26 November,2010 08:16 AM IST | | Kaumudi Gurjar
Youth organisations come together in memory of martyrs
Two years after the worst terrorist attack Mumbai had ever seen, youth groups in the city are keeping the memory of martyrs alive with various commemoration events.
In one such programme, Police Inspector Deepak Dhone, who was in the CCTV control room at the Taj
when the 26/11 terrorists attacked the Mumbai hotel, is narrating his experience to an audience at the Yashwantrao Chavan Auditorium in Kothrud today.
Dhone had kept informing the police force about the position of terrorists inside the Taj and was attacked after the terrorists realised there was a control room inside the hotel. Dhone was attacked with grenades, but survived to tell his tale.
The Samarpan Youth Forum and Abhiyan Pratishthan have organised the interactive session with Dhone and thousands of young people are expected to attend this programme.
Ombale statue
Another feature of the programme will be an on-the-spot painting by city artist duo Girish and Rakhi Charavad. The painting will be auctioned after the pragamme.
The money will be donated towards installing Constable Tukaram Ombale's statue at his birthplace, Kedambe village near Wai in Satara district.
Dhone, retired ACP Sharad Awasthi, PI Bhanupratap Barge and Advocate Vijay Sawant will also interact with the youth.
Mahesh Pawar, president of Abhiyan Pratishthan, said the organisation had decided to install the statue of Ombale after he paid a visit to Kedambe.
"I visited Constable Ombale's birthplace a couple of days ago and found there was nothing done in the village in his memory," Pawar said.
When Pawar interacted with villagers, they reached a decision to install Ombale's statue and build a community centre.
"Ombale's statue will be created in fibre with a marble finish. We are planning to inaugurate the statue and the community centre next month," he said.
