1 year as Prez: Pranab’s busy day
President Pranab Mukherjee, who completes a year in office on Thursday, will unveil a bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi, inaugurate a public library and launch a project to digitise rare photographs.
The President will begin his day by inaugurating “Pranab Mukherjee Public Library” for the residents of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The library has been developed in a dilapidated building which was scheduled for demolition. However, it was renovated and converted into a library for use by the residents of the Rashtrapati Bhavan estate and their children, an official statement said.
Another engagement for the residents of President’s estate, which houses nearly 8,000 people, will be a cricket ground at Dr Rajendra Prasad Sarvodaya Vidyalaya. The stadium, constructed according to latest BCCI guidelines, is aimed at providing better cricket facilities to the students of the school.
He will also unveil a bronze statue of Gandhi made by Ram Sutar of Maharashtra located within the Rashtrapati Bhavan. A Padma Shree, Sutar is considered a master of stone, marble and bronze sculpturing.
During the day, Mr Mukherjee will interact with governors across the country through a new video-conferencing facility installed in the Rashtrapati Bhavan and host a dinner for the council of ministers, a Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson said.
A new section of digital initiatives will be inaugurated by Mr Mukherjee and will be linked to the official website of the President. A video, “The Presidency: Glimpses of First Year”, will be added to the website which will cover important events over the past one year in the Rashtrapati Bhavan and the President’s estate. A digital photo library with photographs of the first year of Mr Mukherjee’s presidency is being added to the website.
Later on, the photo library will contain archival photographs of first Governor-General after Independence Rajagopalachari and Presidents since 1949.
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