Children’s social conclave concludes

DIBRUGARH, Nov 16: The two-day children’s social conclave held at Sahityarathi Lakshminath Bezbarua Bhavan came to a close today. The event was organized by the Assam unit of Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust (KGNMT), Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samity and UNICEF to commemorate the completion of two decades of the Child Rights Convention. The Assam representative of KGNMT, Kusum Bora Mukashi, inaugurated the meeting on the first day. In her speech, she spoke about the need to help children into good citizens in the present age of consumerism. Dr Ratan Borkotoky of Assam Medical College was also present on the occasion. While stressing upon the relevance of Gandhiji’s teachings of ahimsa and truth in the present age, he said that these values need to be inculcated into young children. THE SENTINEL