A statue of Bharat Ratna Madan Mohan Malviya (1861-1946) was unveiled during the Gau Seva Festival at Hasananda Gochar Bhumi situated on the Mathura Vrindavan Road. The Minister for State (Agriculture and Food Processing Industries) Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan unveiled the statue and said that Malviya Ji established many care centres for the protection of cows. The Hasananda Gochara Bhumi was started by him in 1935 and was one of the earliest modern goshalas in Vrindavan.
Dr. Suresh Dwivedi, Suresh Chandra Agarwal, Chandra Mohan, Madhav Gopal Das, Devi Das, Dr. Kapil Mohan Varshney, Rakesh Bansal, Lokesh and Baba Damodar Das and others were honoured for their services to cow welfare during this event.
