DALLAS: Dr Prasad Thotakura was bestowed with Gandhi Seva Medal form Gandhi Global Family, a New Delhi India based, non-profit organization, recently during a well attended event in Dallas.
Padmashri S.P. Varma, Vice President, Gandhi Global Family while presenting the award stated Dr Prasad Thotakura was instrumental in bringing not only thousands of Indian American communities together along with this project but also involved people from all cross sections of regions, religions, races like Indians, Asians, Africans, Hispanics and Jewish communities and made them part of various committees.
Dr Prasad was honored for his efforts in creating awareness in international understanding, communal harmony and friendship. One of the projects that he spearheaded was to build one of the unique landmarks in USA “Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Plaza” in Irving (Dallas area), TX.
Dr Thotakura along with his team worked relentlessly with City of Irving for more than four years to realize the long cherished dream of the community in unveiling one of the most beautiful statues of Mahatma Gandhi in USA on October 2, 2014, on the 145th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial of North Texas (MGMNT) Board members congratulated their leader Dr Prasad Thotakura for receiving this very prestigious Gandhi Seva Medal award from Gandhi Global Family organization.
Gandhi Seva Medal is being presented to leaders who promote and propagate the philosophies and principles of Mahatma Gandhi among youth and other communities including foreign nations.
At the same event M.Samuel and Mrs Rima Lal of Reach Out International; Dr Vinod Prakash of India Development and Relief Fund; Dr Sasala Challa of Challa Foundation and Rizwan Jaka of All Dulles area Muslim Society were bestowed with Gandhi Seva Medal for their committed community service in their chosen fields to make a big difference.
Gandhi Global Family (GGF) is a non-profit organization founded by Padma Vibhushan Didi Nirmala Deshpande to propagate the ideologies of Mahatma Gandhi and Vinoba Bhave in an effort to develop peace, international understanding, communal harmony, and friendship worldwide.
Additionally, the Gandhi Global Family establishes person-to-person contact throughout different countries of the world. GGF is currently headed by its President Ghulam Nabi Azad, the opposition Leader of Rajya Sabha, Padmashri S.P. Varma as Vice President. Several other prominent people from India serve on this organization.
Babu Tangewala
