Gandhi Memorial Foundation observes GandhiJi's 74th Punyatithi Shaheed Diwas

Mahatma Gandhi's 74th death anniversary was observed on Jan. 30, 2022 at 11 a.m., at Mahatma Gandhi Statue in the National Heritage Park on McCormick Boulevard in Skokie, Illinois.

Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi was remembered by singing of Gandhi's favorite "Bhajans" and powerful tributes by Gandhi Memorial Foundation board members and floral tributes by Consulate General of Chicago Amit Kumar and his wife Surabhi Kumar.

The contribution of Mahatma Gandhi towards the nation and its independence is well known in Indian history. He was a great freedom fighter who taught the lesson of nonviolence to the whole world and worked on building the unity of the nation which was broken by the British. After India got Independence in 1947, Bapu stayed away from the politics and started working on harmony, peace and brotherhood among the people. On Friday, Jan. 30, 1948 at 5:17 p.m. the father of the nation was assassinated by Nathuram Godse in the year 1948, at Gandhi Smriti in the Birla House during the evening prayers. January 30 is the day when Mahatma Gandhi was martyred, and the government of India announced the day as Shaheed Diwas or Martyrs' Day (Sarvodaya Day).

The event starts by Shree Gurusamy welcome remarks. Prayer songs "Vaishnav Janto" and "Raghupati Raghav Rajaram" led by Bharti Desai were very inspiring. Consul General Amit Kumar's remembrance of Gandhiji's talisman quotation was very timely. Dr Sriram Sonty remembered the last few minutes of Mahatma Gandhiji' life.

The white and red color beautiful garland was donated by Srinivas and Kavitha. Diptiji put lots of efforts to call snow removal service because over 10-inch snow by Mahatma Gandhi Statue in the National Heritage Park.