peace and justice  in the context of  increasing economic inequality, violence and war 
.

Second Day of the Conference 

March 15,2023


Shri  Anna Jadhav  of Satara receiving  Gandhi Award of  1 lakh rupees and a citation 

 


 Release of the book viz . “Kasturba Gandhi : Ek Ananya Nari” written by Chandan Pal, President of Sarv Seva Sangh


 Release of  the special issue of Sarvodaya Jagat, the magazine of Sarv Seva Sangh 

Plenary Sessions 


Shri Chinmay Mishra, President  of Sarvodaya Mandal, Madhya Pradesh delivering keynote address  on the theme exploitation of nature  in the name of development.





Former Member of Parliament,Smt. Meenakshi Natarajan chairing  the session.






Dr. Siby K. Joseph, Director of Sri Jamnalal Bajaj Memorial Library and Research Centre for Gandhian Studies  of Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan presenting  report  of the inaugural session of the Conference in English 




Shri Anupam bhai delivering  the  keynote address at the  session on Youth  and contemporary challenges



                                     Shri Sanket Munot delivering  presidential address  





 Prof. Javed Pasha   addressing   the session Contemporary Challenges and Clash of Civilization  as the main speaker 




Shri Kumar  Prashant, President Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi  delivering the  Presidential address  

                                                 



                                                    An overview  of the audience 


Third day of the Conference 

March 16,2023  

Plenary Session 



  Shri Mohan Hirabai Hiralal,  Convener, Vrikshamitra, Chandrapur was the main speaker of the session   on various dimensions  in the creations of Nonviolent Society. 

 


Dr. Vibha Gupta, Chairperson of  Magan Sangrahalaya  delivering her  presidential address 

 Valedictory  Session 



Dignitaries  at the valedictory session




 Smt. Asha Bothra President of Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan addressing  the valedictory session 




Prof. Somnath  Rode, convener of Sarodaya Samaj presented a brief report of the Conference. 




                 Shri Chandan Pal, President of Sarva Seva Sangh  addressing the audience 



  

 Shri Chinmay Mishra, President  of Sarvodaya Mandal, Madhya Pradesh presenting the resolution unanimously approved by the Conference calling  to take part in every struggle to save democracy, Constitution and secularism. 






Shri Arvind Kushvaha, Secretary, Sarva Seva Sangh  expressing the deep sense of gratitude to all for the successful organisation of Sarvodaya Samaj Conference







                                            Presenting certificates of appreciation to  volunteers 


 


 

 





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