Inauguration of webmagazine Swaraj Today.in


 Address at the Launch of Swaraj Today Web magazine

Dr. Siby K. Joseph presided over the launch of Web magazine Swaraj Today and addressed the participants online on October 25, 2024 .  Dr. K. Arvindakshan noted writer delivered the keynote address on the occasion. Dr. S. P. Udayakumar writer and anti-nuclear activist inaugurated the web magazine.  Shri Tushar Gandhi, great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi gave a special message.  The programme was organised by Gandhian Collective. The link of web magazine is https://swarajtoday.in/

 

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