CA Pawan Kumar Patodia, Kolkata’s renowned industrialist, sports entrepreneur and philanthropist, was recently sworn in as a Board Member of the Gandhi Mandela Foundation on 17-12-2022 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The oath was administered by Justice KG Balakrishnan (Former Chief Justice of India & Former Chairman of NHRC, Jury Chairman Gandhi Mandela Award).
Other esteemed dignitaries who graced the occasion included Justice Gyan Sudha Misra (Former Supreme Court Judge of India, Jury Vice-Chairman Gandhi Mandela Award), ShriShyamJaju (Former National Vice-President, BJP &National PresidentGMF), Adv Nandan Jha(Secretary General, GMF) and Adv Sudhakar Dwivedi (National Secretary, GMF).
Other individuals who took oath as board members of Gandhi Mandela Foundation included Shri ShyamJaju (Former National Vice-President, BJP), Savita Singh (Former Director, Gandhi Smriti & Darshan Samiti), Barkha Shukla Singh (Former Chairmen, Delhi Women Commission), Adv Sudhakar Dwivedi (Advocate, Supreme Court, India), Lt Col Randeep Hundal (Social Worker), Abinav Singh (Social Worker, Uttar Pradesh), Syed Musharraf (Social Worker) and Subhash Manav (Social Worker). Mr Nandan Jha in his speech said that it is our duty to spread the principles of Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi. He said, “Today the Gandhi Mandela Foundation witnesses a special occasion where we add a new chapter to our efforts towards spreading the message of peace and compassion given by Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela.”
