MUSIC / TALK : To Mark Mandela International Day 2016, Commemoration of Nelson Mandela’s 98th Birthday at C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 10am on 18th July 2016

Time : 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Add to Calendar 18/07/2016 10:00 18/07/2016 11:30 Asia/Kolkata MUSIC / TALK : To Mark Mandela International Day 2016, Commemoration of Nelson Mandela’s 98th Birthday Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/07/music-talk-to-mark-mandela.html Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza & C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)

Venue : Gandhi-King Memorial 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 2016, Commemoration of Nelson Mandela’s 98th Birthday

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

C.D.  Deshmukh Auditorium
Mandela Katha Mala 11.15 am – 12.30 pm

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” – Nelson Mandela, on freedom, from his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, published 1994

Message from the UN Secretary General to be read by Shri Rajiv Chandran, National Information Officer, United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan

Speakers: H.E. Mr.  France Morule, High Commissioner of South Africa;  and Shri Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies

Followed by a Quiz programme on Nelson Mandela for school teams from Delhi NCR

Foyer outside C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium: Madiba and His Struggle: An exhibition of paintings by children of Bluebells School International

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 & Working Group on Alternative Strategies)

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