All set for centenary celebrations of the 1924 Belgaum session that Gandhi addressed
6 months ago

All set for centenary celebrations of the 1924 Belgaum session that Gandhi addressed

The Hindu  

Preparations have been made to celebrate the centenary year of the Congress session held in Belagavi in 1924, the only such meeting that was chaired by Mahatma Gandhi. Apart from senior officials, the committee includes freedom fighter Vithalrao Yalagi and Dilip Kamath, former president of the district Khadi union. Gandhian and Devraj Urs award winner Shivaji Kaganikar and Subhash Kulkarni, former president of the district Khadi union, had written to the government to organise year-long celebrations. They included Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru, Lala Lajpat Rai, C. Rajagopalachari, Annie Besant, Sarojini Naidu, Chittaranjandas, Pandit Madan Mohan Malalviya, Saifuddin Kichalu, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Mohammad Ali, Maulana Shaukat Ali, Babu Rajendra Prasad, Vallabhbhai Patel and Rangaswamy Iyengar.

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Congress Plans Grand Celebration for Centenary of Belgaum Congress Session
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Congress Plans Grand Celebration for Centenary of Belgaum Congress Session

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Mangaluru: The Congress party in Karnataka is planning for a grand celebration of the Centenary year of the historic Belgaum Congress Session of 1924, a momentous event presided over by Mahatma Gandhi. The Belgaum Congress Session, held in December 1924, stands as a pivotal chapter in the history of India's freedom movement. On the occasion of the centenary celebration of …

Khadi activists urge State govt. to organise celebrations to mark centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi’s visit to Belagavi
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Khadi activists urge State govt. to organise celebrations to mark centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi’s visit to Belagavi

The Hindu  

Mahatma Gandhi visited Belagavi in December 2024 and stayed for a little over a week. Khadi activists feel that the State government should organise celebrations to mark the centenary year of that visit. We need to organise programmes to carry this message to the youth,” said the former chairman of the District Khadi Federation Subhash Kulkarni. They included Motilal Nehru, …

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