The programme commenced with senior officers of Rourkela Steel Plant namely Mr. Biswaranjan Palai, ED (Works) and Acting DIC,  Mr. B K Giri, ED (MD-CMLO),  Mr. Anil Kumar, ED (MM), Mr. M P Singh, ED (Mines, OGoM-CMLO), Mr. Rajesh Dasgupta, CGM (F&A) with additional charge of ED (F&A), Dr. J K Acharya, CMO In-Charge (M&HS), CGMs, Senior officers of RSP along with eminent citizens of the Steel City offering floral tributes and offering obeisance at the statue of Gandhiji at the scenic Mahatma Gandhi Udyan, Sec-18.

Thereafter, they joined a grand function organized at the Civic Centre to mark Gandhi Jayanti. Recitation of bhajans, rendition of the mantra of ‘Sarbadharma Samanwaya’ and revisiting of the key learnings from the life of the Mahatma made the occasion a truly memorable one.

The celebration began with the mellifluous rendering of Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite prayer, ‘Baishnaba Janato….’ by Mrs. Ashalata Sarangi, an eminent singer, and the artists of Singhari kala Niketan.

A Sarbadharma Sadhbhawna Sabha was the highlight of the programme. Rendering of portions of Holy Guru Granth Sahib by members of Mr. Guru Singh Sabha, Rourkela, some stanzas from the Holy Bible by a group from Sacred Heart Cathedral Church, Hamirpur, Holy Quran by a group from Ispat Anjuman, Sector-15 and recitation of portions of Shrimad Bhagwad Gita by students from Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Sector-7 were the highlights of the program.

The programme concluded with the collective reciting Bapu’s favourite Ramdhun. The programme was anchored by Mr. Anil Mallick, Junior Engineer, Silicon Steel Mill.