UNESCO to form Gandhi’s 3D hologram to mark the International Day of Non Violence 2019

Agencies

September 19, 2019

New delhi, Sept 19: Mahatma Gandhi is 'set to return to life' in the form of a hologram at UNESCO Paris to mark the International Day of Non Violence 2019. The life size 3D hologram will "address audience" to explain the Mahatma's philosophy in a life-like audio visual medium.

The 3D hologram will feature in the Ahimsa Lecture delivered by leading proponents of peace and non-violence for the benefit of peace builders, policy makers, UNESCO Member States, youth and the international community.

The Ahinsa Lecture is organised to mark the International Day of Non-Violence celebrated on October 2, the Mahatma's birth anniversary.

According to plans, the hologram would speak for 2 to 3 minutes to set the tone for the panel discussion and would also indulge in a question answer session.

"While Gandhiji was amongst the most photographed people of his time and the world has access to his photographs, filmed interviews and radio addresses, it is less than 5 per cent of the compiled 98 volumes," said Dr. Anantha Duraiappah, Director, UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP)

"A 3D hologram can bridge this gap and the written word of the Mahatma can be experienced. Artificial Intelligence (AI) based voice generator would create the voice while 3D animation along with reprographic mapping of photographic data would create the image. The hologram in colour would lip-sync the words of the Mahatma and body movement incorporated that's associated with a speaker on stage," Duraiappah said while speaking to IANS.

Through Holography, a standing hologram of Mahatma Gandhi will speak for 2 to 3 minutes and set the tone for the panel discussion. (The talk will be extracted with due reference of his writings on Satyagraha, Ahinsa, Kindness, critical inquiry and education).

The hologram will then sit with the panellists, to take part in the discussion, during which he will answer 5 questions with 2 to 3 minute interventions.

"It is envisaged to create 5 segments of 2 to 3 minutes each, so that these segments can be played out as per a predetermined script to act as a catalyst at a "Panel Discussion" in UNESCO Paris to mark the International Day of Non Violence 2019," Duraiappah added.

The Distinguished Lectures Series was inaugurated in 2014 and has since become a space for renowned academics, policymakers and practitioners to discuss and debate on topics related to education for peace, sustainable development and global citizenship.

UNESCO MGIEP is a category 1 research in education institute integral to UNESCO. It is supported largely by the MHRD, and is the only UNESCO category 1 institute in the Asia Pacific Region with a mandate to mainstream social emotional learning in education systems using innovative pedagogies (including intelligent platforms, video games, dialogic platforms and more).

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Pak jail authorities say Imran Khan is alive and healthy after ‘murder’ rumours spark panic

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November 27,2025

Authorities at Pakistan’s high-security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on Wednesday dismissed speculation about the condition of imprisoned former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, rejecting rumours that he had been moved out of the facility or was in danger. Officials said Khan was in “good health” and described the viral death claims as “baseless.”

“There is no truth to reports about his transfer from Adiala Jail,” the Rawalpindi prison administration said in a statement, according to Geo News. “He is fully healthy and receiving complete medical attention.”

Amid swirling rumours on social media, Imran Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), urged the federal government to issue an official clarification and demanded that authorities allow his family to meet him immediately, Dawn reported.

The frenzy began after Khan’s three sisters called for an impartial probe into what they described as a “brutal” police assault on them and other PTI supporters outside Adiala Jail last week. Soon after, several social media handles circulated unverified claims alleging that Khan had been “killed” inside the prison.

The rumours intensified when a handle named “Afghanistan Times” claimed that “credible sources” had confirmed Khan’s “murder” and that his body had been moved out of the jail — allegations that have not been verified by any credible agency.

Imran Khan, PTI’s patron-in-chief, has been lodged in the Rawalpindi prison since August 2023 in multiple cases. For over a month, an undeclared restriction has prevented family members and senior PTI leaders from meeting him. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has reportedly been denied access despite making seven attempts.

In a letter to Punjab Police Chief Usman Anwar, Khan’s sisters — Noreen Niazi, Aleema Khan, and Dr. Uzma Khan — said they were “peacefully protesting” outside the jail when police allegedly launched an unprovoked assault after streetlights were switched off.

“At 71, I was seized by my hair, thrown to the ground and dragged across the road,” Noreen Niazi said, alleging that other women present were also slapped and manhandled.

Adiala Jail officials reiterated that speculation over Imran Khan’s health was unfounded and insisted that his well-being was being ensured, Geo News reported.

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