Books worth around Rs 2.5 lakh, written on and by Mahatma Gandhi, were sold in a week-long exhibition-cum-sale organised by Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal here to commemorate death anniversary of the Father of the Nation.
“Feedback of website visitors makes us believe that after reading Gandhi books, many people have decided to follow the path of truth and non-violence and are striving to sustain morality by practising philosophy of Gandhi, which is the need of the hour,” TRK Somaiya, of the Sarvodaya Mandal, said.
Books on Mahatma Gandhi, Vinoba Bhave and Sarvodaya movement (in English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati), were sold at exhibition, organised at Hutatma Chowk and Gandhi Book Centre at Nana Chowk from January 27 to February 3.
An Autobiography , Talks on the Gita and Selected Works of Mahatma Gandhi were top-selling books at the exhibition. Most visitors were youngsters and many requested that such events be organised throughout the year, Somaiya said. Over two lakh copies of An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth by Mahatma Gandhi have been sold in 16 Indian languages by Navjivan Trust in the past one year, he said.— PTI
Published - February 06, 2016 12:00 am IST
