Sonia Gandhi Greets Nation on Eve of Guru Ravidas Jayanti


Posted on 3rd Feb 2015 12:50 pm by mohit kumar

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday greeted the people of India on the eve of Guru Ravidas Jayanti, saying the Bhakti movement saint's "life was his message".

"Guru Ravidas' life was his message - a life of simplicity and piety; of an untiring crusade for social equality and justice; and of solace and succour for the most vulnerable sections of society," Gandhi said in a message.

"In an age of growing materialism, intolerance and bigotry, his noble words and deeds are all the more relevant today. They must continue to guide and inspire us."

Guru Ravidas was a saint of the Bhakti movement.

Did you know?Explore Trending and Topic pages for more stories like this.
0 Like 0 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

Two-and-a-half-hour discussion between Rajnath and the Chinese Defense Minister in Russia, India's violation of agreement on increasing LAC

The defense ministers of India and China held a face-to-face meeting in Russia on Friday for the

Corona Update: Corona cases continue to decline, death toll also decreased, 16,051 cases were reported in 24 hours

Corona infection is now decreasing across the country and the number of people recovering from it

Pietersen could ditch IPL for English county deal

Hobart, March 14 (IANS) Exiled batsman Kevin Pietersen says he's considering a return to Englis

Double terror in Afghanistan: Taliban will kill or starve; Prisoners are running the jail, people are forced to sell household items

Afghanistan is going through a severe humanitarian crisis. The situation is that the prisoners ar

Free laptops for Kerala girls admitted in Professional Colleges

Thiruvananthapuram, March 1 (IANS) A total of 1,500 girl students in Kerala from poor families

The ongoing anti-hijab movement in Iran spread to the world, thousands demonstrated in Paris and London

In Iran, anti-hijab agitations continue after Mahsa Amini's health deteriorated and then died in

President concerned over parliament fire

New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee expressed grave concern over Sunday after

Modi congratulates Yoga teacher for setting world record

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday congratulated Hong Kong-based Ind

Coronavirus Updates: More than two thousand cases were found in the country for the fourth consecutive day, know in which states how many cases increased

The cases of Coronavirus (Covid-19 Cases in India) are increasing continuously in the country. In

CSK vs DC Pitch Report: Chepauk's pitch has changed in IPL 2023, understand why the toss is playing an important role

Delhi Capitals will clash with Chennai Super Kings in the 55th match of IPL 2023 at the M Chidamb

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash