Function at Aryabhushan Press

February 19, 2015 - A function was organized at Aryabhushan Press, the press started by Gokhale - on the occasion of the Death Centenary of Gokhale.

Present for the function were Dr. Sadanand More, Dr. S K Kulkarni, Ajit Nimbalkar and others. 

Dileep Padgaonkar on Gokhale

February 18, 2015 - A function was organized by Pune Congress Party - where Dileep Padgoankar spoke about the relevance of Gokhale.

Also present for this function were Abhay Chhajed, Vishwajeet Kadam, Dr. Kumar Saptarshi and others.

Function at Vashi, Navi Mumbai

February 15, 2015 - A function was organized by Marathi Sahitya, Sanskruti Va Kala Mandal and NamuGokul at Vashi, Navi Mumbai.

I spoke on Gokhale and Gandhi - the others who participated were Dhanashri Lele, who enacted some moments in the life of Gokhale - Narendra Chapalgaonkar who spoke on the relevance of Gokhale.

Freedom First February issue on Gokhale

The February issue of Freedom First - titled Diamond of India - was dedicated to Gokhale. The contributors to the issue were S V Raju, S P Aiyar, A.B Shah, Aroon Tikekar, Prabha Ravi Shankar, Godrej Dotivala and R. Srinivasan

Two-day National Seminar at Shivaji University, Kolhapur

February 3-4, 2015 - A two-day national seminar was organized bu Gandhi Study Centre at Shivaji University, Kolhapur.

I spoke on the importance of education as expressed by Gokhale - and how he cherished education as a value.

Two day National Seminar on Gokhale at Nasik

January 30-31, 2015 - A two-day national seminar was organized by Gokhale Education Society's HPT Arts and RYK Science College, Nasik on the topic "Impact of Namdar Gokhale's Thought and Vision on Modern Indian Development". 

Congress Bhavan 75 years celebrations

January 25 to January 30, 2015 - A five day celebration was organized in Pune to mark the completion of 75 years. I visited several schools and colleges and spoke on the role of Gokhale and Congress party in nation building. The enthusiastic response from the students of high school was encouraging.

The descendants of Gokhale, Lokmanya Tilak, Shankarrao More, Jedhe and Kakasaheb Gadgil were felicitated on the occasion.

Present for the function were Prithviraj Chavan, Manikrao Thakre, Mohan Prakash, Patangrao Kada, Vishwajeet Kadam and others.