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Celebrating 150 years of the Mahatma: Event at Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa (02.10.2018)
<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;">The Embassy of India in Lisbon, in collaboration with the Centre for Indian Studies of FLUL - Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa and Portugal-India Friendship Association (AAPI), celebrated birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi (Bapu@150) on Tuesday, October 2, 2018. The event included :</span><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;">Release of commemorative Gandhi Stamp issued by Indian Dept. of Post;</span><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;">Satya Vartaa (speeches) by Dr. Pedro Delgado Alves, Member of Parliament and Dr. Leonidio Ferreira, Journalist, Diário de Notícias on “How Gandhi’s message changed their lives”;</span><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;">Release of instrumental renditions of Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite bhajan ‘Vaishnav Jan To Tene Kahiye Je’ by the famous Portuguese flutist ‘Rão Kyao’ and a fusion music video rendition by international artists;</span><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;">Live singing of Mahatma Gandhi’s one of the favourite Bhajans “Raghupathi Raghava Rajaram” by Indian community members; and</span><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;">A video message by Ambassador of South Africa to Portugal H.E. Mmamokwena Gaoretelelwe.</span><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;" /><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;">A selection of Khadi items was also displayed on this occasion.</span><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;" /><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>For more details, please visit :</b> </span><a class="m_-2871317309611434263moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://tinyurl.com/ybyhajgh" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://tinyurl.com/ybyhajgh&source=gmail&ust=1539085191154000&usg=AFQjCNFv9WQkf8SddaMOH1CIZrofxfir0Q" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">https://tinyurl.com/ybyhajgh</a>