October 2nd 2012
THE
LARGEST PICTURE WALL IN THE WORLD ON MAHATMA GANDHI at Bapu Ghat, Langar
Houz in Hyderabad.
The wall is 76 feet
long and encapsulates more than 400 images of the Mahatma. The wall also serves as a learning tool on
Bapu and allows visitors to learn via an interactive quiz. It’s the first of
its kind in the world and features images from the book – Peace Truth and
Ahimsa by Birad Rajaram Yajnik – a special edition of this book was launched at
the United Nations in New York by the President to mark the International Day
of Non-Violence.
Joseph Deiss, President of the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly, holds up a limited edition copy of “MKG – Mahatma Gandhi – Imaging Peace, Truth & Ahisma” at an event commemorating the International Day of Non-Violence. The day is observed 2 October for the birthday of non-violence pioneer Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi). Pictured with Mr. Deiss are Hardeep Singh Puri (left), Permanent Representative of India to the UN, and Birad Rajaram Yajnik, the book's author.
01 October 2010 United Nations, New York