NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, JAN 30
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated a grand wall mural of Mahatma Gandhi made from 2,975 clay kulhads (earthen cups) weighing around 900 kgs at Sabarmati Riverfront, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) said.
गांधी जी स्वदेशी की शक्ति को जानते थे इसलिए उन्होंने हमेशा स्वदेशी अपनाने की अपील की।
आज साबरमती रिवरफ्रंट पर मिट्टी के कुल्हड़ों से बनाए गए उनके चित्र का लोकार्पण किया। गांधीजी का ये चित्र हमें सदैव अपनी मिट्टी से जुड़े रहने और देश को आत्मनिर्भर बनाने के लिए प्रेरित करता रहेगा। pic.twitter.com/BJZeJG9WqE
— Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) January 30, 2022
The mural, commissioned by the KVIC, was put together by 75 potters from across the country.
The mural is 12.2 meters high and 8.19 meters wide. A total of 2,975 axes were used to make this mural of Mahatma Gandhi. The total weight of the mural is about 3,200 kg. KVIC has used new technologies in the ceramic industries in India to give shape to this mural.
A workshop was organized in Ahmedabad to educate potters on this technique. All the 75 potters were briefed about the production of ‘Glazed Ceramic Crockery’.
About 2,975 glazed kuldas were also produced during the workshop using which this mural of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was made. Each kulhad in the mural is 75 mm in diameter and 90 mm in height.
This mural of Mahatma Gandhi, installed at the River Front House in Ahmedabad, has become a new center of attraction for the citizens and tourists of the city.
The mural is the second of its kind in the country, the KVIC official said, adding that the first one is installed at Palika Kendra in New Delhi.
