ICAR Republic Day Tableau ‘Kisan Gandhi’ bags first prize

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New Delhi : The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) was awarded first prize for its Tableau, ‘Kisan Gandhi’ in the Republic Day Parade – 2019. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman handed over the award to the ICAR team here on January 28, 2019. The ICAR tableau displayed the importance of dairy farming, use of indigenous breeds and livestock based organic agriculture for rural prosperity.

The ICAR tableau “Kisan Gandhi” portrayed the Gandhiji’s vision to improve agriculture and livestock for the prosperity of rural communities. To gain more insight, he attended a training programme on dairy farming for fifteen days in 1927 at Bangalore Centre of the ICAR – National Dairy Research Institute. He also visited and appreciated the ‘Indore method’ of composting at the Institute of Plant Industry, Indore in 1935.

In the tableau, Bapu was shown with goats and a cow. Organic agriculture, revolution in cotton and milk production and food safety analysis for better health were also showcased. Kasturba Gandhi was also shown engaged with Charkha and caring for animals at Bapu Kuti at Wardha Ashram. It symbolised livestock based sustainable and climate resilient agriculture.

The 22 tableaux rolling down the Rajpath during the 70^th Republic Day Parade included 16 tableaux from states and Union Territories, six from various central ministries and departments, according to a PIB release.