Commemoration of Nelson Mandela’s 97th Birthday at Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 10:30am-12:30pm on 18th July 2015

Time : 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Add to Calendar 18/07/2015 10:30 18/07/2015 12:30 Asia/Kolkata Commemoration of Nelson Mandela’s 97th Birthday Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2015/07/commemoration-of-nelson-mandelas-97th.html Gandhi-King Plaza & C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

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Venue : Gandhi-King Plaza & C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : To Mark Mandela International Day 2015
Commemoration of Nelson Mandela’s 97th Birthday

Commemoration Service 10.30 am – 11.00 am (Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza)
Songs by Choirs of Schools from Delhi NCR
Procession from Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza to Deshmukh Auditorium

Mandela Katha Mala 11.15 am – 12.30 pm (Deshmukh Auditorium)
Message from the UN Secretary General to be read by Mrs Kiran Mehra-Kerpelman, Director, United 
Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan
Speakers: H.E. Mr France Morule, High Commissioner of South Africa; Shri Satyabrata Pal, former Indian High Commissioner to South Africa; Prof. Ajay Kumar Dubey, Chairperson, Centre for African Studies, JNU & General Secretary, African Studies Association of India; and Shri Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies 
Followed by an interactive session with students
During the Mandela Katha a short film on Nelson Mandela’s Life shall be screened
Central Court: Exhibitions by National Gandhi Museum on ‘Nelson Mandela’ and ‘The Great March: Gandhi’s Last Satyagraha in South Africa 1913-1914’
Foyer outside Deshmukh Auditorium: An exhibition of paintings by children of Bluebells School International on ‘Madiba and His Struggle’ 
Organised as part of Taking Children to Gandhi series that brings children closer to the enduring legacy of Gandhi’s non-violent struggle for equity, justice, pluralism and sustainable development

Collaboration: Gandhi Peace Foundation; United Nations Information Centre; and Working Group on Alternative Strategies

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