In order to honor the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, Indira Gandhi National Open University in collaboration with the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Smriti has launched a special certificate program named ‘Peace Studies and Conflict Management’ for the inmates pan India. The certificate aims to transform the inmates into a good person before they go out and join the mainstream.
The ceremonial program for the event was attended by MP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Nageshwar Rao, VC, IGNOU, and other dignitaries at the Gandhi Smriti.
Addressing the event, Sahasrabuddhe advised that the main aim of the program should be to inculcate the qualities of cohesion creation and confluence among the inmates.
Prof. Nageshwar Rao, VC, IGNOU said that he would like to express his gratitude to the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Smriti on behalf of the university for choosing the apt occasion for the launch of the program. He also announced that the program will be free for the inmates and that they are not the liabilities to the society and with the help of this program they can be turned into useful assets of the society.