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Ahmedabad, Jan 30: On the 74th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s death, home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday unveiled a huge wall painting of the Mahatma Gandhi constructed from 2,975 clay kulhads (earthen cups) at Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Riverfront.
Union MSME Minister Narayan Rane and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel were also present at the ceremony, which commemorated the 74th Martyrs’ Day.
Gujarat | Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveils the mural of Mahatma Gandhi at the Sabarmati Riverfront, Ahmedabad pic.twitter.com/etSDIAtbbs
— ANI (@ANI) January 30, 2022
“Bapu (Mahatma Gandhi) made us realize the importance of Khadi, but unfortunately, we forgot about it. It’s Gujarat’s son Narendra Bhai (PM Modi), who revived ‘Khadi’ by advancing the idea of Khadi,” said Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Mahathma Gandhi’s death anniversary, in Ahmedabad.
Bapu (Mahatma Gandhi) made us realize the importance of Khadi, but unfortunately, we forgot about it. It's Gujarat's son Narendra Bhai (PM Modi), who revived 'Khadi' by advancing the idea of Khadi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Mahathma Gandhi's death anniversary, in Ahmedabad pic.twitter.com/UrstySs7eE
— ANI (@ANI) January 30, 2022
The artwork was created by 75 potters from throughout the country who were brought to Ahmedabad by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).
According to a KVIC official, the mural, which measures 100 square metres, was made by arranging kulhads on an aluminium sheet to depict Mahatma Gandhi’s face.
It will be the country’s only one of its sort, with the first already installed at Palika Kendra in New Delhi.
The KVIC constructed a big stainless steel ‘charkha’ (spinning wheel) near the Sabarmati Riverfront in 2018, which Amit Shah also inaugurated.
