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Bhubaneswar: Utkal University celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The Governor in his inspiring address quoted the Nobel Laureate Albert Einstein who famously said that forthcoming generations would hardly believe that a man like Mahatma Gandhi ever walked on this earth in flesh and blood. The Governor launched a Program for Peace Studies and dedicated the Ahimsa Sthal at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Park for the practice of non-violence and global peace. The university organized a traditional Prabhat Pheri program along with students of the university campus school during early morning hours. The unique musical dedicated to the Mahatma was well complemented by dance and vocal performances by students of the university..