Rajashree Birla release 'Eternal Gandhi'

Mumbai, June 7 (UNI) Rajashree Birla, Chairperson of the Aditya Birla Centre For Community Initiatives and Rural Development, today released 'The Eternal Gandhi', a book on Gandhian thought.

Authored by Ranjit Makkuni, the book was released at the Raj Bhavan here amidst the presence of Maharashtra Governor Mr S M Krishna, Chief Minister Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh, who presided over the launch and a gathering of eminent personalities from the entertainment and corporate world.

Mr Krishna was presented with the first copy of the book, which has been published by 'Pages for Ages Publishers.' ''For my family, he was Bapuji - friend, spiritual leader and mentor. We were honoured to have him as our guest and our lives and beliefs were forever altered by his effect on us. Once, he was our Bapu. Now he is an ideal for people across the world,'' Mrs Birla said after the release of the book.

The book is generously illustrated by original sketches and designs of internationally acclaimed multimedia researcher and designer, Ranjit Makkuni, his visions for the future of design inspired by Gandhian thought, a critical essay on the meaning of Satya by renowned indologist Dr Madhu Khanna, supporting text on Gandhi by eminent Gandhian scholar Dr Y P Anand, as well as a dialogue on Charkha between world's leading product designer Gianfranco Zaccai and Makkuni.

In addition, in 'Eternal Gandhi' the historical dimensions of Gandhiji's life are juxtaposed next to the presentation of the design of the multimedia museum and new artifacts, so that the reader can explore continuity of modern design and the historical bases and thoughts in which designs have been grounded in.

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