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I feel bad when Mahatma’s name is used for negative reason: Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee
New Delhi : Mahatma Gandhi’s grand daughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, who was recently conferred with a top French honour for her contribution in the field of environment, education and culture, says she feels bad when the Mahatma’s name is used for negative reasons.
“Gandhi is the father of the nation. He will be used by political parties and also citizens, and I don’t know what to say about these kinds of things. He is synonymous with truth, compassion and love, and if you are talking about Gandhi you are also talking about these things. But one feels bad if his name is used for negative reasons,” Bhattacharjee told IANS in an interview.
Bhattacharjee, who has witnessed key events in the Indian political history over the decades, believes that politics has not changed over the years.
“Politics has been the same always. I’m sure that politics has always been like the way it is today. Human beings have always been power hungry — fighting for it, killing for it; but some also had ambition to do good work. For example, when Gandhi and his supporters were fighting, they did not belong to politics but were opposing foreign rule,” said Bhattacharjee, who was conferred the L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) by the French envoy this week.
Bhattacharjee has been working for the Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust for the past 28 years. Founded by Mahatma Gandhi in memory of his wife, the trust serves the needy women and children in rural India.
An environmental activist, Bhattacharjee has been involved in the ‘Save the Ganga Movement’ (Ganga Bachao Andolan) for the past 18 years. She believes that the responsibility of cleaning the river falls on the citizens.
“If we worship the water we must also treat it well. Immersion of idols and other such things into the rivers should stop. If the citizens decide, then India will be clean. In democracy the citizens are also responsible and it is their duty to guard their rivers,” said Bhattacharjee.
She also called for people’s participation in making the ‘Clean India’ campaign successful.
“It cannot be successful unless people participate in it. If I go and dirty my streets, then leaders are not going to come and help,” she added.
Bhattacharjee expressed doubts if the Delhi government’s odd-even scheme can help in reducing pollution. “I hope it is successful. It is a little inconvenient in many ways but occasional attempts at this are good,” she said.
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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