Book Release Function at Sevagram and Bengaluru

 Hindi , English and Kannada versions of 1924 Congress Session Pictorial Book Released at Sevagram Ashram and Gandhi Bhavan Bengaluru 



Book release function at Sevagram Ashram 


On the occasion of  77 th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's martyrdom, the Hindi translation of the book " The 1924 Belgaum Congress Session:A Pictorial Narrative of Mahatma Gandhi's Presidential Debut at the Belgaum Congress Session-1924: A Pictorial History" written by Dr. Siby K. Joseph and Dr. Basavaraj N. Akki was released at a programme at Sevagram Ashram. The book was translated by Vivek Kumar Shaw, a research scholar at Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University,Wardha.The cover design was made by Shri Susheel Kumar Gotla in artist from Hyderabad.The book was published by Somesvara Publications Dharwad. 


Book Cover designed by Susheel Kumar Gotla 

The main objective of this book is to acquaint the younger generation with the significance of Mahatma Gandhi's presidential leadership at the Belgaum Congress Session-1924 and the valuable lessons learned from it, so that they can understand Gandhi's ideals and values and incorporate them into their lives.

Speaking after the release, Vivek Kumar Shaw, the translator of the book, said that this book reminds us of an important chapter in our national history when Mahatma Gandhi presided over the Congress at Belgaum in Karnataka in 1924. This was his only presidency of the Congress during his lifetime. The book reminds us of that historic moment when Gandhi led the Congress and took the country forward towards independence.

The book release program was organized at the Bapu Kuti premises of Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan,Wardha.Dr Abhay Bang  an internationally recognised public health expert, and the founder director of SEARCH (Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health) Gadchiroli in Maharashtra,Dr. Nishikant Kolge,Gandhian Scholar and author of Gandhi Against Caste and Professor, Distance Education, DDE,MANUU,Hyderabad  the first  author of the book, Dr. Siby K. Joseph, Director of the Sri Jamnalal Bajaj Memorial Library and Research Centre for Gandhian Studies, and  Shri Vijay Tambe, Secretary of Sevagram Ashram,  Shri Vivek Kumar Shaw  the translator of the book were  present on the occasion. 


To make the book more accessible, the original  English and Hindi  were uploaded to archive.in. 

https://archive.org/details/the-1924-belgaum-congress-session-a-pictorial-narrative-of-mahatma-gandhis-presidential-debut


https://archive.org/details/belgaum-congress-1924-session-pictorialbook-hindi


The book was a project of the Library and Research Centre of Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan, Wardha.

 The book was also translated into Kannada. The original English  version and Kannada E book were released  at Gandhi Bhavan Bengaluru in a function.


Book Release at Gandhi Bhavan Bengaluru 

Shri H K Patil Hon’ble minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs,Government of Karnataka,Dr. Wooday P. Krishna President Karnataka Gandhi Smarak Nidhi ,Prof.D.Jeevan Kumar Managing Trustee Sarvodaya International Trust Dr.Basavaraj Akki co-author of the book were present on the occasion.Dr.Basavaraj Akki succinctly explained the significance of the book. 


Dr.Basavaraj Akki addressing the function 


Kannada Translation of book 


The link of E book in English and Kannada respectively are:

https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=yNI5EQAAQBAJ

https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=byJBEQAAQBAJ

All these can be accessed without incurring any cost.

Book Cover of Upcoming Reprint 




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