Gandhi Study Circle of the college provides an active platform to the students to express diverse opinions on different topics going beyond mere promotion of Gandhian values. The main aim and objective of this circle is to promote Gandhian Values and Nation Building. The Circle of the College has been organizing Talks, Seminars, National Seminars & conducting Quiz Competitions, Essay Writing Competitions, Debates, Inter-College Debates & Paper-Presentations for the last several years. Report of the activities/events of the last session 2018-19 is as under:

A - Activities in the College

I. National Seminar on "Understanding Gandhi": Gandhi Study Circle of the College successfully organised a one day National Seminar on 24.08.2018 on "Understanding Gandhi" in collaboration with Gandhi Smriti and DarshanSamiti". Seminar was organised in two Sessions. In session I - three speakers - Sh. Mahesh Sharma (EX. MP Rajyasabha), Prof. Ramesh Bhardwaj, Director, Gandhi Bhawan, University of Delhi and Dr.VedabhyasKundu, Program officer, Gandhi Smriti and DarshanSamiti were not only delivered their talk but interacted well with the teachers and students. More than 140 students and faculty attended the seminar from different colleges of Delhi University. In the second session - ShriAchyutanand Mishra, Ex. Vice Chancellor MakhanLalChaturvediRastriyaPatrakaritaEvamJansancharvishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, M.P, and Dr.AvnijeshAwasthi, Associate Professor, PGDAV College delivered their speech in detail and answered the queries of the teachers and students on Gandhi's Life and Principles.

II. Peace Rally: Gandhi Study Circle organised a Peace Rally on "Mission Non-violence" on 10th October 2018 from college to south campus on the occasion of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. More than 700 students including teachers participated in the Peace Rally. Coverage of this Peace Rally was published in the Hindustan newspaper. The Video Clip of this rally was also prepared by the college.

III. Photo and Video Exhibition on Gandhi: Gandhi Study Circle exhibited the Photos and Videos on Gandhian Values from 22-30 October 2018. This was open to our students and was also presented before the NAAC Peer Team. The NAAC peer Team appreciated the work being done by the college to imbibe the values and thoughts of Gandhi among students.

IV. Tribute to Gandhi on his Death Anniversary by observing silence: College organised a program on the Death Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on 30th January 2018 for paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. Since Convener of Gandhi Study Circle was busy at Gandhi Bhawan, University of Delhi, Co-Convener Dr. S.C. Dabas organised this program and Principal addressed the students and advised them to follow Gandhi Ji in true spirit.

V. A video made on Youth perspective about Gandhi: A Video of 45 minutes duration was prepared in February 2019 on "The ways of understanding Ghandhi among Youth" by Media Centre of BJMC. Students of our college highlighted the views of Mahatma and their own understanding about him. This video was so much appreciated by The Director, Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Smiti that he allowed its uploaded on the website of Gandhi Samriti and Darshan Samiti. Link of the said video is as under:- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bgio021IQK7Sbc1lBHQlMn0a5DkIDt64/view?usp=sharing

VI. Peace rally on the Death Anniversary of Baa: A program was organised by the college on 22nd February 2019 on the 75th Death Anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi for paying tribute to Kasturba Gandhi. Program was followed by a Peace Rally from college to South Campus in which more than 500 students including teachers participated.

VII. Inter-College competition of Paper presentation by students: Gandhi Study Circle conducted an inter-college competition of paper presentation on "Gandhi Ke Sapno Ka Bharat" on 26th February 2019 in collaboration with Gandhi Bhawan, University of Delhi. More than 40 colleges of Delhi University participated in it. Cash Prize and Merit Certificate were given to the participants who secured positions in it by the Director of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, Dr. Dipankar Sri Gyan.

VIII. Seminar on Gandhi Ke Sapno Ka Bharat: A seminar was organised on 5th March 2019 on the same Topic "Gandhi Ke Sapno Ka Bharat". Dr. Dipankar Sri Gyan, Director of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti not only delivered a Talk on the topic but interacted with the students of RLA College. This was also published in newspaper.

IX Inter-College Debate Competition and A talk on Gandhi and Cleanliness: An Inter-College Debate Competition titled as "How far Gandhian Cleanliness are relevant in Present Society" on 30th September, 2019. More than 25 teams participated in the competition. Just after a day on 1st October, 2019, a talk was organized on "Gandhi and Cleanliness." Prof Subrata Mukherjee delivered aforementioned talk and prizes were given to those students by him who secured 1st, 2nd & 3rd positions in the Debate Competition held on 30.09.2019.

X An International Conference on Gandhi across the Boundries: International Conference was organized by the Circle on 23rd and 24th October, 2019. Seven sessions were held including inaugural and valedictory. In this conference, the Chief Guest H.E. Honourable Faduma Abdullahi Mohamud,Ambassador of Somalia, Dr. Rajdeep Pathak, Guest of Honour Programme Executive, Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti and Prof. Ramesh Bhardwaj, Director of Gandhi Bhawan, University of Delhi were present. The key speaker of the first day 23.10.2019 were Prof. Sahil Mishra, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Ambedkar University, New Delhi; Prof. Vighnesh Kumar, CCSU, Meerut; and the session was chaired by Prof. Vighnesh Kumar & Dr. Harpreet Kaur, Principal, Mata Sundari College.

On second day, III, IV & V Sessions were held. The key speakers were Prof. Subrata Mukherjee, Dr. Hoimanti Barua (foreign scholar of Bangladesh), Prof. Sanjay Bhardwaj, SIS, JNU delivered their lectures.

Session III chaired by Prof. Subrata Mukherjee, Session IV by Prof. Sanjay Bhardwaj and Session V by Dr. Manoj Sinha, Principal, Aryabhatta College. The last valedictory session was held and chaired by the Chairman, Governing Body of the College - Shri Daya Prakash Sinha. The valedictory session was addressed by two well-known foreign and one Indian Gandhian Scholar.

They are:-

1. Prof. Ramin Jahan Begloo, Executive Director, Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Peace Studies and Vice-Dean of the School of Law at Jindal Global University.
2. Prof. Gianluigi Segalerba, University of Vienna, Austria.
3. Prof. Ananta Giri, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai

B - Participation of Members and students of Gandhi Study Circle Ram lal Anand College at other Institutions

I: Convenor and all other members of Gandhi Study Circle including 18 students participated in the National Seminar Organised by Gandhi Bhawan, Delhi University from 1st October 2018 to 2nd October 2018.

II: Our 25 students of Gandhi Study Circle participated in the Play Competition on 23rd August, 2018 at Shankar Lal Hall, University of Delhi related to the life of Mahatma Gandhi under the guidance of Dr. Archna Gaur. This play was very much praised by the audience. It was organized by Gandhi Bhawan, University of Delhi.

III: Dr. Devendra Kumar, Convener of Gandhi Study Circle was nominated as Deputy Coordinator for the winter school workshop on "The Making of Individual And Society" by the Director of Gandhi Bhawan from 21st January to 30th January 2019. This workshop was organised by Gandhi Bhawan, University of Delhi.

IV: The Convener of Gandhi Study Circle, Dr. Devendra Kumar was also nominated as coordinator for one of the events "Essay Writing Competition" in Gandhi Week organised by Gandhi Bhawan, Delhi University from 30th January to 5th Febuary 2019.

V: Essay Writing Competition on "Relevance of Gandhian Thought Today" was organised at RLA College in which more than 500 students from various colleges of Delhi University participated.

VI: Dr. Devendra Kumar was nominated by the Director of Gandhi Bhawan, Dr. Ramesh Bhardwaj to give a vote of thanks in one of the sessions in two days International Conference on "Legacies of Gandhi and Mandela and its contemporary Relevance". This conference was organised by Gandhi Bhawan, Delhi University from 18th July 2019 to 19th July 2019.

VII: A big programme was held at Gandhi Bhawan, University of Delhi on 2nd October, 2019. It is a matter of pride that the Principal of the College, Dr. Rakesh Kumar Gupta and Convenor of Gandhi Study Circle, Dr. Devendra Kumar awarded by the Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Yogesh Tyagi.