Exclusive photo exhibition organized by PR Dept

Central Chronicle News
Raipur, Nov 20: “Smt. Indira Gandhi has always been a source of inspiration for me. All her contributions towards nation building are very well presented in the exhibition. Such exhibitions help citizens to learn new things and know better about our leaders. It also has some rare photos which we have never seen and this will really help people especially the youth to know more about our first woman Prime Minister”, said a Raipur resident Arvind Kumar Sahu who visited an exclusive photo exhibition set up at Marine Drive by the Public Relations Department, Chhattisgarh.
Friday marks the 104th birth anniversary of country’s only woman prime minister of India Smt. Indira Gandhi. To commemorate the occasion, the department has set up an exhibition showcasing rare photos of Iron Lady of India Smt. Indira Gandhi at Marine Drive in Raipur.
The aim was to make citizens aware about biography, achievements and major contributions of Smt. Indira Gandhi towards nation building.
Some of her earliest black and white pictures show Smt. Indira with her father and first prime Minister of India Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru. Other photos show Smt. Indira with his sons Mr. Rajiv Gandhi and Mr. Sanjay Gandhi, and her daughter-in-law Mrs. Sonia Gandhi.
Other sections of the exhibition show her major contributions towards nation building. This includes “Operation Smiling Buddha”—India’s first successful nuclear bomb test on 18 May, 1974, Bank Nationalization, Indian space programme, how Smt. Indira Gandhi pushed Green Revolution in India, Pre and Post-Green Revolution, and her role in formation of Bangladesh. An outdoor video screen was also put up to show visuals of her contributions.
Another Raipur resident who visited the photo exhibition with his daughter said that his daughter learned about our former Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi through these pictures.
“I have been moved by the exhibition and this will make the new generation, who has not physically seen her, learn more about her”, he said. The exhibition witnessed visitors from all walks of life who opined that the exhibition is having a good impact on current generation.