Vidisha residents celebrate as Satyarthi receives Nobel

December 10, 2014 21:54

A mood of jubilation prevailed in Vidisha as child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi, who hails from the city, received the Nobel Peace Prize along with Malala Yousafzai at a ceremony in Oslo.

A crowd gathered at a shop owned by Jagmohan Sharma, a retired professor and Satyarthi's eldest brother, at Kila Andar area.

Another brother Narendra and sister Leela Sharma, nephews Umesh and Parvesh and niece Nita also joined the impromptu celebration that started on the street. "We are on cloud nine," said Rajesh Dixit, one of the locals. "My brother has scaled a summit," said professor Sharma.

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