As part of its Golden Jubilee celebrations, Bhavan's Kochi Kendra hosted the 150th birth anniversary celebration of Gandhiji on September 19 2019. The momentous occasion was inaugurated by Shri Gopalkrishna Gandhi IAS, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and former Governor of West Bengal at Sardar Patel Sabha Griha, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, T. D. Road, Ernakulam. The Chairman of Kochi Kendra, CA Shri Venugopal C. Govind, presided over the function. Shri E. Ramankutty, Director, Kochi Kendra welcomed the Chief Guest, and other dignitaries. Shri G. Gopinathan, Vice-Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kochi Kendra, introduced the chief guest. Shri Gopalkrishna Gandhi also launched Project Gandhi - 'Nurturing Gandhian Ideals in Children through Children', to promote and propagate Gandhi's philosophy and his ideals of non- violence among the youth during their formative years.
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