Mysuru: It is the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation that is being celebrated all over the country. If ever there is a befitting tribute being paid to the Mahatma, one only has to drive to the new address in town but in the same old beautiful Manasagangothri campus that will invariably make their heads turn as one drives on Bogadi Road. The statue of Kuvempu at the entrance and the centenary clock tower that were the major attractions will almost become passé now.
After passing through the majestic gates of Manasagangothri, the eyes turn automatically to the left to the hitherto hidden Gandhi Bhavan, for there is the ‘Gyarah Murti’ sculpture, also called the Dandi March statue with Gandhiji leading ten common people (a similar statue made out of brass is installed at the Freedom Fighters Park in Subbarayanekere).
