Justice Kohli appointed new chairman of SIT, JK Chapter

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 31: Justice Permod Kohli was today appointed new chairman of Sarvodaya International Trust (SIT), Jammu and Kashmir Chapter, by the trustees.
In this regard, a meeting of the trustees was held here today wherein future plans for Jammu and Kashmir for the welfare of the society were discussed.
Speaking on the occasion, Managing Trustee, Pascal Alan Nazareth, who is author of Gandhi’s Outstanding Leadership’, informed that the SIT was established in 1995 to help promote Gandhian values of peace, tolerance and non-violence. “Trust’s chapter opened in all over country from Kerala to Kashmir, “he added.
He also highlighted values of Gandhi’s philosophy and elaborated the four core values including truth, non-violence, love for all and untiring desire to serve which can ultimately give happiness to all. He expressed serious concern over the modern society’s scant respect to the ideals of truth and non-violence, preached and practiced by Mahatma Gandhi.
“We should join hand to hand for the welfare of society and to spread the views of Gandhi”, he stated adding the trust has done numbers of works for the youth and society.
Justice Permod Kholi said, “We have some plans and target areas include Central Jail and universities of the country”. He also said, “the trust also focus villages of the State and deprived society for communal harmony and brotherhood in all three regions of the State”.
He further said that trust will hold seminars and film shows to promote Gandhi’s philosophy in coming days.
Dr Renu Nanda, Managing Trustee, SIT, J&K Chapter presented vote of thanks.
Among others who attended the meeting includes Prof GM Bhat, VK Bhutyal, Robin Gill, Tsering Angchok and Ravinder Singh.