New Delhi, October 1: People visiting the National Gandhi Museum in Delhi will now be able to listen to the ‘recreated heartbeats’ of Mahatma Gandhi from October 2, 2018. The recreation of the iconic leader’s heartbeat will be launched along with a series of programmes to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation. A Annamalai, Director of the National Gandhi Museum in the national capital said that the ECG (electrocardiography) details have been gathered from different stages of Gandhi’s life and recreated his heartbeat on the digital medium.

“We have gathered the ECG (electrocardiography) details from different stages of Gandhi ji's life and recreated his heart beat on the digital medium. This will be a very interesting feature for the public," he told PTI. Another special collection is scheduled to be released on Monday is the 'Digital Multimedia Kit' about Gandhi which will be available for people to buy. Gandhi Jayanti 2018 Speeches in English and Hindi: Watch Videos of Inspiring Speeches to Deliver on Bapu's 150th Birth Anniversary on 2nd October.

According to a PTI report, the museum will also inaugurate a special photo exhibition on the theme of 'Non-violence and World Peace' on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti. The Museum will also release a finely-curated 'Digital Multimedia Kit' containing audio and video footages from his life, its director A Annamalai said on Sunday.

Reports inform that the kit in a pen drive contains six components, basic books (20 by Gandhi and 10 on him), a documentary film by A K Chettiar, 100 specially-curated pictures, Gandhi's voice, a virtual tour of his ashrams and his favourite bhajans. The kit will also have the original voice of Gandhi from the speeches that he delivered across the world.

Annamalai was quoted in a PTI report saying that the National Gandhi Museum will begin 'Gandhi: 150' celebrations from Monday and a series of other programmes will be held around the year in various cities across the country. The director said the digital kit has been priced at Rs 300 and will be available for the purchase at the museum.  "We are trying to find some sponsors for the kit, in Hindi and English, to bring down the price to Rs 100 so that it reaches to more people," Annamalai added.

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