Gandhi Jayanti
02 October 2021
Gandhi Jayanti was celebrated on 02 October 2021 jointly by CCCD and the Student Senate. The event was organized in hybrid mode in LHB 110 of the IIT Jodhpur Campus.
The program was as follows:
Address by the Director
Speech on Gandhi Jayanti by Pranav Goswani (B20CS025)
Invited talk by Dr. Subodh Kerkar
Dr. Subodh Kerkar is a medical practitioner, installation artist, and activist who uses art to comment on social, political, religious, and other issues. His artwork sits at the intersection of politics and history. Dr. Subodh Kerkar had always been connected with Mahatma Gandhi from his childhood. He had the opportunity to grow up in the company of Gandhians including Jnanpith Awardee and Padma Bhushan Ravindra Kelekar, Dada Dharmadhikari, and Justice Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari amongst others. For the last 6 years, he has been an ardent student of Mahatma Gandhi's life and teachings and has created a number of works based on the Mahatma.
Cultural Performances
Bhajan by Harisharan R (M21ID005)
Dance performance by Ek Bharat Shreshthh Bharat, Ritish (B20BB031), Vikram (M20PH027), Khushal Sonawat (B19ME037), Ranbir Singh (B19BB035)
Musical performances by Harshith Reddy (B20AI018), Pranjal (B20ME081), Harshita Kalani (B20CS019)
The India Quiz was organized by the Quiz Club of IITJ.
The MCs of the event were Karan Thakur (B20CH021), Saurabh Modi (B20EE035), and Sakshi Todi (B20EE088).