Overwhelming response to book sale on Mahatma, Vinoba Bhave

Overwhelming response to book sale on Mahatma, Vinoba Bhave

About 8600 books related to Mahatma Gandhi and Vinoba Bhave worth Rs. 4.3 lakhs have been sold in the last six days at an exhibition organised in Mumbai by Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal in its bid to promote Gandhian values.

The exhibition was organised by the Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal and Gandhi Book Centre, with the financial assistance from Shree Babulnath Mandir Charities, at Hutatma Chowk and Gandhi Book Centre at Nana Chowk from January 29 to February 3 to commemorate the 70th death anniversary of the Father of the Nation.

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Participation of youngsters boosts sale of Gandhi books

Participation of youngsters boosts sale of Gandhi books
Week-long exhibition-cum-sale of Gandhi Books organized by Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal to commemorate 69th Gandhi death anniversary

The exhibition-cum-sale of books on and by Mahatma Gandhi, organised recently by the Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal and Gandhi Book Centre, has received good response with books worth Rs 2.12 lakh having been sold between January 30 and February 4.

Financial assistance has been provided for the initiative by Babulnath Mandir Charities and Mahalaxmi Mandir Charities.

The exhibition-cum-sale received overwhelming response from the readers as the books worth about Rs 2.12 lakh were sold during the six days.

Books in four languages viz. English, Hindi, Marathi, and Gujarati were sold at the exhibition. In the present world of modern technologies like iPhone, tabs and e-books, it is difficult to believe that many people are still interested in buying Gandhi books. The sale proves that Gandhiji's teachings are relevant than ever.

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