Mangalore: Browse through Indian History at City Railway Station
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (KM/AF)
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Mangalore, Dec 27: The Azadi Express, bringing memories of Indian Freedom Movement on wheels, was inaugurated by Maheshwara Rao, district deputy commissioner here on Thursday, December 27 at the Mangalore Central railway station near Hampaankatta here.
The exhibition is informative, especially about how India achieved independence; hence everyone should visit the exhibition, Rao said while speaking to media persons.
The primary aim of the exhibition is to educate the people of the nation about the pre-independence and post independence eras of India. The train ws flagged off at Safdarjung railway station of New Delhi on September 28 and its journey will be culminated on May 15 2008 at the same railway station, sources confirmed.
The train comprises of 16 compartments, out of which 12 compartments have been exclusively designed for the exhibition. The exhibition is divided into three sections - the situation before First Was of Independence in 1857, the freedom struggle from 1857 to 1947 and free India till date.
The concept of exhibition on wheels is conceived and designed by the ministry of information and broadcasting with the help of the ministry of railway. The exhibition commemorates the Indian Rebellion of 1857, India's independence of 1947 and birth centenary of Bhagat Singh, the railway sources confirmed.
'The motive of the exhibition is to rekindle the spark of patriotsm among youngsters. On the whole the ministry of railway has intended to cover about 70 railway stations along the length and breadth of the country during a period of 240 days,' said Shailesh Phaye, in-charge of Azadi express. He further informed that the city is the 27th station to welcome the train.
Introducing the pioneers of freedom struggle to the people of the nation is what has driven the government to take up the mission. Twenty-five volunteers from various city-based colleges have offered their services to help those who do not know either English or Hindi, he added.
This kind of exhibition helps one to understand the Indian history better. The patrotic songs played at the venue infuse the spirit of integrity in the hearts of visitors. The exhibition is very informative, this could even be useful for those who do not study history academically, says a visitor from Chennai, who accidently reached the exhibition.
The exhibition will be open from Thursday December 27 to Sunday December 30, from 10 am to 6 pm.