A photographic exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi was organized by the High Commission of India at the National Art Gallery, Colombo, from 2-5 September 2007 to commemorate 100 years of the Satyagraha Movement. A number of religious leaders and eminent persons from various walks of life participated in the inauguration ceremony on 2nd September. Besides the traditional lamp lighting, ‘bhajans’ that Gandhiji liked were also sung at the inauguration.
The exhibition received wide media coverage and publicity. In all, over 10,000 persons, including students of many of the leading schools and educational institutions, visited the exhibition and got a glimpse of Gandhiji life and work and the noble ideals that he stood and fought for all through his life by viewing the over 300 photographs and replicas of his personal belongings on exhibit. A number of films on Mahatma Gandhi were also screened during the exhibition
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