Kathua, Sep 24: As part of the 154th birth anniversary celebrations of the ‘Father of the Nation’ Mahatma Gandhi Ji, the ‘Shanti Yatra- a Journey to Peace’ being organised by the School Education Department, J&K reached Kathua on Sunday and was formally received at Chhatergala Pass in Bani Sub-Division.
The yatra was accorded a warm reception by students, teachers and a large number of locals amidst chanting of slogans in favour of universal peace and non-violence. It entered district Kathua and will touch Basohli, Mahanpur, Lakhanpur, Kathua HQ, Marheen and Hiranagar in the next few days. The Shanto Chhin will be formally handed over to the Samba district on September 27, 2023, at Kootah Morh.
Alongside Shanti Yatra, the Kathua administration has already rolled out a calendar of activities featuring theme-based symposiums and slogan writing competitions at the school, zone and district levels, being held across all schools of the district from September 16 to October 02, 2023.
Further, on September 30, a divisional-level competition will also be held, the winners of which will get prizes on the culmination day of Shanti Yatra in Jammu.
Pertinently, the Directorate of School Education, Jammu with the coordination of Cultural Cell DSEJ has planned a Shanti Yatra to promote the rich values of Gandhian Philosophy which was flagged off on September 09, 2023, from Poonch district.
The yatra is being coordinated in Kathua district by a team of Cultural and Education Cell under the guidance of CEO Kathua Parkash Lal Thappa with active teams of Zonal Cultural Incharges under the Zonal level Cultural Committee constituted for this purpose. It will culminate on October 02, 2023, in Jammu on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti covering all the districts of the Jammu Province.
