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A finely-curated 'Digital Multimedia Kit' containing audio and video footages from Mahatma Gandhi's life include shots from the Quit India Movement, his speeches, Subhas Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru, besides Gandhi's visit to the North West Frontier Province with Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan.

New Delhi: People can now listen to the "recreated heart beats" of Mahatma Gandhi at Delhi's National Gandhi Museum.

A series of programmes was launched to commemorate the th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation.

On the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, the museum inaugurated a special photo exhibition on the theme of 'Non-violence and World Peace' and released a finely-curated 'Digital Multimedia Kit' containing audio and video footages from his life, its director A Annamalai said.

"We have gathered the ECG (electrocardiography) details from different stages of Gandhi ji's life and recreated his heart beat on the digital medium.

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This will be a very interesting feature for the public," he told PTI.

Another special collection that was released was the 'Digital Multimedia Kit' about Gandhi which will be available for people to buy.

"The kit in a pen drive contains six components: basic books (20 by Gandhi and 10 on him), a documentary film by A K Chettiar, specially-curated pictures, Gandhi's voice, a virtual tour of his ashrams and his favourite bhajans," Annamalai said, adding that the collection could illuminate the youth about Gandhi in a significant way.

Chettiar's documentary 'Mahatma Gandhi: 20th Century Prophet', whose footage was acquired in London, covers Gokhale's visit to South Africa in

"It's perhaps the only footage of Gokhale and with him stood a young lawyer Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi dressed tidily in a suit," Annamalai said.

Also included are footages from the Quit India Movement, speeches of Mahatma Gandhi, Subhas Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru, besides Gandhi's visit to the North West Frontier Province with Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan and Noakhali - Peace Pilgrimage.

There are selected photographs of Gandhi from his place of birth in Porbandar up to his memorial at the Rajghat here, he said, adding that the collection also includes his pictures of early life, London and South African phase, important movement of Indian Freedom Struggle and with various contemporary leaders.

"The pictures are in the form of a power point presentation," Annamalai said.

He said the digital kit also has audio footages of the original voice of Gandhi.

"His speech recorded in London in 'Spiritual Message of Mahatma Gandhi' (English), the one delivered at the Asian Relations Conference held at Delhi, (English), besides the Post Prayer Speech on Cleanliness and Hindu Muslim Unity in (Hindi), among others, are part of the collection," he added.

The director said the digital kit has been priced at Rs and only includes the production cost.

It will be available for the purchase at the museum.

"We are trying to find some sponsors for the kit, in Hindi and English, to bring down the price to Rs so that it reaches to more people," Annamalai said.

He said the National Gandhi Museum will begin 'Gandhi: ' celebrations from Monday and a series of other programmes will be held round the year in various cities across the country.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI)

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October 02, , IST

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